Stories for December 2nd 2006

Saturday, December 2nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Argentine de-mining monitors arrive Saturday in Falklands

On Saturday two Argentine retired military officers will arrive in the Falkland Islands to participate in a field survey related to the mines clearance feasibility study agreed between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Saturday, December 2nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Sterling closing in on US$2 mark

Sterling moved tantalizingly close to the US$2 level yesterday after the pound hit a 14-year high for a second day against a battered dollar, as the prospect of a narrowing US interest rate gap haunted the greenback.

Saturday, December 2nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Paraguay: Killers of kidnapped of daughter of former president sentenced

A court on Friday sentenced two leaders of a radical leftist group to 25 years in jail for the kidnapping and murder of a former president's daughter, a spokeswoman said.

Saturday, December 2nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina: First ever Rural Society strike

The Argentine Rural Society announced yesterday that it is joining the week-long lockout that begins midnight tonight that has been called by two of the country's major farming organizations.