Politics

Tuesday, August 4th 2009 - 09:22 UTC
Brazil purchases 250 German Leopard tanks to guard its borders

The Brazilian army purchased 250 German leopard 1 A5 tanks which will be displayed mainly along the country’s 16.000 kilometres of land and fluvial borders thus reinforcing its dissuasive capacity in the event of foreign attacks. The program is also part of the National Defence Strategy, NDS, approved last December by President Lula da Silva.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 13:50 UTC
Bolivian president Morales launches the “indigenous autonomy”

Bolivia has become the first country in the history of South America to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves. The country's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, launched his so-called “indigenous autonomy” policy in the eastern lowlands.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 13:28 UTC
Sir Nicholas re-elected chairman of UK/Falklands All Party Parliamentary Group

Sir Nicholas Winterton DL has been re-elected unanimously and unopposed as Chairman of the United Kingdom-Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group – for the twelfth consecutive year – at the Group’s Annual General Meeting at the House of Commons on 13th July.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 13:13 UTC
Weapons from 27 different countries found in Colombian terrorist camps

Weapons captured by the Colombian forces from the terrorist cocaine-funded organization FARC during the last ten years originated in at least 27 different countries and the Colombian government has requested help in finding out how they reached the jungle war.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 12:58 UTC
Former minister exposes Kirchners leniency towards union leaders abuses

Argentina’s former Health Minister Graciela Ocaña revealed she resigned because she has “a different way of acting in politics” and criticized the growing influence in the Kirchner couple administrations of the head of the country’s main unions’ organization Hugo Moyano.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 12:49 UTC
Unemployment in Germany rose in July and worse to come

Unemployment in Germany rose in July, official figures have shown, and economists have warned that the worst still lies ahead for the job market.
Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 12:44 UTC
Spain wants a Gibraltar solution acceptable to all (three) sides

Spanish Foreign Affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has said that an effort must be made to find a solution to the Gibraltar (Spain/UK) dispute that is “acceptable to all”.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 12:08 UTC
Argentine/Chilean ministerial summit this week in Buenos Aires

Argentine and Chilean cabinet ministers will be meeting next Thursday in Buenos Aires to advance in the integration process and address an agenda of bilateral issues, according to reports in the Argentine capital.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 12:06 UTC
Lula da Silva rejects any idea or proposal for a third mandate

Brazilian president Lula da Silva reiterated Saturday he has no plans for a third mandate and anticipated he would reject a proposal from members of his won Workers Party for a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run again for president in 2010
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 12:01 UTC
Venezuela turns off 34 broadcasting stations

Radio stations in Venezuela have begun to fall silent in the wake of government orders to some broadcasters to cease operations. The Circuito Nacional Belfort Network, CNB, station in Caracas was among the first to stop broadcasting Saturday morning. At least four other CNB stations also went off the air.