Politics

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 20:37 UTC

  The Falklands show the flag and competition spirit at Commonwealth Games

  

  The Falkland Islands team that participated in the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games is back following a week of successful competition, contacts and proudly showing the Islands’ flag among the over seventy countries worldwide that were present at the Isle of Man sports’ celebrations.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 07:29 UTC

  Guatemala: promising to crack crime, retired general wins first presidential round

  

  A right-wing retired General promising a crackdown on rampant crime leads Guatemala's Sunday presidential election although he fell short of the votes needed to avoid a run-off in November.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  G7 countries lack Unasur “imagination and audacity” to overcome current crisis

  

  The Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Colombian María Emma Mejía said that the region has shown “more imagination and audacity in the measures applied” than G7 countries, which are debating how to get out of the mess they are currently undergoing.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 05:06 UTC

  Mothers of Plaza de Mayo group queried for money laundering and fraud

  

  Over twenty offices and homes were raided by the Argentine police on search warrants as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering and fraud with government housing funds by the human rights organization Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Foundation.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 02:02 UTC

  Argentina Congress inflation index for August: 1.87% (double the official rate)

  

  A group of Argentine opposition lawmakers presented Monday the August inflation rate, based on reports prepared by some private consultants. The dissident index reached to 1.87%. In July the index was 1.62%

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 23:34 UTC

  Brazilian president says her lymphatic cancer condition has been ‘solved’

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the lymphatic cancer she was diagnosed in 2009 has been ‘solved’ and she enjoys ‘good health’. The president’s health is a recurrent concern in Brazil.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 22:51 UTC

  Utility company must compensate couple for ruining their marriage with a blackout

  

  An Argentine power company must compensate a couple whose marriage was ruined because of a blackout which forced the suspension of the religious ceremony and the subsequent party.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 22:35 UTC

  Miss Colombia panties and Miss Australia see-through dress on the limelight

  

  Miss Universe 2011 will be aired Monday night but there has been plenty of sparking controversy. Catalina Robayo, Miss Colombia has been snapped one too many times without her panties.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 21:01 UTC

  DNA tests confirm two suspects raped French students killed in Argentina

  

  The DNA results on tests run on the two French tourists murdered in the Argentine province of Salta indicated that prosecuted suspects Santos Clement Vera, and Gustavo Lasi sexually abused the victims. Likewise, the exam did not test positive on third suspect Daniel Vilte Laxi.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 20:15 UTC

  Obama calls on opposition not to play political games and approve jobs package

  

  President Barack Obama called on Republicans not to play “political games” with his jobs plan as he pressed for swift passage of a 447 billion dollars package he hopes will revive the US economy and boost his re-election prospects.