Stories for November 7th 2006

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Fourth Royal Navy drugs bust in two months

British naval forces have taken part this week in a fourth major drugs bust on the high seas within the past two months hauling 1.3 tons of cocaine.

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Second chance for reformed Ortega in Nicaragua

Sixteen years after he was ousted by voters weary of war, rationing and a devastated economy, Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega looks set to have a new chance as president of Nicaragua.

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Chile targets three million tourists by 2010

Chile expects to receive three million foreign tourist by 2010 revealed the country's head of Tourism Promotion currently in London for the International Tourist Fair.

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Forty top banks want to finance Panama Canal works

Forty domestic and international banks have offered to finance the expansion of the Panama Canal including the building of three new locks, an overall investment estimated in 5.2 billion US dollars reports this week the Panamanian press.

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Icebergs traced to giant berg south of Falklands

Scientists from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Niwa believe they have traced the history of a flotilla of icebergs discovered drifting about 260km south of this insular country.

Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Mastermind of Falklands's invasion arrested

Former member of the Argentine military Junta and one of the masterminds behind the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, Admiral Jorge Anaya has been detained for alleged crimes against humanity perpetrated at the notorious Mechanical School of the Navy.