Unemployment in the United Kingdom has soared to truly horrendous levels after a record 281,000 people joined the growing jobless ranks, taking the total to 2.38 million, the worst since 1995.
On the tenth anniversary of the agreement July 14th 1999 between Britain and Argentina on the Falklands, an elected representative of the time still maintains she was right to disagree with the decision that allowed Argentine passport holders the right of access to the Islands.
The fortune of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband and former president Nestor Kirchner soared 158% in 2008 having reached the equivalent of 12.1 million US dollars according to sworn statements from the couple published Tuesday in the Buenos Aires press.
The Guatemalan government will request from Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez additional information on alleged scheming for a coup against President Álvaro Colom, said on Monday an official source.
Gordon Brown has lost yet another member of his Government as Health Minister Lord Darzi announced he was quitting. The renowned surgeon became the latest minister to join the exodus as he revealed he was stepping down next week in order to focus on his clinical work and academic research.
Sea access, trade, energy, cooperation and delisting coca leaves from the dangerous drugs inventory were among the main issues addressed by Bolivian president Evo Morales and his Uruguayan host President Tabare Vazquez during his brief visit to Montevideo on Monday.
A “D” day has emerged in Argentina’s congressional calendar which helps to explain some of the latest dialogue overtures by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to a columnist from Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.
The head of the Brazilian senate and former president (1985/1990), Jose Sarney said he would formally request the Attorney General’s office to investigate the existence of an alleged secret bank account overseas under his name.
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet denied Monday having discussed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the situation of Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS.
As part of a major project India is going to place its first domestically produced nuclear powered submarine to sea by mid-August and according to experts, this success will raise the status of Indian technology plus becoming a member of the exclusive club of nations with such submersibles, according to reports in the Indian press.