Politics

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:12 UTC

  Britain’s top novelist plans to move definitively to New York

  

  Novelist Martin Amis, author of some of Britain’s best known modern literature is fed up with criticisms in Britain, and also on request from his Uruguayan wife is planning to move definitively to the United States.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:11 UTC

  Vargas Llosa fears manipulation of Venezuela legislative elections

  

  The renowned Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa fears manipulation of the coming legislative elections in Venezuela, masterminded by President Hugo Chavez, whom together with other Latinamerican leaders he defines as “caudillos”.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:51 UTC

  In milestone speech Pope warned that Christianity is “being marginalized”

  

  The Pope, currently visiting the United Kingdom has warned that religion - and Christianity in particular - is “being marginalised” around the world. His comments came in his keynote speech to UK MPs, senior members of British society, and religious leaders at Westminster Hall in central London.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:44 UTC

  Uruguay could recognize Palestine next year; confirms solid ties with Iran

  

  Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica said that ‘most probably’ next year his government would be recognizing Palestine and will continue to have “solid” relations with Iran, because it is in “the interest of the country”.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:43 UTC

  Venezuela’s Jewish community leaders satisfied after meeting with Chavez

  

  Leaders of Venezuela's Jewish community met with President Hugo Chavez on Thursday to discuss their concerns about possible anti-Semitism in state media and to ask for the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:35 UTC

  Bolivarian governments preach Socialism but have serious democratic deficiencies

  

  Bolivarian governments preach Socialism and work for the dispossessed but also have serious shortcomings since they ignore basic democratic standards in freedom of the press, human rights, and citizenry participation according to Norbert Neuser, member of the European Parliament.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 03:41 UTC

  Women “guardians” to look after Chavez and ensure victory on September 26

  

  With less than ten days to crucial legislative elections Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez took the oath to the “Guardians of Chavez” a group of women tasked with the mission of defending the Bolivarian revolution and the permanence of the populist leader in office.

• Friday, September 17th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  EU and Argentina overcome differences and look ahead to Mercosur trade talks

  

  The European Union said differences with Argentina over food import impediments belonged to the past, but in private warned that such measures only help to erode the needed trust to keep advancing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 21:25 UTC

  Distribution of land deeds among locals defuses conflict in Chile’s Easter Island

  

  Chile’s Interior Ministry Undersecretary Rodrigo Ubilla announced this week that more than 30 Easter Island title deeds will be delivered to Rapa Nui families within the next 60 days.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 18:35 UTC

  Brazil’s presidential candidate Rousseff seems immune to corruption allegations

  

  President Lula da Silva's chief of staff Erenice Guerra resigned over a corruption scandal that the opposition is trying to use to derail his candidate in next month's presidential election.