Politics

• Sunday, June 28th 2009 - 20:15 UTC

  Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendum

  

  Soldiers have arrested the Honduran president and taken him to an air force base just before voting was to begin on a disputed constitutional election.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 17:11 UTC

  Lula da Silva Is Likely To Run For The Presidency Again In 2014

  

  Lula, who is barred by the constitution from running for a third straight term in October 2010, said he would support likely Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff if she won next year and would not seek to succeed her in 2014.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 15:11 UTC

  Flight AF 447: Brazil Ends Search for bodies and wreckage

  

  Brazil’s Air Force and Navy called off permanently a search for bodies and wreckage from the Air France airplane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a statement posted on the Air Force’s Web site.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:49 UTC

  Argentina’s mid term election will signal who’s the next Peronist chief

  

  Argentina Sunday’s mid term elections results are not promising for the Kirchner ruling couple. Public opinion polls indicate that the “K” magic of the strong sustained recovery years is over, and the electorate does not agree with the aggressive confrontational style particularly of former president Nestor Kirchner, undoubtedly the “strong man” of Argentina and the “chief” of the hegemonic Peronist movement that has dominated the country’s politics for the last six decades.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:41 UTC

  Honduras split over referendum bid

  

  The president of Honduras has continued to demand a referendum on the constitution while rejecting an order by the Supreme Court to reinstate the head of the military, who he had sacked for opposing the public vote.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:38 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s main Senate ally faces strong corruption claims

  

  One of Brazilian president Lula da Silva main allies in Congress could have to resign or be impeached according to the latest news from Brasilia. Former President Jose Sarney and currently president of the Senate, faces mounting accusations of corruption and nepotism.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:34 UTC

  Russia to supply Bolivia helicopters and military hardware

  

  Russian ambassador in Bolivia Leonid Golubev said Moscow would help Bolivia modernize its arms and military equipment, following on the credit agreement reached last February between presidents Diimitri Medvedev and Evo Morales.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:16 UTC

  China again calls for “super-sovereign” currency to replace US dollar

  

  China's central bank has reiterated its call for a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar. The report from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said a “super-sovereign” currency should take its place.

• Friday, June 26th 2009 - 12:54 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Construction team faces a nervous wait; Wind and snow drives cars off the road

• Friday, June 26th 2009 - 04:47 UTC

  Three pollsters have virtually confirmed the winners of next Sunday’s primary presidential elections

  

  Three pollsters have virtually confirmed the winners of next Sunday’s primary presidential elections in Uruguay. The ruling coalition’s presidential hopeful Jose Mujica and Pedro Bordaberry from the small Partido Colorado have ample margins over their runner ups and can be anticipated to win by a landslide.