Stories for March 12th 2005

Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela and Iran seal cooperation agreement

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and visiting Iranian president Mohammed Khatami stated Friday they “will stand together and strongly against any United States aggression”.

Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

K: ?worst investment' unwelcome

During the ceremony the president read from a report by US business watchdog Multinacional Monitor, which releases an annual ranking of the “worst corporations in the world” that takes into consideration “fraud, price abuses, pollution and poisoning cases.”

Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Spain recalls Atocha

Spain commemorated the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombings yesterday with tears, church bells and silent tributes to the 191 people who died in al Qaeda's worst attack in Europe.

Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Top Spanish Politician Visits Rock.

Rafael Estrella, PSOE spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Congreso, arrived in Gibraltar on Friday for a 48 hour visit.

Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Families' Commission Group Arrives in Islands

A group representing the families of Argentine servicemen killed during the conflict in 1982, arrived in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) today, Saturday 12th March, without incident.