Politics

Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:29 UTC
September summit in Venezuela of African and South American leaders

Relations between Africa and South America will be strengthened when leaders from the two continents meet late in September to review progress in implementing joint projects and decisions made at the previous summit in 2006.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:55 UTC
Cuban sentenced to two-year in jail for protesting about hunger

A Cuban court of appeals in Havana on Friday upheld the two-year sentence handed down to a man who had drunkenly protested before television cameras about hunger in Cuba, according to Cuban dissidents.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:41 UTC
Gibraltar reaffirms self determination on National Day celebrations

Gibraltar celebrated on September 10th its National Day reaffirming its right to determine its future in accordance with the people’s wishes, rights and aspirations.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:56 UTC
Kirchner’s tax officials’ raid on Argentina’s main newspaper backfires

Dozens of tax officials raided on Thursday Argentina's biggest newspaper, intensifying a fierce battle between the government and one of Latinamerica's largest media groups.
More than 150 tax inspectors searched the Buenos Aires building housing the offices of daily Clarin, which is owned by media and telecommunications company Grupo Clarin, and removed files and documents.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:31 UTC
Fakland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

DESIRE SHARE PRICE SOARS ON BACK OF OIL NEWS.
Desire Petroleum shareholders who have stood by their investments for more than a decade were rewarded yesterday when the news that a rig had been sourced sent shares leaping almost 40 per cent to 89p.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:09 UTC
Number of Malvinas Families next of kin traveling to Falklands is 375

The Malvinas Families members that will be traveling to the Falkland Islands next month for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin will be limited to 375 (170 and 205) according to the latest reports from Buenos Aires.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:59 UTC
Chavez claims Israel wants to exterminate Palestinians

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday told the Israeli people not to support their “genocidal” government that killed 1434 Palestinians, a third of them civilians, during the latest war on Gaza.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:43 UTC
Paraguay and Bolivia agree on military expenditure

Paraguay said it was satisfied with Bolivia’s explanations regarding the neighbouring country’s plans to purchase arms and reinforce its military garrisons. The statement follows a Thursday meeting of the two countries Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:37 UTC
Venezuela announced nuclear energy cooperation program with Iran

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez revealed in an interview with the French daily Le Figaro that he has signed an agreement with his Iranian peer Mahmud Ahmadinejad to develop a nuclear program with the help of the Teheran regime.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:03 UTC
Chilean Congress to repeal copper sales law funding Armed Forces

President Michelle Bachelet gave her support Tuesday to a bill that would repeal the Copper Reserve Law. The Copper Reserve Law, a relic of the Pinochet dictatorship, guaranteed that 10% of all sales made by the state-owned CODELCO copper company will be given to Chile’s Armed Services.