Stories for May 2007

Monday, May 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Petition to save Falklands' warship attracts 2.200 signatures

An online petition to save a Falkland Islands warship from the scrap yard and bring it to Plymouth has closed after attracting 2,201 signatures, reports BBC.
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan banks face more regulation

Nationalisation of Venezuela's banks could seriously destabilise Venezuela's economy but it is unlikely that President Hugo Chávez would carry out his threat soon, if at all, analysts said on Friday.
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina arrests Ghana flagged jigger allegedly poaching

A Ghana flagged jigger with Chinese crew was captured Sunday afternoon by the Argentine Coast Guard allegedly fishing inside the Argentine economic exclusive zone 370 kilometers south east of the city of Necochea.
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Benedict XVI begins pastoral visit to “the continent of hope”

Benedict XVI said Sunday his trip to Brazil will be an effort to promote the Church's evangelization so that Latin America will more and more be “the continent of hope.”
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Multinational Unitas naval exercise in the South Atlantic

Until next Friday naval units from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain and United States will be participating in the Multinational Exercise Unitas XLVIII in the South Atlantic.
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur Parliament formally opens in Montevideo

The Mercosur Parliament will hold its first formal session this Monday in Montevideo when 72 elected representatives, 18 for each founding member of the group, convenes in Uruguay's Legislative Palace to discuss regional policies.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Warship attack recalled. HMS Sheffield loss “unnecessary”

Argentina's first fatal strike against the British Falklands Task Force in May1982, sinking the air defence destroyer HMS Sheffield, has been recalled in media reports and dramatic recollections of men involved in the action.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Plane with more than 100 people aboard crashes in Cameroon

A Kenya Airways flight with more than 100 people aboard has crashed in southern Cameroon, state radio reported on Saturday.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Countries agree to end deep-sea bottom trawling

More than 20 countries have agreed to work together to end a method of deep-sea fishing which they say causes huge damage to the environment.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Airline pilots warn lack of radars in Buenos Aires airports

The International Federation of Airlines Pilots Associations, with over 100.000 members globally has warned that pilots operating in Argentine airspace must exercise extreme vigilance and awareness because of the lack of radars in the Buenos Aires area.