Politics

Tuesday, February 24th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires Mayor wants to “re-establish relations with UK”

Argentina is isolated internationally and “we want to re-establish relations with Britain and with the rest of the countries of the world” said Buenos Aires city mayor Mauricio Macri currently on a three day visit to London.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Message to Beijing: keep investing in US Treasury bonds

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered a quiet nod to human rights but there was no mistaking her key message to Beijing at the end of her week-long in Asia: both countries will “rise and fall” together in this financial crisis.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' war veteran sheds light on South Georgia battle

One of the British Royal Marines at South Georgia and who was taken prisoner when the invasion of Argentine forces in 1982 has returned to visit the island with his wife Nina and told his story to the South Georgia News & Events.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Contacts to recover gold loaded sunken vessel off Patagonia

The Chilean company Nautilus Sermares has been contacted by the owners of the converted cargo trawler “Polar Mist” to try and recover 16 million US dollars in gold and silver which were lost when she went down off the Patagonian coast, according to the latest reports in Argentina and Chile.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Hollywood: Slumdog Millionaire' Wins Eight Oscars

British film Slumdog Millionaire, the widely acclaimed film set in the slums of Mumbai, has received eight awards at this year's Oscars - including best picture and best director.
Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
PM Gordon Brown to hold US talks with Pte. Barak Obama

Gordon Brown has won his first coveted meeting with Barack Obama as president of the United States, it was announced.
Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela's Chavez: Unexpected and brief visit to Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived this weekend in Havana for a “working visit” with his Cuban colleague, Raul Castro, an official communique published Saturday in the island's press said without offering further details
Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Spain readies for Princess Anne coming visit to Gibraltar

Next month's visit to Gibraltar by the Princess Anne could derail the tripartite talks if it is a high profile one, according to a senator from the Spanish ruling party PSOE, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Saturday, February 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil's unemployment reaches sever-year high: 8.2%

Brazil unemployment rate in January jumped the most in seven years to 8.2% from 6.8% in December according to the country's national Statistics Agency. The jobless rate is based on Brazil six largest metropolitan areas.
Saturday, February 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC
“Misty” sunken gold and silver plot in the South Atlantic

A fantastic story about a Chilean fishing vessel allegedly loaded with seven tons of Argentine gold and silver which sinks because of a storm during a dubious rescue operation close to the east access of the Magellan strait, has become a best selling title of the Buenos Aires press.