Politics

Monday, December 14th 2009 - 08:52 UTC
US Congress facilitates sales of farm goods to Cuba

The United States Senate approved a provision on Sunday to facilitate cash sales of US farm goods to Cuba, overturning restrictions by former President George W. Bush's administration, a senator said.
Monday, December 14th 2009 - 08:49 UTC
Miss Gibraltar defeats 111 hopefuls to become Miss World 2009

Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino claimed the title of Miss World 2009 on Saturday, defeating 111 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in South Africa.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 15:32 UTC
Uruguay tells Stora Enso: no new pulp mills next to Botnia

Uruguayan president elect Jose Mujica said Friday that Finland’s Stora Enso will not be constructing a pulp mill along the border with Argentina close to where another mill, Botnia is already functioning and has led to an ongoing conflict with the neighbouring country.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 15:28 UTC
Honduras ousted Zelaya to meet President elect Lobo in Dominican Republic

Honduras president elect Porfirio Lobo and ousted leader Manuel Zelaya agreed to meet in the coming days in the Dominican Republic to begin a “political dialogue” which will help the country solve the current political crisis, announced Dominican president Leonel Fernández.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 14:52 UTC
The “blond angel of death” on trial in Buenos Aires

A former Argentine navy captain has gone on trial in Buenos Aires for his alleged involvement in the disappearance and torture of dissidents during the country's 1976 to 1983 military dictatorship.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 14:44 UTC
Falklands’ oil deal with Chile much depends on Sunday’s election

Chile’s opposition presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera is open to discuss the proposal from Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd, FOGL, for Chile’s national oil corporation to explore for oil in Falkland Islands waters, if he wins the elections next Sunday or in the January run off, according to Lower House member Marcelo Forni.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 09:21 UTC
Drastic budget cuts anticipated for UK Ministry of Defence

The British Ministry of Defence is facing hundreds of millions of pounds in cuts - including the closure of at least one RAF base - as it struggles to balance its books, it was reported.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 07:52 UTC
Regional left-leaning trend challenged by Chilean Sunday presidential election

No one is going to win an outright majority in Chile’s first round presidential election on December 13 and a January 17 run-off between the conservative millionaire, Sebastian Piñera, and the former Christian Democrat President, Eduardo Frei, looks likely.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 07:48 UTC
HMS Exeter is celebrated in a new set of Falklands stamps.

“Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named after the city of Exeter in Devon. Two were built in the 20th Century and both were to play important roles in the history of the Falkland Islands, explained Falklands Philatelic Bureau Manager Anton Livermore.
Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 07:45 UTC
US warns Latinamerica ing about “flirting” with the Iran regime

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Latin American countries to “think twice” about establishing links with Iran, which she said is the world's leading promoter and exporter of terrorism. Clinton also expressed concern about democratically-elected leaders in Latin America who later move to undermine democratic institutions.