Politics

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 15:15 UTC

  Germany's Merkel Set To Form New Coalition Govt

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday prepares to form a new center-right government, after she won a second term in Sunday's general election.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:51 UTC

  Uruguayan president bans use of his image in the electoral campaign

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez banned the use of his image in the closing weeks of the country’s general election next October 25th. The decision was aired in the Uruguayan Presidency site and coincides with the lifting of the ban on political publicity in the media.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:43 UTC

  Obama’s internet-electoral-strategist contracted by Brazil’s ruling party

  

  The man who ran Barack Obama's game-changing Internet strategy US presidential campaign believes similar methods can transform Brazilian politics and help elect its first woman president, reports Reuters.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazilian Vice-President in favour of possession of nuclear weapons

  

  Brazil's Vice-President Jose Alencar has said possession of nuclear weapons would enable his country to deter potential aggressors and give the South American nation greater 'respectability' on the world stage, according to a media report from Sao Paulo.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:58 UTC

  Gaddafi proposed the creation of a South Atlantic military alliance

  

  Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi proposed a military alliance mirroring the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to counteract the influence of the US and Europe during the second Africa-South America summit held over the weekend in Margarita island, Venezuela and which convened almost sixty leaders.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:37 UTC

  Brazil rejects “ultimatum” from Honduras de facto government

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on Sunday his nation would not comply with a demand from Honduras' de facto government to decide the status of ousted President Manuel Zelaya in 10 days.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:31 UTC

  PM Brown won’t “roll over” before the “fight of our lives”

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has faced down critics who have called on him to stand down ahead of the coming general election by declaring: “I do not roll over”. As Labour began its final annual conference before the election, which must take place within nine months, Mr Brown acknowledged the party faces “the fight of our lives”.

• Sunday, September 27th 2009 - 18:31 UTC

  South American leaders sign agreement creating South Bank

  

  The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela, signed on Saturday night an agreement establishing the South Bank with an initial capital of 20 billion U.S. dollars.

• Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 12:44 UTC

  G20 summit announces “tough new regulations” but short of specific rules

  

  The world's leading nations have agreed “tough new regulations” to prevent another global financial crisis, US President Barack Obama said on Friday. These relate to the amount of money banks have to hold in reserve and to excessive pay for bankers.

• Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 12:31 UTC

  Security Council calls on Honduras to stop harassing the Brazilian embassy

  

  The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been sheltering since Monday. The council condemned acts of intimidation and called on the de-facto Honduran authorities to stop harassing the embassy.