Stories for April 4th 2006

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Energy firms rank at the top

Skyrocketing energy prices propelled Exxon Mobil Corp. to the top of the 2006 Fortune 500 list, and consigned Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to the No. 2 spot on the magazine's annual ranking of the United States' largest publicly traded companies.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Regional navies meet in Argentina

A four-day summit opened yesterday in the coastal city of Mar del Plata with the participation of naval forces from 19 countries of the Americas. These conferences have taken place periodically since 1959, and Argentina has the opportunity to host the event.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Colombia has the highest number of landmines victims

More people have been killed or injured by land mines in Colombia last year than in any other country as rebels planted explosive devices to protect crops used to make cocaine, the Colombian government revealed Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

BBC and MOD planning 25th Liberation Anniversary

A British Ministry of Defence and BBC team of top experts visited the Falkland Islands for several days to assess technical aspects of the South Atlantic conflict twenty fifth anniversary commemorations planned for June 2007.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Humala's political advisor meets Chilean officials

The political advisor to Peru's leading presidential candidate, Ollanta Humala, met secretly last Wednesday with Chile's future ambassador for Peru, Cristián Barros. The meeting was an attempt to consolidate bilateral links and prove Humala has no anti-Chile agenda.