Politics

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South America: highest robbery rates

Fear of crime is driving investment away from cities in developing countries, where over half of all urban residents have been victims in the last five years, a United Nations report warned yesterday.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Plans to recycle veteran warship of the Falklands conflict

The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Multilateralism, only way to tackle global concerns says UN

Whether it is resolving conflicts, protecting human rights, achieving development goals or safeguarding the environment, the only viable way to effectively tackle today's complex global challenges is through multilateral cooperation, underlined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Comfortable lead for Cristina K but 29% of voters undefined

With only 28 days to Argentina's presidential election incumbent candidate Cristina Kirchner comfortably leads vote intention with 39.8%, and 28 points ahead of runner up Elisa Carrió, 11.7%, but there's still 22.7% undecided.
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush and Chavez in the same bag: worst regional image

United States president George Bush and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez are the regional leaders with the worst image, according to a public opinion poll published this week end in the influential Brazilian daily O Estado de Sao Paulo.
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Congress has Venezuela's Mercosur incorporation on hold

The Brazilian Executive is hopeful and “confident” Venezuela will finally become a full member of Mercosur because it's a decision that favors “Brazil, South American integration and Venezuela”.
Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay/Argentina pulp mills dispute: waiting for Oct 28

Uruguayan and Argentine delegates on Saturday held a new round of talks in New York sponsored by the Spanish Crown in an effort to find a way out to the dispute over the construction of pulp mills along the river Uruguay jointly managed by the neighboring countries.
Saturday, September 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Coppola robbed of 15 years of computer work

Francis Ford Coppola, five-time Oscar-winning director of The Godfather trilogy and other films, knows how that feels. Yesterday he lamented the fact that he had lost computer data including his writings and family photographs going back 15 years in a robbery on his Argentine studios.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
New Cathedral minister licensed to preach; Racecourse secured for next 15 years; Ferry's arrival may be delayed; South Georgia fishing talks; Men remanded in police custody; Agreement on Camp telephones is 'close'; Peat Cutting weekend.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Iranian leader cements Chavez relationship

Venezuelan and Iranian presidents Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ratified their “anti-imperialist” stance and assured a “new time of justice” for the oppressed peoples around the world is starting.