Politics

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 02:04 UTC

  Argentina takes its time before deciding what to do with Chilean guerrilla

  

  Alleged Chilean terrorist Sergio Galvarino Apablaza is to remain free while the Argentine government decides whether or not he will be extradited to Chile or if he will be granted political asylum.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 02:01 UTC

  Overhaul of Obama’s economic team continues: Summers returns to Harvard

  

  The White House announced Tuesday that, director of the National Economic Council will leave the administration of President Barack Obama and return to Harvard University at the end of the year.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 23:29 UTC

  Mujica: sorry HMS Gloucester, but our priority is good relations with Argentina

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica told his cabinet that he had contacted the British ambassador to tell him why the Royal Navy HMS Gloucester bound for the Falkland Islands had been authorized to call in Montevideo and a few hours before arriving had clearance withdrawn.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Chavez calls followers “to battle’ for two thirds control of the Assembly

  

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez called on his followers to see next Sunday’s legislative election as a “battle” that needs to ensure the government’s majority in the National Assembly.
  “We’re soldiers in battle…this is the final offensive”, said the Venezuelan leader.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 02:27 UTC

  The US “Great Recession” officially ended June 2009, says top think-tank

  

  The United States recession lasted 18 months and was the most prolonged since World War II, a report has concluded. The National Bureau of Economic Research said the recovery began in June 2009, with recession having begun in 2007.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 01:54 UTC

  Argentina denies “innocent pass” to Spanish trawler sailing from Falklands

  

  A Spanish flagged trawler that operates in Falkland Islands waters and was heading to Montevideo to unload 700 tons of fish was denied “innocent pass” through Argentine waters and had to steam an additional 17 hours at a cost of 7.000 litres of fuel.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Uruguay bans docking permit to Royal Navy vessel heading for the Falklands

  

  HMS Gloucester, the Royal Navy South Atlantic patrol was banned from entering Montevideo for supplies and fuel, just a few hours before docking and in spite of having been authorized several days before to call in at Uruguay’s capital port.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:33 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner scheduled to address UN assembly Friday

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected in New York Wednesday to meet an intensive agenda that includes addressing the UN General Assembly next Friday when a strong call for Falklands/Malvinas negotiations is expected.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:26 UTC

  “Malvinas pending issue for United Nations”, says Argentine ambassador Argüello

  

  Every day it becomes more difficult for the UK to justify before the international community why it looks down on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, said the Argentine ambassador before the UN in direct reference to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:07 UTC

  Lula da Silva and presidential candidate Rousseff attack the press

  

  Brazil’s ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff accused the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo of “defamation” for publishing an article linking her to alleged irregularities during her time as an official and, in this way, joined the criticisms against certain media formulated by President Lula da Silva.