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Stories for August 1st 2009

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Antarctic air flow brings record snow fall

  

  ALTHOUGH the Falklands can expect cold weather at this time of year, heavy snow which fell over the past week was a record for recent years.

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:28 UTC

  British Airways reports £148m loss but cuts debt

  

  British Airways (BA) reported a larger-than-feared loss this morning, but provided some joy for investors after revealing that traffic was starting to stabilise and debts were falling.

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:21 UTC

  Spain, Brazil Seek Info on Possible U.S. Bases in Colombia

  

  The foreign ministers of Spain and Brazil on Thursday demanded information about Colombia’s plans to establish U.S. bases on its territory, a move that some feel raises the risk of a “militarization” of the region.

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:17 UTC

  Venezuela Mulls Jail Time for “Media Offenses”

  

  The leftist Venezuelan government expressed on Friday its support for the draft legislation that contemplates jail sentences for “media offenses,” an idea denounced by journalists’ associations and media executives.

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:07 UTC

  Britons to stay in Brazil prison

  

  The British law graduates accused of holiday insurance fraud are being held in a Brazilian prison with murderers and drug-traffickers after a judge refused to grant them bail.