Politics

Thursday, April 23rd 2009 - 13:33 UTC
Coming battle to reform IMF and World Bank decision making process

This week-end, ministers of finance and central bankers will meet with officials of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington to address the reform of the two global financial institutions, which were created by the United States and its allies to fund and guide economic development after World War II.
Thursday, April 23rd 2009 - 13:19 UTC
Cuban regime coming to an end, Hillary tells US Congress

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Cuban President Raul Castro’s current regime “is ending” and that the US must prepare to deal with a new reality on the island.
Thursday, April 23rd 2009 - 10:38 UTC
Venezuelan court asks Interpol to help arrest opposition leader Rosales

A Venezuelan court has ordered the arrest of exiled opposition leader Manuel Rosales on corruption charges and asked Interpol to detain him after he left for Peru, according to the Venezuelan state television.
Thursday, April 23rd 2009 - 07:02 UTC
Paternity claims shed light on President Lugo’s exit from the Church

A third woman in two weeks has claimed that Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo fathered her child, intensifying a political scandal that has made him the target of acid jokes, graffiti and a pop song. However in this last case the 39 year old teacher said she was “deeply in love” with the former bishop.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 12:21 UTC
Mystery of sunken gold cargo in South Atlantic remains locked

Another mysterious chapter for the sunken trawler “Polar Mist” and its cargo of 9.5 tons of gold, which was to be rescued this week from the South Atlantic sea shelf but had to be cancelled following seamen’ s union demands for a participation in the recovery.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 12:15 UTC
Criminal probe into sudden death of 21 polo horses in Florida

A criminal probe has been opened into the death of 21 polo horses that died over the weekend during preparations for a match of the sport’s top championship in Wellington, Florida. An investigation has first to determine whether they died from a toxin, a virus, drugs reaction, a contagious disease or a combination of any of the open options.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 12:04 UTC
Venezuela’s main opposition leader in Peru seeking asylum

Peru’s Foreign Affairs minister José Antonio García Belaúnde, confirmed on Tuesday that Manuel Rosales, the mayor of Maracaibo, and one of the leaders of the Venezuelan opposition, is in Lima, capital of Peru supposedly seeking asymlum.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 12:02 UTC
Protectionism debate heats up among Argentine manufacturers

Argentine manufacturers are openly divided over “protectionist practices” to face the current global slowdown. While a member of the board of the powerful Argentine Industrial Union, UIA argued that Argentina is ignoring the lessons of the 1929 crisis, other organizations claim ensuring domestic industry and employment must be priorities.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 03:34 UTC
Open government files: Chile inaugurates public scrutiny bill

Chile’s new Transparency Law, obligating the government to divulge millions of documents for public scrutiny, including how much each politician earns, came into effect on Sunday.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 - 03:14 UTC
Argentina continental shelf presentation includes Falklands

Argentina officially presented this week before United Nations its continental shelf claims which if approved will extend the country’s sovereign limit on the sea bed from 200 to 350 miles. The request includes all those areas claimed by Argentina: Falklands/Malvinas, South Atlantic islands and the so called Argentine Antarctic Territory.