Politics

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 15:51 UTC

  President Obama dealt double setback: on the economy and Israel support policy

  

  US President Barack Obama has been dealt a double setback after Republican wins in two seats, including one billed as a referendum on his economic policies. In New York, Republican Bob Turner won a key election to succeed Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, who quit in June over a sex texting scandal.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 15:17 UTC

  CFK/Sarkozy summit in Paris talk trade and the coming G20 meeting

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held on Wednesday a 45 summit meeting with her counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on the third and last day of her official visit to France.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  Chile has the most socio-economic segregated education system of OECD members

  

  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) names Chile the most socio-economically segregated country regarding education opportunities. The annual report released this week shows that private schools receive the most funding from the government and these schools have the least socioeconomic integration.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:43 UTC

  BRICS countries preparing aid package in support of the European Union

  

  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which make up the so-called BRICS group, will meet in Washington next week to discuss how to help the European Union avert a full-blown financial crisis as Greece veers toward default on its debt, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:29 UTC

  Menem acquitted from gun running to Ecuador and Croatia

  

  Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was acquitted in connection with the case of gun running to Ecuador and Croatia between the years 1991 and 1995.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  Top Republicans criticize elimination of tax breaks in Obama jobs plan

  

  Top opposition Republicans in Congress criticized today President Barack Obama's proposal to pay for a job creation plan by eliminating 467 billion dollars in tax breaks for wealthier Americans and corporations.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:19 UTC

  UK reiterates support of Gibraltar sovereignty and will protest naval incident

  

  Any discussions that UK has on Gibraltar with Spain “reflect our clear position on sovereignty, which is that the UK will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their wishes” Europe Minister David Lidington has said.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:11 UTC

  Venezuelan presidential election moved forward to 7 October 2012

  

  Venezuela's elections board announced the 2012 presidential vote for October 7, moving the contest up from its traditional December time frame, which some critics say gives President Hugo Chavez an edge by shortening the campaign of potential challengers.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:01 UTC

  Bus-trains collision in Buenos Aires leaves 11 dead and hundreds injured

  

  A bus driver gambled and tried to rush across railroad tracks on Tuesday despite a barrier, bells and flashing lights, setting off a chain-reaction collision with two trains that killed 11 people and injured hundreds in Argentina's capital.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 20:43 UTC

  Falklands MLAs and Sukey Cameron will be present at UK parties’ conferences

  

  Falkland Islands Members of Legislative Assembly will be present at the annual party conferences in United Kingdom. MLA Sharon Halford and MLA Roger Edwards left for the UK on Tuesday and will be joined for their task by the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) London Representative Sukey Cameron MBE.