Politics

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Paraguayan president meets Bush next week in White House

  

  Paraguay President Fernando Lugo will meet President George Bush at the White House on October 27. The visit provides an opportunity “to reaffirm our strong relationship with Paraguay” said a release from the US Executive.

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  OECD demands UK enacts adequate anti-bribery laws

  

  The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the United Kingdom's failure to bring its anti-bribery laws into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and urged the rapid introduction of new legislation.

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  IMF head publicly apologizes for “error of judgement”

  

  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday publicly apologized for “an error of judgment” in an affair with a subordinate but denied he had abused his position.

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Vital Voices Summit in Argentina honours Chile's Bachelet

  

  More than 300 women, successful entrepreneurs, leaders in their workplace with fierce personalities, in smart business suits or colourful artisanal dresses from Latin American and Caribbean countries such as Peru, Panama, Jamaica, Honduras, Guatemala, Bolivia all exuberant, all very feminine were recently at a conference at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires: Vital Voices of the Americas: Women as a Bridge to a More Prosperous Future Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addressed this gathering of government leaders, community and NGO advocates, and leading businesswomen.

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Chilean unofficial hopeful presidential candidates line up

  Though ostensibly keeping a low profile until this month's municipal elections are over, Chile's main political parties are showing unmistakable signs of intra-party conflict regarding the 2009 presidential race

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: New Haven in operation; Funding for Stanley Dairy dries up; Oil salvage team arrives; Oil salvage team arrives.

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Mexico returns to UN Security Council next January

  The General Assembly elected Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January next year.

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay's coalition can't agree on consensus candidate

  

  The leader of Uruguay's senior partner group in the ruling coalition and presidential hopeful, Jose Mujica admitted that if the global financial crisis persists he would prefer his rival, former Economy minister Senator Danilo Astori to become the government's presidential candidate for 2009.

• Friday, October 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Miami trial reveals “rampant corruption” in Venezuela deals

  

  The partner of a wealthy Venezuelan businessman on trial for his alleged involvement in a Latin American political cash scandal said Friday they were both deeply involved in rampant government corruption in their home country.

• Thursday, October 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Canada Conservatives retain power in spite of global crisis

  

  The Conservative party of Primer Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday evening declared victory in Canada's general election, but has fallen short of securing a parliamentary majority.