Politics

Saturday, September 5th 2009 - 13:17 UTC
Argentine farmers end eight day boycott promising to “keep fighting”

Argentine farmers marked on Friday the end of an eight-day sales boycott with rallies and marches promising to “keep fighting” in support of aid for peers suffering from the worst drought in decades and to eliminate the current export tariffs system which distorts production and threatens several crops.
Saturday, September 5th 2009 - 13:11 UTC
Conservative presidential candidate remains clearly ahead in opinion polls

The latest Centre of Public Studies (CEP) poll, released Thursday, shows Chilean presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera of the conservative Alianza coalition maintains a nine-point lead over Senator Eduardo Frei in a hypothetical first-round presidential election.
Saturday, September 5th 2009 - 06:14 UTC
PM Brown hints to earlier-than-expected withdrawal from Afghanistan

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown paved the way for an earlier-than-expected withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan as he called for training of Afghan forces to be accelerated.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 13:26 UTC
Chilean female voters split evenly between leading presidential candidates

Female voters are split practically evenly between the two Chilean leading presidential candidates, according to a new poll from human rights organization Corporación Humanas.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 12:57 UTC
Recovery on sight, but bumpy road ahead, warns ECB chief

The European Central Bank declared Thursday that the economic contraction in Europe is coming to an end and kept interest rates on hold at 1%. However, the ECB's president, Jean-Claude Trichet, warned the recovery will be bumpy, especially in the face of high unemployment in Europe which is now 9.5%.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 10:24 UTC
US lifts restrictions and allows unlimited visits to relatives in Cuba

United States citizens with relatives in Cuba can send them unlimited cash and visit the island as long and often as they would like under new rules from President Barack Obama’s administration.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 10:05 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Nigel our new man at the Big House; Threat to Airbridge; Next of kin trip.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 09:37 UTC
Ring of scandals leaves Uruguay’s telecoms company acephalous

Uruguay’s government telecommunications company Antel was left headless following several scandals that forced the resignation of the president and vice-president of the board.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 08:01 UTC
Afghanistan differences again surface in UK cabinet

The parliamentary aide to United Kingdom Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has resigned over Afghanistan. In a letter to PM Gordon Brown, Eric Joyce called on the Prime Minister to make it clear to the British people that the Afghanistan campaign was “time limited”.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 07:47 UTC
Brazilian Senate condemns Venezuela further delaying its Mercosur bid

The Brazilian Senate released a statement criticizing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez for the measures implemented by his government against private media. The decision by the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee could further delay Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur.