Politics

• Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - 03:57 UTC

  Chilean government announces major Mapuche land repatriation

  

  Chile’s government last week announced plans to purchase and return 33,000 hectares (more than 80,000 acres) to indigenous communities in southern Region IX, paying record prices for estates that have become emblematic to the native Mapuche cause

• Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - 03:54 UTC

  British MPs repayments expenses conflict: a political or legal question?

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron are battling to contain the growing anger among MPs across Parliament faced with demands to repay thousands of pounds in expenses.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - 03:47 UTC

  Mini-reshuffle in Foreign Office cabinet

  

  A mini-reshuffle in the British cabinet or simply “housekeeping”, according to PM Brown’s spokesperson, has switched Baroness Kinnock from her post as Europe Minister, --just four months into the job--, to be replaced by Welsh MP Chris Bryant, who nevertheless remains as a junior member in the department.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - 00:41 UTC

  Falkland Islands de-mining contract signed

  

  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has announced that Battle Area Clearance and Training Equipment Consultants (BACTEC) International Limited has been chosen to carry out the Falkland Islands de-mining project.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 23:46 UTC

  Bachelet celebrates Chile’s qualification for World Cup in South Africa

  

  President Michelle Bachelet this weekend celebrated Chile’s 4 – 2 victory on Saturday over Colombia, a victory that assured Chile a berth at the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa in 2010.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 07:09 UTC

  Eleven candidates expected for Falklands General Election

  

  Eleven candidates are predicted will compete for the eight available seats at the Falkland Islands General Election on November 5.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 06:58 UTC

  British PM Brown has agreed to repay £ 12.000 in expenses

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to repay more than £12,000 in expenses after an inquiry found he made excessive claims for cleaning, gardening and decoration at his second home.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 06:56 UTC

  The 2009 Nobel Prizes round winners includes five women

  

  With economists Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson the round of 2009 Nobel Prizes comes to an end. Of the thirteen, five are women with a first in Economics.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:50 UTC

  Pickets lifted for the crucial World Cup qualifier Uruguay/Argentina

  

  FIFA has more country members that the United Nations and is proving more effective than even the International Court of The Hague: Argentine pickets blocking for almost two years an international bridge will lift the ban so Argentine fans can cross to Uruguay for the South Africa Soccer World Cup qualifier.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 04:16 UTC

  Most developing countries workers did not benefit form global trade boom

  

  The boom in global trade over the last two decades has failed to improve the quality of most jobs in poorer countries, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations labour agency (ILO) said on Monday.