Politics

• Saturday, October 2nd 2010 - 06:24 UTC

  Brazil: Next Sunday General Elections

  

  Though less than a week has passed since the crucial Venezuelan National Assembly elections, all eyes have already turned to Brazil, as it heads into general elections on October 3rd.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2010 - 06:10 UTC

  Chilean Senate approves reforms to controversial anti-terrorism law

  

  Senate passed new reforms to the controversial anti-terrorism law this week, but they were not enough to end the Mapuche hunger strike, which enters its 82nd day today Friday.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2010 - 01:38 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s last appeal: If you trust me and my government, vote for Dilma

  

  President Lula da Silva called on fellow Brazilians to vote for his successor Dilma Rousseff next Sunday, during the closing program of the electoral campaign free television time.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 05:53 UTC

  Unasur emergency summit in Buenos Aires in support of Correa and democracy

  

  The Union of South American Nations, UNASUR is holding an emergency summit in Buenos Aires to discuss the situation in Ecuador and express full support for President Rafael Correa, who was virtually kidnapped for hours by protesting members of the police force until freed by Army troops.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 05:38 UTC

  Ecuador president, hostage of mutinous police freed by elite Army forces

  

  Ecuador’s elite forces freed President Rafael Correa late Thursday in a raid on a hospital where police held him captive as part of wage dispute that regional leaders labeled an organized coup attempt.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 05:13 UTC

  Labour market recession ‘worsening’; recovery delayed until 2015

  

  A new report by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says a long “labour market recession” is worsening the social outlook in many countries.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 05:02 UTC

  Argentina grants political asylum to former Chilean guerrilla

  

  Argentina granted political asylum Thursday to a former Chilean guerrilla fighter charged in his country with assassinating a senator and kidnapping a businessman, whose extradition was repeatedly requested by the government of Sebastian Piñera. The decision has the potential to sour bilateral relations.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 04:27 UTC

  Brazil, a rising power, but beware of excessive triumphalism

  

  Opinion polls indicate that the candidate from the ruling Workers Party Dilma Rousseff, hand picked by Lula da Silva, will win Brazil’s presidency next Sunday. A run off is scheduled for a month later if no candidate gets 50% of the ballot, but in any of the two options Ms Rousseff is forecasted to take office next January first .

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 04:24 UTC

  Falklands’ representatives meet with Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg

  

  The Falkland Islands were represented at Britain’s Liberal Democrat party conference which was held in Liverpool from Saturday until Monday, (September 17/20). Since the fall of Labour, Britain is ruled by a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition led by PM David Cameron and Deputy PM Nick Clegg.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 04:21 UTC

  The red London taxi, potent symbol of Falklands’ history goes into retirement

  

  It was one of the most poignant moments of the Falklands War when chauffeur Don Bonner drove Governor Rex Hunt and his wife Mavis from Government House to Stanley Airport, as occupying forces raised the Argentine flag and ousted the Queen’s representative from the Falklands.