Politics

Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Russia wants high-tech cooperation with Brazil

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on a Latinamerican tour to expand alliances and business opportunities said on Tuesday he wanted to double trade with Brazil and expand cooperation in hi-tech areas.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
UN sponsored disarmament events in Korea and Brazil

Two United Nations disarmament events kick off Tuesday in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body's efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Greenlanders vote yes to expanding autonomy

Greenland voters overwhelmingly support a plan to give their country more autonomy from Denmark, official results of a non-binding referendum showed Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Russian fleet reaches Venezuela for Joint Maneuvers

Russian warships have sailed into a Venezuelan port in the first deployment of its kind in the Caribbean since the end of the Cold War.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur ponders raising tariffs for certain industries

Mercosur member Argentina is again expected to propose an increase in the common external tariff (AEC) for textiles, leather goods, wood and furniture plus other manufactured produce with the purpose of protecting domestic production.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Cocaine haul vanishes from Falklands' police station

Nearly one million pounds worth of cocaine has been stolen from Stanley Police Station in the Falkland Islands, reported the local government.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
British ID cards become mandatory for foreign nationals

The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals this week, six years after heated debate over whether the costly plan is an effective tool against terrorism, identity theft and welfare fraud.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Iron Duke Falklands South Georgia safe passage

The Royal Navy's South Atlantic patrol HMS Iron Duke, accompanied by RFA Black Rover, has successfully navigated large icebergs in the Antarctic Convergence Zone to make a safe passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Police “repression” again fashionable for Uruguay's gov.

Crime, law and order, have moved to the centre of Uruguay's public debate following several cases of small shop keepers shooting and killing in self defence or in defence of their families threatened at gun point in their premises.
Tuesday, November 25th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Medvedev in Latam visit to revive “privileged” ties

Russia is seeking to revive “privileged” ties with Latin America, which had been neglected after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday on leaving Peru.