Politics

Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
China has no hegemony aspiration Hua Jiabao tells UN

China is pursuing a path of peaceful development, building its military strength only to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the General Assembly's high-level debate was told on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
British priest killed by Pinochet Navy could be lead case

The sister of an Anglo-Chilean Catholic priest Miguel Woodward, who disappeared in 1973 in Valparaiso after having been held captive in a naval school vessel, called on the Chilean Navy to assume “responsibilities” for human rights abuses committed during the military regime (1973/1990).
Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK reveals design of Identity cards for foreign nationals

The United Kingdom Border Agency revealed on Thursday the design of the first identity cards to be issued to foreign nationals in the UK.
Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Unasur commission to investigate killings of Bolivian peasants

Presidents and representatives from the Union of South American Nations, Unasur agreed on the creation of a committee to investigate recent peasant massacres in the Bolivian province of Pando.
Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Celtic tiger” becomes first Euro economy in recession

Ireland, better known as the “Celtic tiger” became the first Euro zone economy to slide into a recession as homebuilding and consumer spending continued to slump. GDP contracted 0.5% in the second quarter from the previous quarter which had also shrank 0.3%, according to the Central Statistics Office said Thursday in Dublin.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ban Ki-moon calls to address “challenge of global leadership”

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened on Tuesday the General Assembly's annual high-level debate by urging world leaders to rise to the “challenge of global leadership” and work together to solve the most pressing and intractable problems, from climate change and the energy crisis to entrenched poverty and the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Suitcase scandal: where's the rest of the money?

Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, the star witness of the money-stuffed suitcase scandal which involves Argentine and Venezuelan officials, declared in a federal court in Miami that the plane in which he flew August 2007 to Buenos Aires was carrying a second suitcase with 4.2 million US dollars besides the 800.000 which were seized by Buenos Aires Customs.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay and Chile, least corrupt in Latinamerica says TI

Uruguay and Chile figure among the best ranked in Latinamerica in the latest report from Transparency International, a non government organization which rates countries according to corruption in the so called Corruption Perception Index or CPI.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
FBI probes into four US giant financial institutions

The US Department of Justice, FBI is investigating four of the US financial giants caught out by the financial crisis hitting Wall Street for possible fraud, according to reports.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's former guerrilla leader, the king maker

Uruguay's most voted and popular leader, former guerrilla and currently Senator Jose Mujica admitted he would be a presidential candidate if he counts with the support from other groups of the ruling coalition.