Politics

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 21:24 UTC

  Merkel bets she can convince ruling coalition sceptics to further support the Euro

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved Wednesday new powers for the Euro zone's bailout fund, kicking off a month-long battle to convince sceptics in her conservative camp to back efforts to contain the bloc's crisis.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 21:12 UTC

  Investigation exposes Canadian mining industry bribing in Mexico

  

  Canadian police are investigating a Calgary-based mining firm for allegedly bribing a mayor in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas to protect a barite mine.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 19:49 UTC

  US doctors performed STD experiments with Guatemala patients killing at least 83

  

  Medical experiments performed by United States doctors deliberately infected more than 1,000 Guatemalans vulnerable patients with syphilis and gonorrhoea in the late 1940s, killing 83 of them, a US presidential panel said this week.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 19:37 UTC

  Colombia Defence minister resigns; deep reshuffle in forces anticipated

  

  Colombia's Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera resigned Wednesday amid growing criticism of the security forces and increasing attacks by the narco-terrorist rebel groups in the country. Last week it was also revealed that the number of ‘disappeared’ in Colombia is almost 62.000.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 09:03 UTC

  Humala becomes Wall Street ‘darling boy’, and S&P raises Peru’s foreign debt rating

  

  Peru had its foreign debt rating raised one level by Standard & Poor’s, which said it expects recently elected President Ollanta Humala to continue policies that support the country’s economic expansion.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:57 UTC

  Final voting results from August 14 Primary confirm CFK landslide

  

  Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo announced Tuesday the final voting results of the primary elections that took place last August 14th, with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner leading the presidential race by a 50.24% of the votes.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:56 UTC

  Cuban Ladies in White claim they are victims of (government sponsored) violent acts

  

  Leaders of the dissident group Ladies in White asked the Catholic Church on Tuesday to intervene before the Cuban government to end what they described as violent acts against them and other human rights activists.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:29 UTC

  Argentines recover honour on closing day of World Tango Championship

  

  A couple from Argentina salvaged hometown honour Tuesday night by winning the “stage tango” category on the closing day of the World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:25 UTC

  Brazil releases funds to develop surface to surface missile system for the Army

  

  The Brazilian government gave a clear signal Monday that is intends to advance in the consolidation of a defense industry in the country. A decree signed by President Dilma Rousseff releases 45 million Real in funds for the launching of the Astros Project 2020 to equip the Brazilian army.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 01:25 UTC

  HELL in New York!

  

  Last night's USA debut of “HELL” (which is the German word for “Bright”), was perhaps a wake-up call to those who do not heed the warnings of global warming.