Politics

• Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires “fed up” with Kirchner farmers' conflict

  

  A majority of Buenos Aires City residents are “fed up” with political rallies stemming from the ongoing stand off between the Argentine government and the protesting farmers over grains and oilseeds export taxes, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchners Senate block show cracks ahead of crucial vote

  With less than two days for the crucial Congressional vote on the sliding tax regime on grain and oil seed exports which is at the heart of a dispute between the Argentine administration of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the farmers, the final tally remains uncertain.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  SS doctor Aribert Heim 'still alive in Chile'

  

  Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile, said a director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre at the end of a five-day mission.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur unsatisfied with WTO agenda for next meeting

  

  Brazil's Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim said that developed nations' agricultural subsidies and tariff barriers for farm goods remain the biggest obstacle to an agreement on the long-stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks.

• Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolíneas back in the air rescued by Argentine gov.

  

  The Argentine government could take control of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral to guarantee regularity of commercial flights and protect Argentine assets and 10.000 jobs, anticipated the representative of the State in Aerolíneas Argentinas Julio Alak.

• Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Washington promises information on IV fleet Atlantic actions

  United States Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon said Washington will provide information to Latin American countries on the actions of the fourth fleet in Atlantic waters, to ease concerns that erupted after the United States decided to re-activate that fleet.

• Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: all set for Tuesday's rallies force-demonstration

  The Argentine government/farmers stand off over export taxes has scheduled a new demonstration of force next “Super” Tuesday when the presidential Kirchner couple government faithful, and farmers with city supporters, will be out on the streets of Buenos Aires in two simultaneous, but 50 blocks away separate rallies.

• Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Cubans must prepare for “realistic” brand of communism

  

  President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a “realistic” brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island.

• Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  PM Brown urged to discuss Falklands issues with Kirchner

  A FOREIGN Affairs Select Committee has urged the Prime Minister to pin down the Argentine president about concerns relating to the Falklands when the visit by President Kirchner, which was cancelled earlier this year, is rearranged.

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolineas half grounded and edging to become Argentine

  The Argentine government asked on Thursday a judge to appoint an administrator for the country's main airline and flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, a move seen as a possible step toward a state takeover of the company and a potential controversy with the Spanish government.