Stories for May 14th 2005

Saturday, May 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina traps Korean jigger poaching

The Argentine Coast Guard arrested Thursday midday a Korean flagged jigger allegedly poaching north of Comodoro Rivadavia with over 200 tons of squid. This is the sixth vessel Argentina catches illegally fishing in its EEZ since the season began.

Saturday, May 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Ms. Rice's positive and negative populism

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice promised before the US Congress to resist what she described as growing “undemocratic populism” in Latinamerica.

Saturday, May 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

WTO: Lamy wins race for top job

Pascal Lamy of France has won the race to lead the World Trade Organization and should be appointed later this month, the head of the selection panel said yesterday.

Saturday, May 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

New York court lifts Argentine bond freeze

A New York appeals court lifted a freeze on $7bn of Argentine defaulted bonds, removing what Buenos Aires had claimed was an obstacle to completing its record $100bn debt-restructuring.