Politics

Monday, May 17th 2010 - 01:54 UTC
Brazil’s energy sector lobbying against review of Itaipú treaty with Paraguay

Brazilian business groups are strongly lobbying members of Congress against a review of a recent agreement reached by President Lula da Silva to treble the money paid to Paraguay for power from the world’s largest operating hydroelectric complex Itaipú, shared by both countries.
Monday, May 17th 2010 - 01:47 UTC
Colombian FARC groups operating inside Brazilian territory, claim reports

The Colombian guerrilla force FARC has “permanent bases in Brazil”, according to secret Federal Police reports, extracts of which were published Sunday by the prestigious O Estado de Sao Paulo.
Monday, May 17th 2010 - 01:42 UTC
Spanish unions have ten days to agree on labour market reforms

Spanish unions and employees organizations have ten days to come up with an agreement of labour reform or the government will approve the initiative by decree, according to reports in the Madrid press.
Monday, May 17th 2010 - 01:18 UTC
Disappearance of prominent Mexican power broker linked to organized crime

Mexican president Felipe Calderon said that organized crime will not settle in the country as it did in Colombia in the nineties. His Sunday statement comes a day after a former Mexican presidential candidate who remained a power broker in the ruling party went missing amid signs of violence.
Monday, May 17th 2010 - 01:11 UTC
Brazilian government presidential candidate leads in vote intention with 38%

Brazilian incumbent presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff leads in vote intention with 38% compared to 35% for her main opponent Jose Serra, according to the latest Vox Populi public opinion polls releases published in the Sunday press.
Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 04:44 UTC
Brazil Furious with Argentine “Scare Practices” Threatens Trade Retaliation

Brazil is seriously considering retaliation against Argentina for new rules restricting food imports which allegedly compete directly with Argentine production. EU ambassadors in Buenos Aires made a similar presentation before the Argentine congress earlier this week.
Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 04:29 UTC
Gibraltar Celebrates: Hague and Fox “Could not be Better Choices”

Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana gave the warmest welcome the Rock could give to a new Foreign Secretary as he described William Hague, former Tory leader, as a “safe pair of hands” from Gibraltar's perspective.
Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 04:23 UTC
Hillary Clinton and Hague Reaffirm “Unbreakable Alliance”

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and new British Foreign Minister William Hague met on Friday in Washington, vowing to strengthen the U.S.-Britain strategic alliance on addressing common challenges.
Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 04:05 UTC
Buenos Aires City Mayor Macri Prosecuted for Alleged Illegal Wiretappings

Buenos Aires City mayor Mauricio Macri and a former city Education Minister, Mariano Narodowski were prosecuted Friday on charges of illegal wiretappings. Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide also seized 250,000 pesos from the mayor for considering the case a conspiracy.
Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 04:04 UTC
Russia Ratifies Interest in Latam; Plans for Nuclear Power and Military Sales

Russia is planning to strengthen its relations with 61 countries worldwide, including Chile. It is exploring options in Latin America for the development of nuclear power and military sales, a document from its ministry of foreign affairs stated this week.