Stories for December 22nd 2005

Thursday, December 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Peru: Shining Path Rebels 'Will Pay'

Peru's president declared a state of emergency in six jungle provinces and promised to stamp out the nation's remaining Shining Path guerrillas after suspected rebels killed eight police officers in an ambush.

Thursday, December 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd. Press Release

FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company operating in the undrilled South and
East Falkland Basins, announces its unaudited interim results for the 6 months
ended 30 September 2005.

Thursday, December 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Explorers recreate Scott mission

Four British explorers are recreating Robert Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole using some replicas of equipment used in 1912. Simon Daglish, 40, Ed Farquhar, 39, James Daly, 41, and Roger Weatherby, 43, will pull a heavy wooden sledge across the original route.