Politics

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 19:50 UTC

  Human Rights Watch Annual Report Criticises United Nations Ban Ki-moon

  

  New York based Human Rights Watch has harshly criticized United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s “quiet diplomacy” approach to human rights issues in its annual report. Officials of the human rights monitoring group say the UN leader should not necessarily be elected to a second term later this year.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 18:20 UTC

  United Kingdom Economy Shrinks Fuelling Fears of Recession

  

  United Kingdom Chancellor George Osborne stands by his financial policies, in spite of figures which show the UK economy has shrunk by 0.5 percent and concerns Britain is facing a recession.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 17:27 UTC

  Palestinians condemn US plan to Settle Refugees in South America

  

  Suggestion revealed in Palestine papers clashes with refugees' fundamental right to go home, say Palestinian groups according to The Guardian newspaper.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 17:17 UTC

  Davos Economic Forum Gets Underway, Adjusting to “New Reality”

  

  Adjusting to the “new reality,” was top of the agenda at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. Some 2,500 business leaders, politicians and social activists are looking forward, while trying to anticipate unexpected shocks, it was reported.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2011 - 01:38 UTC

  Peru Recognises Palestine as a State

  

  Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde meeting with the representative of the Palestine National government recognised Palestine as an “independent and sovereign state,” reported the Peruvian state news agency Andina.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2011 - 01:28 UTC

  Risk of Latin American Economies Overheating

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of the risks of inflation and overheating of the economy in Latin America, at a forum held in Paris.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2011 - 01:05 UTC

  35 Killed in Suicide Bomber Attack at Moscow Airport

  

  A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and injured a further 60, many seriously, at Russia's biggest airport in an attack that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the north Caucasus region.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:31 UTC

  Three of Every Ten Argentines Are Poor

  

  Three of every ten Argentines fall below the poverty line, 30.9% of the population, Ecolatina consultants said and they warned that “if prices continue to increase, it will be difficult for poor people’s income to beat inflation.”

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:10 UTC

  President Piñera Forced Helicopter Landing?

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing on route to his holiday home in southern Chile on Sunday, due to technical problems, Chilean radio reported.However, the president soon thereafter denied the report.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 18:49 UTC

  Thousands March In Venezuela

  

  Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Sunday, allies and adversaries alike, marking the 53rd anniversary of Venezuela’s democracy. Opposition supporters met in one part of Caracas, chanting anti-government slogans and waving Venezuelan flags and calling Chavez a despot and claiming he is amassing power and cracking down on dissent.