27/12/2012 | Argentina

De la Rúa acquitted over deaths during 2001 siege

The national Criminal Cassation Court confirmed today a stay of proceedings on ex-president Fernando De la Rúa over the incidents that took place in December, 2001 that saw 30 people die.

25/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK: 'Consumers should start defending themselves'

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner maintained today that customers and consumers “have to start to defend themselves,” during a ceremony to sign an agreement with governors for the construction of 17,000 new homes.

01/02/2013 | Argentina

Power consumption hits new record

The heat wave that currently affects Buenos Aires City, province and other provinces, led to a new record of daily power consumption after reaching the 455.7 gigawatts (Gwh) registered on Wednesday, the Federal Planning Ministry reported today.

08/11/2012 | Argentina

De Vido warns power demand will be close to record high today

12/11/2012 | Argentina

BA power outages to be fixed today

Power outages continued in several Buenos Aires City districts but it was reported that the situation would be fixed by today. Electricity has been cut off for at least five to six days in several areas in the neighbourhoods of Almagro, Villa Crespo, Flores, Boedo, Parque Patricios and Caballito.

27/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't makes official power tariff hikes

The National Government made official today the tariff hikes announced last week for power service as it published it today at the Official Gazette as resolution number 347/12.

25/05/2012 | Argentina

'Handing over power is inevitable'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today that handing over power is unavoidable, thus implying that she has no plans to seek a re-reelection, and warned those expecting her to be in office for a long time “to please pray the rosary at night and realize how fragile you are,” as she headed the 25 de Mayo celebrations in Bariloche.

25/08/2012 | Argentina

Unionists support Gov't intervention in power sector

The secretary-general of the power workers' union Oscar Lescano expressed today his support for the government’s intervention into the power sector and said that “the quality of the service is lowering noticeably” due to a “lack of investment.”

08/11/2012 | Argentina

Some neighbourhoods still without power after mass blackout

23/12/2010 | Argentina

Energy problems to ease 'when power consumption lowers,' electricity companies say

After persistent electricity cuts in different parts of the city and the Greater Buenos Aires area, electricity companies Edenor and Edesur have put the problems down to the intense heat wave in the city.

15/05/2011 | Argentina

‘Moyano and the Gov’t have been together since day one,’ Macri assures

City Mayor Mauricio Macri blasted President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and assured that despite her recent criticism towards CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano, “the Government and him have been partners since day one.” He also accused the President of “confusing the population” by linking her current health state to her struggle with unions.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Power stocks gain on aid hopes

Shares in power companies Edenor and Transener rallied for a second consecutive day due to speculation about possible government measures to help the struggling electricity sector, traders said.

09/02/2013 | World

US blizzard kills two, leaves thousands without power

03/11/2012 | World

Power begins to return to New York boroughs

The lower Manhattan skyline lit up early today for the first time since superstorm Sandy slammed into the US Northeast while thousands of storm victims in New Jersey and elsewhere remained in the dark and awaiting disaster relief.

09/11/2012 | World

New York rations gasoline; storm victims still in the dark

New York City began rationing gasoline today for the first time since the energy shortages of the 1970s, seeking to ease a fuel crisis brought on by Superstorm Sandy.

15/01/2013 | World

Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in connection with a corruption case linked to power projects, television channels reported today, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil.

30/08/2012 | World

Iran leader rules out nuclear bomb, will pursue energy

Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.

30/10/2012 | World

US East Coast reels from massive, deadly storm

02/11/2012 | World

Con Ed-570,000 customers still without power after Sandy in NY

New Yorkers are still suffering the aftermath of moster storm Sandy. Power company Consolidated Edison Inc said today about 570,000 homes and businesses in the City and Westchester County were still without power.

30/06/2012 | World

Storms leave 3.5 million without power in US

About 3.5 million customers were without power in the eastern United States amid a record heat wave after deadly thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines from Indiana to New Jersey.

02/07/2012 | World

Storms leave 2.1 million people in the US without power

More than 2.1 million people from Illinois to Virginia remained without power this morning after violent storms struck over the weekend, and a heat wave continued to blanket much of the region.

