Politics

• Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Cubans must prepare for “realistic” brand of communism

  

  President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a “realistic” brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island.

• Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  PM Brown urged to discuss Falklands issues with Kirchner

  A FOREIGN Affairs Select Committee has urged the Prime Minister to pin down the Argentine president about concerns relating to the Falklands when the visit by President Kirchner, which was cancelled earlier this year, is rearranged.

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolineas half grounded and edging to become Argentine

  The Argentine government asked on Thursday a judge to appoint an administrator for the country's main airline and flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, a move seen as a possible step toward a state takeover of the company and a potential controversy with the Spanish government.

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: A Royal gift; Ships to sound horns in protest; New policy man joins Falklands government; Inside Penguin News

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez and Uribe “turn the page on a stormy past”

  

  President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe signed several agreements to promote closer ties, after months of political tension.

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  FARC admits it was betrayed by its own men in military rescue

  

  Colombia guerrilla group FARC said on Friday it was betrayed by its own men in last week's military rescue of the former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages that added to a string of recent setbacks.

• Friday, July 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva calls Vietnam war, “victory of the oppressed”

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva visiting Vietnam described the war against the United States which ended with the country's union and full independence as a “victory of the oppressed”.

• Thursday, July 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Remarkable book on people's history of the Falklands Region

  

  A remarkable new book outlining the history of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia through the lives of people has been published by a former Governor of the Islands, Mr David Tatham. “The Dictionary of Falklands Biography” (including South Georgia) is the culmination of six years of writing and research by 170 contributors from about 15 countries around the world.

• Thursday, July 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  London and Stanley launch book of tributes to Falklands

  

  Tributes have been paid to the Falkland Islands Government and its staff and Islanders for help in production of “The Dictionary of Falklands Biography” (including South Georgia), compiled and edited by former Falkland Islands Governor, Mr David Tatham.
  
  The book has been formally launched Thursday at a Foreign and Commonwealth reception in London and another at Government House in the Falklands' capital Stanley.

• Thursday, July 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean frigate in the world's main naval exercise

  

  One of Chile's most modern frigates, “Almirante Riveros” left this week for San Diego and Hawaii o join a multinational force that will be taking part in the Rim of the Pacific, RIMPAC 2008 naval exercises, which is considered the largest operation of its kind in the world.