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Global Advocacy Group Urges Pakistan to Protect Press
ISLAMABAD -- A U.S.-based international press watchdog organization is calling for the incoming Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif to take urgent steps to stem "the murderous silencing" of the press by bringing to justice those who have attacked journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists said many reporters killed in Pakistan during the past decade were targeted and ...
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Gay Rights Activist Held in China
BEIJING -- A young gay rights activist was detained last week in the southern city of Changsha, following a rally organized by local groups to mark an international day against homophobia, his lawyer said. The man, 19-year-old Xiang Yuhan, was taken into custody early Saturday after police came to his hotel room. "He’s been put under administrative detention for 12 days on ...
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Canada businessmans corruption trial on in Cuba
HAVANA -; The trial of a Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba is apparently under way nearly two years after he was ...
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Pesky garden snails make profits in Colombia
A retired couple in Colombia has turned their plant eaters into a thriving business that exports four tons of snail meat a month to Europe. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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Former Colombian prosecution officials extradited to the US
Two fired Colombian prosecution officials on Wednesday have been extradited to the United States for selling classified information to drug traffickers, local media reported ...
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Colombia’s opposition demands Santos be treated as presidential candidate
The socialist opposition party has no faith the president will keep his promise to obey electoral regulations applied to sitting presidents with reelection aspirations. Santos said earlier this week he would comply with all regulations when he announced the formation of a team of top allies to prepare the ';reelection of his peace ...
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Indie Shop Mother Plots Expansion to Brazil
Independent agency Mother is planning to open its fourth office in Brazil next year and has asked creative Gustavo Sousa to lead the charge. ...
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UPDATE 1-Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown
Thu May 23, 2013 10:37am EDT * Importer expected to plead guilty, faces up to 12 years in prison * Case is part of broad government corruption crackdown * Trials of more foreign businessmen expected By Marc Frank HAVANA, May 23 (Reuters) - The trial of a Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials began on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government ...
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Asian European Stocks Plunge on Weak Chinese Factory Data
Japan's Nikkei stock index tumbled 7.3 percent after release of the report showing Chinese factory production dropped in May for the first time in seven months. It was the biggest one-day loss since Japan's March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster. Stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt followed suit, dropping about 2 percent. U.S. future indexes fell ahead of the opening of ...
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Kerry Hague try to Revive Mideast Talks
The top diplomats of the United States and Britain have made a joint attempt to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks by shuttling between Jerusalem and Ramallah to meet the leaders of both ...
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At Least 19 Soldiers Killed in Niger Attack
Niger's government said at least 19 soldiers were killed Thursday in a gunbattle that followed twin bombings at a military base and a French-owned uranium mine. Security officials said the car bomb attack occurred outside a military barracks in the town of Agadez, located about 800 kilometers northwest of the capital, Niamey. A government spokesman said several attackers emerged from ...
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Brazil to Hold First Pre-Salt Oil Exploration Auction in October
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil will hold its first auction of pre-salt oil exploration acreage under the country's new production-sharing regime in October, one month earlier than expected. Brazil's National Energy Policy Council, or CNPE, announced the decision in Thursday's Federal Register. The first area up for bidding will be the Libra prospect, which local regulators estimate ...
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In Brazil Let The Lay-Offs Begin
Unemployment inched up in Brazil in April and is expected to end the year around 6.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. After years of record low unemployment, lackluster investment by corporations, and sub par growth last year is finally weighing in. Earlier on Thursday, the Brazilian Institute for Statistics, known as IBGE, showed that the April unemployment rate rose to 5.8% ...
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Soldiers carrying 300 kilos of cocaine arrested in northern Colombia
According to the reports the two active soldiers and one retired major were arrested Tuesday in the municipality of Plato, Magdalena. The military members were arrested while trafficking the drugs along ...
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Zuluaga announces to run in ‘Uribista’ primaries
Colombia’s former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga on Wednesday officially announced his candidacy for the primaries of the Pure Democratic Center movement of former President Alvaro ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Colombia to tweak tax rules hunt foreign investors
Thu May 23, 2013 9:21am EDT * Foreign participation in TES market is about 4.5 pct * Gov't hopes tax clarification will boost foreign interest * Official hopes Colombia reaches levels closer to Peru, Mexico By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) - Colombia hopes to attract more foreign money to its local bond market when it clarifies the text of a recent tax reform ...
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Argentina to further limit access to dollars-source
BUENOS AIRES | Thu May 23, 2013 9:16am EDT BUENOS AIRES May 23 (Reuters) - Argentines will face a higher barrier to buying dollars under a new government policy limiting the amount of greenbacks they can withdraw using credit cards overseas, a government source with knowledge of the policy told Reuters on Thursday. Double-digit inflation and lack of confidence in the government's ...
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Terror Attack in London
A police officer carries an evidence bag containing a knife near the scene of the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, London, May 23, ...
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Amnesty Growing Danger for Refugees
Amnesty International says the world is growing more dangerous for refugees and migrants. The organization’s annual report says the rights of millions of people who have escaped conflict and persecution -- or migrated to seek work and a better life -- have been abused. to De Capua report on Amnesty International 2013 findings Amnesty says, "Another year has been lost for ...
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Argentina Repsol struggle to bridge gap over YPF compensation
, there seems little prospect of a quick deal on compensation despite signs that both sides would rather avoid a costly, drawn-out legal battle.The Latin American country's lack of funds and its limits on the control private firms have over their investments - which could deter Repsol from accepting other assets in any settlement - pose major obstacles to a deal, according to ...
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PT Q1 profit down 52 on Brazil forex impact
EUR634 .4 million, down 6.8% year-on-year, reflecting Portugal's challenging economic conditions and pricing pressure, as well as lower interconnection revenues among other factors. Brazilian telco Oi generated turnover ...
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Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live
ALBA -1 submarine cable, which connects the island with Venezuela, according to Doug Madory of internet analysis firm Renesys. Madory told The Associated Press that he detected new traffic between state-owned telecoms monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) and Cable & Wireless Jamaica beginning 13 May 2013. 'They’re gaining some physical diversity there, so if ...
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Venezuela Suffers Through Toilet Paper Shortage
Venezuela is rich in oil, but relies on imports for many basic goods -- including toothpaste, soap and toilet paper. For weeks now the country has had a chronic toilet paper shortage. Lawmakers voted to approve a $79 million credit to the government to resolve the ...
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ELN took soldier prisoner in deadly northeast Colombia attack Army
Guerrillas of the ELN have taken one soldier prisoner in Wednesday attack that has so far cost the lives of ten soldiers and injured 11 others, authorities ...
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Venezuela toilet paper shortage sends ordinary lives around the bend
Venezuelans queue in Caracas to buy toilet paper. Last week the government announced an emergency shipment to boost supplies. Photograph: Jorge ...
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Shipping Wars: Uruguay and Argentina face off over rival port expansion plans
Argentina and Uruguay both want to be the shipping hubs of South America, or southern South America at least, and both are planning to considerably expand their port infrastructure in Buenos Aires and Montevideo respectively, which is leading to considerable diplomatic strain.
Argentina is a regional power in South America, the country is considered one of the more developed nations on the continent on-par with Uruguay (on paper at least, with a similar per capita income and Human Development Index rating) although the country occupies a majority of the continent with Brazil and presides over a massive coastline. Read more
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