Politics

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 08:13 UTC

  Argentina’s spat with Uruguay not exclusive, say diplomats

  

  The diplomatic spat to which Uruguay is being exposed by Argentina over the Botnia pulp mill conflict is not exclusive or an isolated case, it was revealed during a recent meeting of Uruguayan ambassadors that returned to Montevideo to address trade issues.

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 05:29 UTC

  US not contemplating the end of the embargo on Cuba

  

  The United States government said it was satisfied with the resolution which revoked OAS sanctions on Cuba, but warned that it’s “not contemplating” for the moment talking about an end on the half century embargo on the Havana regime.

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 05:05 UTC

  OAS decision a “great victory”, but Cuba will not return

  

  Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcón said on Thursday that the decision of the Organization of American States (OAS) to lift Cuba's exclusion is a “great victory” for Latinamerica and the island, although he reiterated that the Castro regime will not return to the institution.

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 04:15 UTC

  New York City remains the safest city in United States, according to FBI

  

  New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced that New York City remains the safest big city in the United States, according to the FBI’s Crime in the United States, the preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2008.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:46 UTC

  Air France crash: Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone

  

  Search crews flying over the Atlantic have found debris from the crashed Air France jet spread over more than 90km of ocean. Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said the existence of large fuel stains in the water could rule out an explosion.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:03 UTC

  Growing pressure on PM Brown to step down; Labour in turmoil

  

  Britain’s Gordon Brown's authority as Prime Minister has been dealt a severe blow as Communities Secretary Hazel Blears quit the Cabinet on the eve of Thursday crucial European and local elections.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:27 UTC

  Resources short Cuba cuts power to wasteful companies

  

  Hundreds of Cuban entities and state-run companies were sanctioned when a drastic government plan to save energy entered into force, according to reports in the official media.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 07:15 UTC

  OAS agrees to let Cuba back in, but initiative rests on Havana

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday following a consensus agreement which contemplated Washington’s position and those of the Havana regime supporters who wanted a return with no conditions.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:51 UTC

  Brazil confirms Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic

  

  Brazil's military has found wreckage from the Air France passenger jet that disappeared with 228 people on board, the country's defence minister says.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:14 UTC

  OAS summit debates five proposals on the Cuban issue

  

  United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says no consensus has been reached on re-admitting Cuba to the Organization of American States, which suspended the country in 1962 in response to its alliance with the Soviet block in the midst of the Cold War.