Politics

Monday, December 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil announces plan to limit Amazon deforestation

Brazil announced on Monday a plan to cut destruction of its Amazon rain forest by more than half over the next 10 years. The aim is to reduce deforestation of the world's largest forest by 70% by 2018.
Monday, December 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Parliament awaits statement on MP's office police raid

United Kingdom Justice Secretary Jack Straw has appeared to indicate that ministers had been “surprised” by the nature of the raids on Tory frontbencher Damian Green's homes and offices.
Monday, December 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Socialists call for return to EU founding fathers' spirit

The new French Socialist leader Martine Aubry defended a strong economic stimulus program “to help the weakest” based on the Social-democrat model because “communism died twenty years ago, and neo-liberalism just two months ago”.
Monday, December 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Obama names Hillary, confirms Gates in the Pentagon

United States President-elect Barack Obama nominated Monday his former rival, Hillary Clinton, as his secretary of state. Mr Obama described the former first lady as a woman of “tremendous stature” who had his “complete confidence”.
Sunday, November 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Bottle with message to dead officer of Falklands' conflict

A Chilean fisherman from Puerto Williams in Tierra del Fuego found a bottle with a message to an Argentine combatant who died when the sinking of the cruiser “General Belgrano” in May 1982 during the South Atlantic conflict over the Falkland Islands.
Sunday, November 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Anniversary of papal action that stopped Argentina-Chile war

Brazilian cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer will represent Pope Benedict XVI in the ceremony honouring the 30th anniversary of the Vatican's mediation between Chile and Argentina which avoided a full fledged war over the Beagle channel and adjoining islands in the extreme south of the continent.
Friday, November 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: One million pounds down the drain? Falklands minefield clearance to begin immediately; This week's cruise ships.
Friday, November 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Outrage in UK over arrest, office search of shadow minister

Britain's political system reacted with outrage to the arrest of shadow Immigration minister Damian Green and the search of his home by the police. Liberal Democrats have called the arrest a “mayday warning” for democracy amid cross-party anger over the move.
Friday, November 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
UK granted ten year extension to clear Falklands minefields

The States Parties to the Ottawa Convention for the elimination of anti personnel mines granted Friday the United Kingdom a ten year extension to the deadline for the clearance of minefields on the disputed Falkland Islands.
Thursday, November 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Medvedev raises Russia's profile in Latin America

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to help Venezuela start a nuclear energy program on Wednesday as President Hugo Chavez hailed Moscow's deepening ties in Latin America as a reflection of declining U.S. influence.