Politics

• Wednesday, April 15th 2009 - 05:43 UTC

  “Too few, too far” a vivid account of the Battle of South Georgia

  

  The story of how 22 British Royal Marines held off an entire Argentine invasion force on the eve of the 1982 Falkland Islands War has finally been told for the first time, according to a Books Review article from the Daily Mail published on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2009 - 05:23 UTC

  British PM Brown furious over smear e-mails; Tories insist in inquiry

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was “furious” when he found out about the smear emails written by a key aide about top Tories, his spokesman has said, amid renewed Tory pressure for an inquiry into the scandal.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2009 - 05:14 UTC

  Vatican rejects (pro-abortion) Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador

  

  The Vatican has rejected at least three possible candidates proposed by President Barack Obama to serve as US ambassador to the Holy See, say reliable sources in Rome.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2009 - 14:02 UTC

  Lula da Silva says Obama must not be embarrassed on the Cuban issue

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva anticipated he will address the Cuban issue in the coming Americas Summit next Friday in Trinidad Tobago, but Brazilian diplomacy is also working to ensure it does not become an irritating discussion, according to Sao Paulo press.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2009 - 11:44 UTC

  Royal Navy capability demonstration in the Falklands

  

  The South Atlantic Royal Navy patrol HMS Manchester conducted a maritime capability demonstration of her task unit’s diverse capabilities last Monday in the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2009 - 02:11 UTC

  Obama loosens restriction on travel and remittances to Cuba

  

  President Barack Obama has decided to loosen restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, senior US administration officials said Monday. A formal announcement was expected later in the day, reports CNN.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2009 - 02:08 UTC

  Paraguayan president admits having fathered illegitimate child

  

  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (57) publicly admitted Monday that he fathered an illegitimate child who is now 2 years old, in the wake of a legal complaint filed by the boy's mother.

• Monday, April 13th 2009 - 14:19 UTC

  Americas summit should not address Cuba issue, argues OAS

  

  The Secretary General of the Organization of America States, OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza said it would be a mistake if the coming Summit of the Americas puts pressure on United States to end the embargo on Cuba.

• Monday, April 13th 2009 - 11:48 UTC

  Uruguay: “Government Transfers and Political Support”

  

  A working paper from the US National Bureau of Economic Research, estimates the impact of a large anti-poverty program -- the Uruguayan PANES -- on political support for the government that implemented it.

• Monday, April 13th 2009 - 09:48 UTC

  Colombian Catholic Church openly against third Uribe re-election

  

  The Colombian Government is not amused by the Catholic Church's rejection of a possible re-election of President Álvaro Uribe. Both Archbishop Pedro Rubiano and Bishop Ruben Salazar turned against a possible third term for the current President.