Stories for 2011

Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 23:23 UTC
US court rules “Black Swan” underwater treasure must be returned to Spain

A US appeals court has ruled that Odyssey Marine Exploration must return the controversial ‘Black Swan’ treasure to Spain. The judgement upholds a prior ruling from a lower court but Odyssey said it would challenge the decision.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 23:12 UTC
European banks have already received 420 billion Euros, reveals EC

“The recapitalization of European banks is something that is ongoing, it is something that is already happening,” Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly told a regular briefing.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 22:29 UTC
Greece’s ‘orderly default’ with 50% haircut for bondholders round the corner

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was quoted by two newspapers as saying an orderly default with a 50% haircut for bondholders was one of three possible scenarios for resolving the heavily indebted euro zone nation's fiscal woes.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 21:52 UTC
Brazilian aircraft and radars to combat drug trafficking in Central America

Guatemala will purchase six Brazilian military aircraft Super Tucano, radars and other equipment to combat the narcotics trade traffic of which the Central American country is considered a crucial link between South America and the United States.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 21:23 UTC
Bolivia former anti-drugs chief sentenced in Miami to 14 years for trafficking

A US federal judge in Miami on Friday sentenced the Bolivian former anti-drugs chief to 14 years prison on drug trafficking charges, court sources said. General Rene Sanabria, who was President Evo Morales's top anti-drug official 2007-2008, was arrested in Panama last February and extradited to Miami to face the charges.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 21:09 UTC
UN concern with Argentina’s “discriminatory attitudes” towards migrant workers and children

The United Nations Committee on migrant workers expressed concern at Argentina’s “discriminatory attitudes” against citizens from African countries, particularly Senegal and neighbouring countries Bolivia and Paraguay.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 19:53 UTC
HMS Protector ready for Antarctica; no helicopter on maiden deployment

Icebreaker HMS Protector, formerly MV Polarbjørn, has spent the spring and summer steadily being converted into a hydrographic survey ship to plug the gap left by HMS Endurance which nearly sank during a flooding incident in late 2008.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 19:34 UTC
HMS Edinburgh in her third Atlantic crossing heads for the Falklands

HMS Edinburgh following a two-week maintenance stop in Cape Town, South Africa, is again crossing the South Atlantic to the Falkland Islands. This is the third crossing since the Type 42 destroyer left the UK.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 15:58 UTC
UK tells CFK “no Falklands’ sovereignty talks unless and until such time as Islanders so wish”

“There can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands unless and until such time as the islanders so wish”, reaffirmed the UK delegation in an official statement in reply to remarks from the President of Argentina before the UN General Assembly.
Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 08:00 UTC
Uruguay could reconsider links with Mercosur given obstacles to inter-trade

Uruguay is reconsidering the situation and links with Mercosur, given the recent trade obstacles and tariffs imposed by Mercosur senior partners Brazil and Argentina, announced President Jose Mujica in an interview.