Politics

Tuesday, November 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Mafia, Italy's largest and most profitable “corporation”

The largest business in Italy today is organized crime, Mafia, with an annual turnover of some 130 billion euros (about 165.71 billion US dollars) and a net profit of close to 70 billion euros, after investments and expenses, according to the Italian national retail services association Confesercenti on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay Argentina preparing for another confrontation round

Uruguay and Argentina seem head on for another confrontation. Uruguay ratified it is considering the unilateral dredging of one of the two main River Plate channels it shares with Argentina to ensure the viability of huge projects which need navigational capacity for their production.
Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
UN 20 peacekeeping missions and 110.000 personnel overwhelmed

The bitter reality of conflicts in many countries dwarfs the ability of United Nations peacekeeping efforts to halt warring factions and maintain security despite their best intentions, said General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto.
Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' Constitution: Argentine fury in Gibraltar press

Britain has irritated Argentina by announcing a new constitution that shares more powers with the people of the Falkland Islands and enshrines the right to self-determination. This comes just two years after Gibraltar approved a new Constitution negotiated with UK, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle which is closely following events.
Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Plan Colombia short of narcotics goal, but boosted security

The five billion dollars US aid package known as the Plan Colombia failed to halve illegal narcotics production in Colombia, according to a report from the US Congress General Accounting Office, GAO.
Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spain reiterates dialogue and honours Gibraltar personality

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos reiterated this past week his government's commitment to the trilateral forum and a process of dialogue between Spain, Britain and Gibraltar, expressing hopes that a definitive solution to the Gibraltar dispute would be arrived at.
Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine Navy receives refurbished Sea King helicopters

The Argentine Navy received two of a lot of six UH-3H Sea King helicopters, four of them refurbished in Maryland and two for spares, following an agreement signed last year by the Argentine Defence Ministry and the US Navy.
Sunday, November 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Obama and Latam: “no major initiatives, change of tone”

No major changes or initiatives, but a change in tone” - that is the commonly-held view of Washington analysts on Barack Obama's likely policies towards Latin America.
Sunday, November 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Kiwis end 9-year Labour and turn sweeping centre right

New Zealand's opposition National Party on Saturday swept to power, ending PM Helen Clark's nine-year Labour government. Ms Clark admitted defeat and said she would step down as leader.
Sunday, November 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Suitcase scandal: key witness confirms Kirchner involvement

In his first interview with the Argentine media the Venezuelan/US citizen Guido Antonini Wilson said former president Nestor Kirchner had promised him “protection” in exchange for “silence” regarding the case of the suitcase stuffed with 800.000 USD.