Politics

Friday, June 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Grain truckers' road blocks strangling Argentine economy

The grain truckers strike in Argentina who are blocking major roads in the country and on Thursday evening confirmed the industrial action are causing major food and fuel shortages in cities forcing cuts on public transport and higher prices in stores.
Friday, June 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador's Correa says assassination plot a scam

Police in Ecuador have arrested three Colombians and an Ecuadorian accused of plotting to kill the country's leftist president Rafael Correa, officials say.
Friday, June 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: Port Troop veterans return; Flight delay leaves less time for lobbying; Berkeley Sound update; Public holiday; Inside PN this week.
Friday, June 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
EU-scuttle Irish vote triggers strong Paris-Berlin reaction

Irish voters dealt a stunning blow to the European Union by decisively rejecting the institutional reforms of the Lisbon treaty. Official Thursday referendum results released on Friday showed 53.4% of Irish voters said NO and 46.6%, YES.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine petitioners and Falklands Cllrs. address C24

Argentina's claim over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands under British sovereignty was the main purpose of the meeting held on Wednesday between United Nations Secretary General Van Ki-Moon and Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Taiana.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands challenge Argentine arguments at United Nations

Falklands government representatives have strongly challenged traditional Argentine arguments used to support their claim to the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bishops praise Chavez for back stepping on his “snitch law”

Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette from the Venezuelan city of Valencia has praised the decision by President Hugo Chavez to review a controversial law on national intelligence that some say would violate fundamental rights such as the seal of confession.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina back in the list of “key” countries for the US

Argentina was included in a list of Latinamerican “key” countries for the US State Department and with whom the US is intent in having closer relations. The description belongs to US Deputy Secretary of State for hemispheric relations Thomas Shannon, during a speech at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiana calls UK's Malvinas dispute attitude inadmissible

Britain's refusal to negotiate Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas islands is “inadmissible” said Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana addressing on Thursday in New York the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization or C24.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
The Economist and latest “hocus-pocus” from the Kirchners

Under the title of “Hocus-pocus” the June 12th edition of The Economist refers to the latest “cooking the books” decision by the current administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.