Stories for September 4th 2004

Saturday, September 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Opening of Antarctic Treaty Secretariat in Buenos Aires.

The building that will host the permanent Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty in Buenos Aires will be officially inaugurated next Tuesday - Sept 07 - with the participation of Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa.

Saturday, September 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Shackleton Fund seeks Falklands projects to finance

A charitable fund which works towards improving the quality of life of Falkland Islanders is inviting project proposals for the next year.

Saturday, September 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Vidiela & 17 other indicted.

Federal Judge Jorge Urso yesterday indicted former dictator Jorge Videla, his interior minister A. Harguindeguy and 16 other former members of the bloody 1976-1983 military régime on charges of participating in the Cóndor Plan, a scheme co-ordinating illegal repression by South American dictatorships.