04/07/2012 | World

Malaysian team buy Battersea Power Station site

A consortium led by Malaysia's SP Setia Bhd has bought London's iconic Battersea power station for 400 million pounds ($623 million) and will redevelop the site into homes, offices and shops, the agents managing the sale said.

21/02/2012 | World

Yemen election ensures Saleh's exit after 33 years

Yemen pushed Ali Abdullah Saleh from power after 33 years today, voting to install his deputy as president with a mission to rescue the nation from poverty, chaos and the brink of civil war.

18/03/2012 | World

Japan's majority favor phasing out nuclear power: poll

A vast majority of Japanese favor the gradual phasing out of nuclear plants but accept that some reactors need to be restarted to secure enough power in the short term, a newspaper poll showed on Sunday.

05/05/2012 | World

Japan nuclear power-free as last reactor shuts

Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Co began shutting the country's last active nuclear reactor on Saturday, leaving the world's third-biggest user of atomic energy with no nuclear-derived electricity for the first time since 1970.

27/08/2011 | World

Tripoli buries dead as battle toll emerges

A week after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, residents of Tripoli ventured out to begin the grim work of burying the dead in mass graves today, as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital.

09/09/2011 | World

Libya fighters move on last Gaddafi bastions

Libyan fighters launched assaults on the final bastions of Muammar Gaddafi loyalists, with battles reported inside the holdout town of Bani Walid and near the ousted ruler's home town of Sirte.

21/02/2012 | World

Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 88, vows to cling on to power

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turned 88 today, vowing to stay in power despite grumbling inside his party that he should hand over to a younger leader, and international condemnation of his economic and human rights record.

30/03/2011 | World

IAEA suggests Japan widen exclusion zone near nuclear plant

The UN nuclear watchdog suggested Japan consider widening an evacuation zone around a stricken nuclear plant as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due to arrive on Thursday, the first leader to visit since a devastating earthquake and tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

06/04/2011 | World

Japan focuses on hydrogen buildup after nuclear leak stopped

Japan pumped nitrogen gas into a crippled nuclear reactor, trying to prevent an explosive buildup of hydrogen gas as the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years stirred atomic safety debate and inspections in the United States.

27/05/2011 | World

Russia's Medvedev says 'Gaddafi should go'

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Muammar Gaddafi to give up power and said that Russia would not give shelter to the Libyan leader.
Medvedev said he had sent an envoy to the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi as part of efforts to resolve the conflict.

08/02/2011 | World

Egyptians stage big protest, dismiss power plan

Egyptians staged one of their biggest protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down now, their wrath undiminished by the vice president's announcement of a plan to transfer power.

10/02/2011 | World

Mubarak says to transfer power but not resigning

11/02/2011 | World

Some facts about Mubarak

10/09/2012 | Latin America

Cuba says power mostly restored after massive blackout

A failure in a main transmission line in central Cuba caused a blackout that cut electricity for hours to more than half the country on Sunday night, but now power has been mostly restored, the government said.

26/10/2012 | Latin America

Brazil hit by new blackout, infrastructure in spotlight

A massive blackout left as many as 53 million Brazilians in the dark late Thursday and early Friday, the latest in a string of energy shortages that have raised questions about whether Brazil's infrastructure is keeping pace with economic growth.

01/12/2012 | Latin America

Mexico's Peña Nieto takes power

Enrique Peña Nieto took over as Mexican president today, offering a shot at redemption for the party that shaped modern Mexico if he can bring about an end to years of violence and economic underperformance.

29/01/2011 | Sports

Clijsters rallies past Li to win Australian Open

Kim Clijsters drew on her huge wealth of experience to ride out a Li Na storm and claim her maiden Australian Open title on Saturday by shattering China's dream of a first grand slam champion.

03/02/2013 | Sports

Super Bowl interrupted by power failure at Superdome

A power outage early in the third quarter put the Super Bowl on hold with the Baltimore Ravens holding a commanding 28-6 lead over the San Francisco 49ers.