Politics

Tuesday, June 9th 2009 - 09:25 UTC
It’s official: Cuba thanks sanctions’ revoke but says No to OAS

Cuba has formally rejected re-joining the Organization of American States, days after the group revoked Cuba's expulsion from the OAS nearly 50 years ago. Cuba's official media published a government statement Monday saying Cuba's values are incompatible with what it described as the group's neo-liberal values of capitalism and self-promotion.
Tuesday, June 9th 2009 - 05:18 UTC
Falklands call for Argentine Co-operation

The Falklands Islands Government has again called on Argentina to join with them in maintaining good co-operative relations and welcomed the agreement for the forthcoming Argentine relatives’ pilgrimage to inaugurate the Falklands cemetery Darwin where their 1982 war dead are buried. The Islanders also respect the need for Argentine veterans of the war to visit the battlefields where they fought.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:43 UTC
Lawmakers’ abuses not limited to UK shows Chilean television program

Last week Chileans watched in disbelief a news report that showed their national deputies hard at work in Congress: fiddling around on their cell phones, spending time on Web sites like Facebook, or keeping up with the horse races.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:33 UTC
Air France accelerating replacement of Airbus speed monitors

Air France has said it is accelerating replacement of speed monitors on Airbus planes following the disappearance of a jet over the Atlantic six days ago.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:28 UTC
Peruvian Amazon indigenous call for dialogue; Army patrols area

Peruvian Amazon indigenous groups that fought government security forces with spears, rocks and home made guns during two days with a toll of over sixty killed and dozens missing said they are prepared to dialogue about the controversial laws which opened the region to logging, oil and minerals exploration and triggered the rebellion.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:25 UTC
EU Parliament election: Centre right advances at expense of the left

Centre-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Far-right and anti-immigrant parties also made gains, as turnout figures plunged to between 43 and 44%, according to the latest reports from BBC.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:09 UTC
UK electorate furious: trounces Labour and main parties system

Britain’s ruling Labour party has suffered its worst post-war election result as it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels. Labour's share of the vote at the European elections was just 15.3% - worse than party bosses had feared.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:04 UTC
British far right party gains first seat (former Labour) in EU parliament

British Primer Minister Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival have been dealt another blow as the far right British National Party achieved a major electoral breakthrough gaining their first seat in the European Parliament.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 12:59 UTC
Spain committed to resumption of EU/Mercosur free trade talks

Spain’s Secretary of State for Ibero-America Juan Pablo de Laigleisa begins Monday in Buenos Aires a visit to three Mercosur country members in preparation for when Madrid takes over the presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2010.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 10:16 UTC
EC recommends UK/Spain “friendly accord” on Gibraltar waters dispute

Spanish diplomatic sources have said that the PSOE Government is willing to offer an agreement on the current dispute over Gibraltar territorial waters that sets sovereignty to one side and concentrates on issues of practical cooperation.