Politics

Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 11:18 UTC
Former Peruvian president convicted to jail for corruption

The former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori, has been given a seven-and-a-half-year jail term for corruption. The 70-year-old was convicted by Peru's Supreme Court of giving 15 million US dollars in state funds to his spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Fujimori admitted making the payment, but said he later repaid the money.
Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 10:43 UTC
EU/Mercosur talks expected to resume in 2010

European Union Foreign Relations Commissar, Benita Ferrero-Waldner said on Monday that the Spanish presidency of the European Union in 2010 “should be a good moment and opportunity” to resume the stalled discussions of the European block with Mercosur.
Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 10:06 UTC
Brazil accepts discussions on Itaipú surplus power distribution and prices

Brazil will allow Paraguay to openly sell to Brazilian energy distributing companies its surplus share of the power generated by the Itaipú dam, the largest of its kind in the Americas.
Monday, July 20th 2009 - 13:40 UTC
New Argentine economy minister confirms Kirchner’s model

Argentine Economy minister Amado Boudu discarded the implementation of “shock measures” and anticipated some changes will take place “to strengthen some institutions”. But he emphatically confirmed the continuation on course of “the 2003 political project”.
Monday, July 20th 2009 - 12:47 UTC
UK by election, anticipation of next year’s main scenario

British Labour and Conservatives are shaping up for a battle to the finish in this week's crunch Norwich North by-election, with each hoping to seize the momentum which will see them through to the general election.
Sunday, July 19th 2009 - 18:46 UTC
Eight presidents expected at this week’s Mercosur summit

This coming week’s Mercosur presidential summit in Paraguay will convene eight South American leaders, announced Paraguayan Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata during a press conference Saturday in Asuncion.
Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:23 UTC
Gibraltar, UK, Spain ministerial tripartite meeting next Tuesday

United Kingdom, Spain and Gibraltar announced Friday in an official release that “following resolution of all relevant matters”, have agreed to meet in Gibraltar next Tuesday to continue talks on the Trilateral Forum of Dialogue on Gibraltar.
Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:06 UTC
Major celebration for SS Great Britain’s 40th anniversary return to Bristol

A small army of volunteers will be collecting and sifting through thousands of memories over the next year in the run up to the 40th anniversary celebrations of the SS Great Britain’s return to Bristol from the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 14:19 UTC
Falklands’ war Chinook involved in the Afghanistan choppers controversy

The British Ministry of Defence has admitted one of its helicopters used in Afghanistan was a “cut and shut” – a combination of two aircraft, reported the London press on Friday.
Friday, July 17th 2009 - 11:37 UTC
Four South American presidents call for the “second independence”

Calling for a second and definitive independence and criticizing United States, presidents from Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Paraguay participated in the Thursday celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Bolivian capital La Paz uprising against the Spanish crown.