Politics

Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:46 UTC
Mujica and Cristina Meet to Trade Apologies, Pickets and an Inconvenient Situation

Uruguay and Argentine presidents will be meeting Wednesday in Buenos Aires to analyze the aftermath of the International Court of Justice judgement on the pulp mills controversy and hopefully find a way, to peacefully lift Argentine protestors’ pickets that have been blocking since 2006 a bridge linking the neighbouring countries.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:39 UTC
Lula da Silva to Remain in Politics, Promises Caricom Trade and Political Links

Brazilian president Lula da Silva discarded any sort of retirement once he steps down from the Executive next December 31 and underlined he will continue to act in politics.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:22 UTC
Bolivian President Apologizes to Spanish Gay and Lesbian Organizations

Bolivian president Evo Morales sent a letter to gay and lesbian organizations in Spain expressing respect for sexual diversity, according to the Executive’s press office and spokesperson Iván Canelas.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:07 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard to Monitor Vessels Travelling to and from Falklands

Argentina made official this week the planned monitoring of vessels sailing between the mainland and the disputed Falkland Islands, the Coast Guard agency PNA said.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC
Obama Speaks for the First Time with Honduran President Lobo

United States President Barack Obama spoke this week for the first time with Honduran President Lobo to discuss the situation in Honduras, said the White House.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 23:39 UTC
“Boobquake” Day Shakes Taiwan and South Sandwich Islands

If a senior Iranian cleric is to be believed, the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan was a boobquake, not an earthquake. Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi warned last week that “women, who do not dress modestly... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which [consequently] increases earthquakes”.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 23:09 UTC
Paraguayan Press Blasts 37 Anniversary of Brazilian “Imperial Itaipú Treaty”

Paraguay’s president Fernando Lugo said he is looking forward to the coming meeting next May 3 with his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva because he would be coming back with “good news” referred to the shared power from Itaipu, the world’s second largest hydroelectric dam belonging to both countries.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 22:06 UTC
US Senate Claims Goldman Sachs Knowingly Profited from Mortgage Collapse

The chairman of an inquiry into the causes of United States' financial meltdown has attacked the role of Goldman Sachs. Senator Carl Levin spoke of the reckless greed that infected Wall Street's financial community.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 18:50 UTC
Electoral Reform Shapes as Key Issue for Next UK Government

Electoral reform is shaping up as the key issue in determining what sort of government would emerge in the UK if the May 6 General Election results in a hung Parliament. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg indicated that a deal on proportional representation would be essential to any pact if his party holds the balance of power, describing it as an “absolute pre-condition” for renewal of Britain.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 18:13 UTC
UK Think Tank Warns About Drastic Spending Cuts After Election Day

All three British major political parties are failing to come clean on spending cuts that will need to be at least as deep as the 1970s, a leading think tank warned Tuesday. Repairing the public finances will be the 'defining domestic policy task of the next government', the Institute for Fiscal Studies said at a special election briefing.