Politics

• Sunday, September 13th 2009 - 17:57 UTC

  US denies Honduras' Micheletti visa

  

  The US has revoked the visa of Honduras' interim president to pressure the Central American country to reinstate Manuel Zelaya, the country's ousted leader, the interim government says.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 12:02 UTC

  Unasur meeting in Quito to promote confidence-building measures

  

  Ecuador expects all Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers from Unasur countries to be present next Tuesday at the meeting in Quito which is basically targeted to create and stimulate confidence-building measures in the region.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:57 UTC

  France cautions Venezuela on “nuclear links” with Iran

  

  France cautioned Venezuela that any nuclear technology transfer from Iran would represent a “violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions”.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:55 UTC

  Russian mid range missiles (300 km) for Venezuela, and “they don’t fail”

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has announced that the country will soon take delivery of Russian missiles with a range of 300km. Returning from a 10-day tour of Africa, Asia and Europe, including Russia, Mr Chavez is also planning to buy Russian T-72 and T-90.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:29 UTC

  September summit in Venezuela of African and South American leaders

  

  Relations between Africa and South America will be strengthened when leaders from the two continents meet late in September to review progress in implementing joint projects and decisions made at the previous summit in 2006.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:55 UTC

  Cuban sentenced to two-year in jail for protesting about hunger

  

  A Cuban court of appeals in Havana on Friday upheld the two-year sentence handed down to a man who had drunkenly protested before television cameras about hunger in Cuba, according to Cuban dissidents.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:41 UTC

  Gibraltar reaffirms self determination on National Day celebrations

  

  Gibraltar celebrated on September 10th its National Day reaffirming its right to determine its future in accordance with the people’s wishes, rights and aspirations.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:56 UTC

  Kirchner’s tax officials’ raid on Argentina’s main newspaper backfires

  

  Dozens of tax officials raided on Thursday Argentina's biggest newspaper, intensifying a fierce battle between the government and one of Latinamerica's largest media groups.
  More than 150 tax inspectors searched the Buenos Aires building housing the offices of daily Clarin, which is owned by media and telecommunications company Grupo Clarin, and removed files and documents.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:31 UTC

  Fakland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  DESIRE SHARE PRICE SOARS ON BACK OF OIL NEWS.
  Desire Petroleum shareholders who have stood by their investments for more than a decade were rewarded yesterday when the news that a rig had been sourced sent shares leaping almost 40 per cent to 89p.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:09 UTC

  Number of Malvinas Families next of kin traveling to Falklands is 375

  

  The Malvinas Families members that will be traveling to the Falkland Islands next month for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin will be limited to 375 (170 and 205) according to the latest reports from Buenos Aires.