Politics

Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:03 UTC
Growing pressure on PM Brown to step down; Labour in turmoil

Britain’s Gordon Brown's authority as Prime Minister has been dealt a severe blow as Communities Secretary Hazel Blears quit the Cabinet on the eve of Thursday crucial European and local elections.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:27 UTC
Resources short Cuba cuts power to wasteful companies

Hundreds of Cuban entities and state-run companies were sanctioned when a drastic government plan to save energy entered into force, according to reports in the official media.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 07:15 UTC
OAS agrees to let Cuba back in, but initiative rests on Havana

The Organization of American States, OAS, lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday following a consensus agreement which contemplated Washington’s position and those of the Havana regime supporters who wanted a return with no conditions.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil confirms Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic

Brazil's military has found wreckage from the Air France passenger jet that disappeared with 228 people on board, the country's defence minister says.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:14 UTC
OAS summit debates five proposals on the Cuban issue

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says no consensus has been reached on re-admitting Cuba to the Organization of American States, which suspended the country in 1962 in response to its alliance with the Soviet block in the midst of the Cold War.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 09:36 UTC
“Little-known stories” about 1914 are myths

Last week’s Penguin News carried an article by John Fowler, “War veteran publishes little known stories”, about the account by Colonel Tamaño entitled “Historias poco conocidas: Un ferrocarril en las Malvinas” [“Little-known stories: A railway in the Malvinas”], published recently on the Argentine army website soldadosdigital.com.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 06:08 UTC
Black Thursday anticipated for Labour and several cabinet members

British cabinet member Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in the cabinet reshuffle, sources close to her have told the BBC. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to shake up his cabinet after Thursday's European and English local elections.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 13:18 UTC
Hunt for Air France jet intensifies

Rescuers are searching waters deep in the Atlantic for a French airliner which disappeared in a storm early on Monday. The search, involving ships and planes from many nations, was part-suspended overnight, but aircraft with monitoring equipment continued to scour the sea.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 12:48 UTC
Paraguayan president, tenth Latam leader to visit Cuba this year

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is scheduled to arrive in Havana on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Cuba, making him the tenth Latinamerican leader, so far this year, to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro and possibly his ailing brother Fidel.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 12:42 UTC
Nestor Kirchner leads in polls for mid term election, but could not be enough

Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner who is running for a seat in the Lower House in this month’s mid term elections is ahead in all public opinion polls, although closely followed by the main opposition candidate Francisco de Narvaez.