Politics

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 22:05 UTC

  Leading Tory ministers and advisors attend Gibraltar reception in Birmingham

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister, Peter Caruana addressed leading MPS and guests on Sunday at the start of the British Conservative conference in Birmingham.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 20:50 UTC

  A third of Peruvians have opted for a moderate, female mayor

  

  A moderate leftist who gained renown as a human rights advocate consolidated what remained a narrow lead (0.81%) Tuesday over her pro-business rival. Whoever wins, Lima will have its first elected female mayor ever.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 20:30 UTC

  Falklands’ Governor Designate swearing in ceremony October 16th

  

  The swearing in ceremony for Falkland Islands Governor Designate, Nigel Haywood CVO has been announced for Saturday October 16 and will be followed by a parade and a reception at Government House.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 03:06 UTC

  Brazil’s Greens confident they hold the key to Lula da Silva’s successor

  

  Brazil’s Green party considers that their presidential candidate Marina Silva and her demands in support of an environmental policy will be decisive in the run off between the ruling Workers Party Dilma Rousseff and runner up Jose Serra from the Social Democracy of Brazil (PSDB).

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Rift widens as Chile hands letter of complaint to Argentine ambassador

  

  The differences between Chile and Argentina with regards to the ex guerrilla fighter Sergio Galvarino Apablaza Guerra's situation were clearly marked during the meeting between Chile's Foreign Minister, Alfredo Moreno, and Argentine Ambassador to Chile Ginés Gonzáles García.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 01:34 UTC

  Professional clown “Tiririca” the most voted member of the Brazilian congress

  

  Brazil's incoming Congress will have to make room for a colourful new member: a professional clown who won the most number of votes: over 6% of all ballots in the state of Sao Paulo.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 03:44 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s candidate short of the 50%; Green party the king maker

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva's chosen candidate to succeed him next year came out on top in Sunday’s vote but fell short of an outright win needed to avoid a runoff at the end of October. The big surprise was the Green Party’s Marina Silva and her 19%, which turns her into king-maker.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:38 UTC

  Vargas Llosa warns Venezuelan opposition “not to hail victory”

  

  President Hugo Chavez defeat in the recent legislative elections is “more significant than what numbers indicate”, but the Venezuelan opposition must not hail victory or feel satisfied with such an excellent result, according to Mario Vargas Llosa.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:35 UTC

  Bolivia’s Morales accuses Washington of encouraging “failed coup in Ecuador”

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales said that during the current decade United States intervened in four attempted coups against democratic governments in Latin America, but was only able to win in Honduras.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:26 UTC

  Ecuadorean president backs off from dissolving Congress

  

  Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has backed off the idea of dissolving Congress and ruling by decree and plans to revise an austerity law that triggered a bloody police revolt, a government minister said.