Politics

Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:35 UTC
HMS Manchester first RN vessel to dock in Havana since 1959

Type 42 Destroyer HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy ship to make an official visit to Cuba since the country's 1959 revolution. The ship landed at the Sierra Maestra pier in Havana on Monday for the beginning of a five-day visit.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:29 UTC
US cancel exchange of sensitive information with Argentina because of “leaks”

The Argentine government admitted that a confidential communication channel with the US on financial operations was interrupted mid 2009 following Washington’s suspicions that data sent to Buenos Aires was used for political purposes.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:21 UTC
“Global crisis is not over, getting worse” says the richest man on earth

“The global crisis is not over, nothing has been solved, only patches to avoid the worst effects of a great depression”, according to Carlos Slim, the Mexican tycoon considered by Forbes the wealthiest man on earth, currently in Buenos Aires for a round of conferences.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Top French sociologist fears a “populist” temptation in Brazil’s new government

Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff was a creation of President Lula da Silva and could fall prey to the temptation of a populist system, said French Sociologist and political scientist Alain Touraine currently visiting Sao Paulo.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 05:00 UTC
Argentina and Club of Paris creditors agree to discussions with no IMF auditing

The Paris Club of creditor nations accepted Argentina’s request to hold talks on restructuring its estimated 6.7 billion US dollar of debt without the oversight of the International Monetary Fund, announced on Monday President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:59 UTC
Chavez provokes the opposition by naming controversial general

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promoted a general criticized for vowing not to cooperate with opposition leaders should they take power after 2012 elections, raising tensions in the run-up toward the vote.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:57 UTC
Teheran Times says Argentina is like an occupied country (‘b-y Israel and Jews’)

London-based Tehran Times newspaper published a controversial editorial on the international conflict Argentina and Iran are currently immersed into over the AMIA bombing probe. The newspaper assured “the influence of Israel and the Jews on the internal affairs of Argentina increased greatly and the South American nation now seems like an occupied country.”
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:55 UTC
UK/France have not considered carrier’s defence of Falklands: “not necessary”

There have been no discussions between Britain and France on whether aircraft carriers could be sent to defend the Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey said.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:41 UTC
President Obama has scheduled a visit to Chile, says Piñera

United States president Barack Obama confirmed to his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Piñera an upcoming trip to Chile as part of his next South American tour. The two leaders met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Yokohama, Japan, this weekend.
Monday, November 15th 2010 - 21:32 UTC
UN General Assembly special session to pay tribute to Nestor Kirchner

With the staring participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations' Assembly held a special session Monday to pay tribute to former Argentina president and UNASUR Secretary General, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, who passed away on October 27, reported Argentine ambassador to the UN Jorge Argüello.