Politics

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 23:46 UTC

  Bachelet celebrates Chile’s qualification for World Cup in South Africa

  

  President Michelle Bachelet this weekend celebrated Chile’s 4 – 2 victory on Saturday over Colombia, a victory that assured Chile a berth at the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa in 2010.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 07:09 UTC

  Eleven candidates expected for Falklands General Election

  

  Eleven candidates are predicted will compete for the eight available seats at the Falkland Islands General Election on November 5.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 06:58 UTC

  British PM Brown has agreed to repay £ 12.000 in expenses

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to repay more than £12,000 in expenses after an inquiry found he made excessive claims for cleaning, gardening and decoration at his second home.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 06:56 UTC

  The 2009 Nobel Prizes round winners includes five women

  

  With economists Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson the round of 2009 Nobel Prizes comes to an end. Of the thirteen, five are women with a first in Economics.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:50 UTC

  Pickets lifted for the crucial World Cup qualifier Uruguay/Argentina

  

  FIFA has more country members that the United Nations and is proving more effective than even the International Court of The Hague: Argentine pickets blocking for almost two years an international bridge will lift the ban so Argentine fans can cross to Uruguay for the South Africa Soccer World Cup qualifier.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:16 UTC

  Most developing countries workers did not benefit form global trade boom

  

  The boom in global trade over the last two decades has failed to improve the quality of most jobs in poorer countries, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations labour agency (ILO) said on Monday.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:10 UTC

  FAO: Food commodities prices forecasted to remain high and volatile

  

  Food commodities prices are likely to stay high and volatile in the medium term, while a repeat of the 2007-2008 price spikes is seen as a realistic possibility, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday. Between 2006 and 2008, international prices for basic food commodities shot up by 60% while grain prices doubled.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:01 UTC

  Mexican government fights waste, inefficiency and takes over energy plant

  

  Mexico has closed a state-run energy distribution firm with about 40,000 employees and 25 million customers, blaming the scale of its losses. Federal police seized the offices of Luz y Fuerza del Centro on Saturday night when the city was celebrating Mexico’s qualifier to the South Africa World Cup.

• Monday, October 12th 2009 - 10:53 UTC

  Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay best performers in democratic development

  

  Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay have the highest democratic development in Latinamerica while Guatemala and Bolivia stand at the opposite end of the ranking. The index measures among other things respect for political rights, civil liberties, institutional quality and the capacity of the different governments to deliver.

• Monday, October 12th 2009 - 10:40 UTC

  Major missile systems upgrade for Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll

  

  The Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll is to have her missile system upgraded in a major £19m refit in Fife. The Type 23 frigate has just arrived in Rosyth, Scotland for a year-long overhaul by 120 Babcock staff who will provide her with new electronic guns.