MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 24th 2007
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Clear message from Falklands 25 years later
This article from the May edition of Defence Focus, the magazine of the British Ministry of Defence, by Graham Bound, examines the defence of the Falkland Islands today, as the civilian and military communities there prepare to commemorate the 25th anniversary of conflict.
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' Governor: “no meeting of minds” with Argentina
Beginning with a parade of members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, which is usually conducted in icy conditions, the annual budget session of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council (LegCo) in May is the most important of the year.
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Outraged Argentine government summons US Ambassador
US State Department travel advice to Argentina-bound citizens has caused outrage among Argentine authorities and resulted in the summons of the US Ambassador Earl Wayne to the Foreign Ministry last night so that Argentina could communicate its “displeasure” over the report.
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
RN newest patrol ship visits Clyde before heading for Falklands
The Royal Navy's newest patrol vessel HMS Clyde will pay her first and last visit to her affiliations in Inver Clyde this weekend (26-29 May).
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pope acknowledges sufferings of Latam colonized peoples
Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the suffering of indigenous Latin Americans during European colonialisation in a move to control damage caused by remarks made during his recent trip to Brazil.
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Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Spain cancels permission to search for sunken HMS Sussex
Spain has cancelled the permission of a US treasure-hunting company to search for a sunken British warship in the Strait of Gibraltar over suspicions that it has illegally exported a coin treasure found in Spanish waters, the daily El Pais reported Thursday.
Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says the treasure was found in international waters and imported legally into the United States. -
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Skanska's bribes scandal shakes Kirchner government
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner admitted that it's possible that other officials of his administration could be involved in the “Skanska-Gate” scandal involving alleged bribes in public works contracts, but insisted it was basically “a corruption case in the private sector”.
