Politics

Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 13:07 UTC
New row over Colombia-US accord

Colombian opposition groups have reacted angrily after details of a controversial military deal with the US were made public.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 12:59 UTC
Argentina after an agreement with the IMF at the G20 Scotland meeting

Argentina’s Economy Minister Amado Boudou travels to Scotland Thursday where he will participate in a meeting with his G-20 counterparts. Boudou is also scheduled to meet with International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 12:53 UTC
Argentina/Brazil trade dispute: partners can’t agree who’s to blame

Argentina has accused Brazil of not keeping to agreed “self regulated” bilateral trade understandings originally destined as an umbrella for Argentine industry, and instead has resorted to customs barriers which are delaying or impeding exports.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 08:27 UTC
Fed leaves rates unchanged and admits businesses are still “cutting back”

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee kept US interest rates on hold at between 0% and 0.25%, as had been widely expected. Despite the US economy growing 3.5% in July to September - its first expansion since June 2008 - rates were left unchanged on Wednesday to further aid the recovery.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 06:30 UTC
The Secret of Prosperity is Freedom

By Michael Magan (*)
On economic policy, Latin American leaders face a basic choice: Adopt old style government-heavy populism championed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, or the market-friendly reforms instituted in countries like Brazil, Peru, and Chile?
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 06:20 UTC
Interpol suggests mediation between Argentina and Iran over terrorist attack

France based Interpol proposed Argentine and Iranian authorities meet at Interpol's General Secretariat Headquarters in Lyon, central-south France, to unlock the judicial stalemate of the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 06:13 UTC
Bailing out UK banks has cost each British family £ 4.350 claim Tories

The British government’s plan to pump a further £25.5 billion of taxpayers’ money into Royal Bank of Scotland means the cost of the banking bailout has reached £4,350 for every family in the UK.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 05:51 UTC
Strict cuts and rules for British MPs allowances

British Members of Parliament should no longer be able to claim for their mortgages or employ family members at the taxpayers' expense, the long-awaited report by the standards watchdog has said.
Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 05:34 UTC
GM decision to hang on to European subsidiaries triggers controversy

General Motors decision to hang on to its European car unit Opel including Vauxhall in Britain, was welcomed in the UK but met with anger in Germany. Unite union chief Tony Woodley, a former Vauxhall worker, hailed the news as a “fantastic decision”.
Wednesday, November 4th 2009 - 22:38 UTC
Falkland Islands votes on Thursday for new Legislative Assembly

Businessmen Sawle tops Falkland’s election online poll.
RETIRED businessman Richard ‘Dick’ Sawle (55) was earlier today at the head of an unofficial online poll of Falklands General Election voters. England-born Dick, owner of successful multi-million-pound fishing business Seaview Ltd, appears to have captured the hearts of the Stanley constituency with his promise to, “Listen, learn and act.”