Politics

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Lula da Silva calls for quick completion of Doha round

Brazil's President Lula da Silva urged leading economies to complete stalled global trade talks warning that protectionism could tip the economic crisis into chaos.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Obama praises US/UK “special relation”; Brown in Congress

President Barack Obama said Tuesday the US-UK “special relationship will only get stronger”, after holding talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. It was “not just important to me; it's important to the American people”, he said told reporters in the White House.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Fidel had his first stroll through Havana, says Chavez

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, though still convalescing from the illness that sidelined him in July 2006, recently “went for a walk on the streets of Havana” said Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?vez over the weekend.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Brown to meet Obama with EU (patched) unity message

Prime Minister Gordon Brown flies to Washington Monday declaring European unity over the financial crisis despite a growing rift between major EU economies and member states from central and Eastern Europe.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Brazil: dispute over federal funds for landless peasants

Brazil's cabinet Chief Dilma Rousseff said the government will continue to support financially the Landless Peasants Movement, MST, until it has been proven that the organization is using the funds for illegal actions, reported the official news agency Agencia Estado.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Paraguay announces trade countermeasures on Argentina and Brazil

Paraguay will apply tariff related measures on imports from Argentina and Brazil to protect local industry announced the country's Finance minister Dionisio Borda arguing that the treatment will be similar to that from the senior Mercosur partners.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
UN praises landmines milestone treaty, but “much work remains”

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the tireless efforts undertaken over the past decade to rid the world of anti-personnel landmines, while stressing that much work remains to eliminate this global scourge.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner will call at G20 for a new world financial order

Argentine President Cristina Fernandezde Kirchner said on Sunday before Congress that the global financial crisis should provide momentum to change how the international financial system works, eliminate fiscal havens and reformulate multilateral credit organizations.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
UN calls on G-24 for pragmatic approach to self determination

With 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories still remaining, the United Nations must step up its decolonization efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, calling for greater cooperation between these areas and administering countries.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Cuban cabinet surprise reshuffle leaves out top figures

In a surprise move Cuban radio and television announced Monday a cabinet restructuring which included the removal of some of its most visible and political top officials, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe P?rez Roque.