Premier Oil PLC (London: PMO) has agreed to a $1 billion deal to create oil drilling in the UK-controlled Falkland Islands, but its greatest obstacle could be Argentina's government.
The Knicks will match the Rockets four-year, $28.8 million offer sheet for Jeremy Lin.
Francois Hollande, was mocked by his own French media for looking like a ?dwarf? while standing amongst Her Majesty?s Coldstream Guards regiment during his first official visit to London.
Years before leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales was elected to office in 2006, he chaired the country's coca growers union, a post which he was recently re-elected to and has held since 1996.
Two of Argentina's former military dictators have been convicted for their involvement in the state-orchestrated abduction of babies belonging to political dissidents.
Neither sanctuaries nor moratoriums have stopped Japanese crews from killing hundreds of whales every year in the waters surrounding Antarctica.
Reports indicate that Argentina's president is planning to nationalize gambling, one of the country's most treasured pastimes. It's unclear whether this step would be good or bad for the average gambler. But it holds nothing but trouble for Argentina's economy.
Mercosur, a four-nation regional trade bloc in South America, could suspend Paraguay's membership following the sudden removal of President Fernando Lugo last week
Real Madrid look set for a busy summer in the transfer market.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warmly embraced his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko as the two met in Caracas Tuesday to sign a set of cooperative deals.
Latin America and China are closer than ever, and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is touring the continent with a bucketful of money. Everybody wins? Some critics are skeptical
Wrapping up his Latin American tour, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday announced a proposal to set up a $10 billion credit program for the developing economies to offer support for infrastructure projects.
A look at the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Latin American governments have responded swiftly to Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo's removal from office by congressional vote last Friday.
The weekend brought a sobering warning from the Bank for International Settlements, which suggested that the emerging markets are facing their own version of the boom and bust cycle that brought the developed world to its knees three years ago.
Paraguay's ousted President Fernando Lugo declared the country's new government illegitimate on Sunday and said he would not collaborate with a false administration.
The ouster of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo by the opposition-dominated Congress Friday, claiming he had failed to perform his duties, sparked protests calling for strikes demanding his return.
Forget the currency crisis: On Thursday, the Euro that counts is the soccer championship, pitting Germany versus Greece in the quarterfinals. Rarely in history have sport, politics and economics mixed so deeply.
African migrants in China have a life that is light years away from the glamour, adulation and affluence enjoyed by Drogba.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Argentine President Cristina Kirchner reportedly crossed paths at the G-20 summit in Mexico, leading to a confrontation over the Falkland Islands dispute.
If you say the weight of the world is on your shoulders, now you'll be able to quantify it, thanks to a new study that found the world's population weighs 316 million tons, or about 287 million metric tons.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were: Telecom Argentina, Banco Macro, Black Hills, World Wrestling Entertainment and Vocera Communications. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Magnum Hunter Resources, Perini Corp, Beazer Homes, Yelp and GFI Group.
