Stories for August 14th 2003

Thursday, August 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Presidential support for Malvinas Monument welcomed by next-of-kin and veterans

President Nestor Kirchner's decision in support of the construction of a monument in memory of the Argentine dead of the 1982 South Atlantic War at Darwin Cemetery in the Falklands Islands was warmly greeted here by both the Families Commission that groups the next-of-kin of servicemen killed during the conflict and veterans.

Thursday, August 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

More than 200 arrested in Chilean general strike.

The first general strike in Chile since the restoration of democracy was deemed a success Wednesday by labor unions, although the government labeled it a failure.

Thursday, August 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Coalition calls for Uruguay to turn in suspected illegal toothfish boat

The Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators (COLTO) has asked the Uruguayan Government to assist Australian authorities in apprehending the Viarsa, after the vessel was spotted inside the Australian fishing zone earlier this week, allegedly poaching patagonian toothfish.