Stories for 2012

Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 10:17 UTC
Expedition will try to recreate 1916 Shackleton epic in replica of the James Caird

Two Royal Navy servicemen, Warrant Officer Barry 'Baz' Gray of the Royal Marines and Royal Naval Petty Officer Seb Coulthard will form part of a crew of Antarctic adventurers recreating Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1916 epic and extraordinary double mission.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 09:08 UTC
Argentines take to the streets to remember the victims of the last military coup

Thousands of Argentines turned out to the streets of Buenos Aires while the two houses of Congress held a special joint session on Saturday to remember the victims of the last military dictatorship on the anniversary of the beginning of the seven year long military coup that took place 36 years ago.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:56 UTC
Brazil has a new representative at FIFA executive committee

The president of Brazil's biggest and most influential state soccer organization will replace Ricardo Teixeira as Brazil's representative on FIFA executive committee, South America's football confederation has announced.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:48 UTC
Gibraltar and Spain in direct discussions to solve fishing controversy

The British Government is understood to be supporting a local Gibraltar–Campo (Spain) fishermen resolution to the recent spate of exchanges over fishing rights in British Gibraltar territorial Waters.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:37 UTC
Chavez in Cuba for cancer radiation treatment; promises to be back in several days

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cuba to begin radiation treatment for cancer on Sunday, but said he was in ‘good shape’ and would be back home in several days.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:11 UTC
UK media and opposition claim spending on Falklands’ defense is to fall

The amount spent to protect the Falkland Islands is to fall according to reports in the British media however the Ministry of Defense attributes the changes to ‘accounting policy’ and insists it has the capacity to repel any Argentine aggression of the Islands.
Saturday, March 24th 2012 - 08:51 UTC
Uruguay’s economy slows in fourth quarter but expands a “very good” 5.7% in 2011

Uruguay’s economic growth slowed more than economists forecast in the fourth quarter as a refinery closure and the start of a drought trimmed a nine-year expansion; nevertheless the Central Bank said overall expansion in the twelve months of 2011 was “very good” in the current global context and just short of government’s target.
Saturday, March 24th 2012 - 08:38 UTC
Argentina declassifies scathing review of blunders committed during Malvinas war

President Cristina Fernandez has finally declassified a scathing review of the mistakes made by Argentina's military junta in going to war with Britain in 1982 trying to recover the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, March 24th 2012 - 08:35 UTC
Chinese manufacturing slumps for fifth month; Euro zone shows signs of recession

Chinese manufacturing slumped for a fifth month in March and the Euro zone economy is showing new signs of wilting, according to surveys revealed this week that pointed to weakening global demand.
Saturday, March 24th 2012 - 03:05 UTC
Peru regrets HMS Montrose incident and underlines strong relations with the UK

Cabinet Chief Oscar Valdes said that he is sure Peru and UK will be able to overcome a diplomatic rift caused by Lima’s last minute cancellation of a visit to the port of Callao this week of Britain’s HMS Montrose, a navy frigate that has been patrolling the South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands.