Stories for 2012

Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:39 UTC
Cruise industry and insurers fear consequences of the Costa Concordia grounding

The timing of Carnival Corp.’s Costa Concordia cruise ship’s grounding off the coast of Italy, at the start of the northern hemisphere peak booking season, may exacerbate the company’s losses.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:37 UTC
Pieces of failed Russian Mars probe plunged into mid Pacific

Pieces of a failed Russian Mars probe plummeted into the Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast on Sunday, Russian news agencies cited a military official as saying.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:35 UTC
PM Cameron ready to discuss a referendum on Scottish independence

British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Sunday to hold talks with Scottish leader Alex Salmond to thrash out their differences over arrangements for a referendum on Scottish independence that could lead to a break-up of the United Kingdom.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:28 UTC
Merrill Lynch appointed to find partners to develop Falklands’ oil project

Rockhopper Exploration which recently discovered oil and gas in Falkland Islands waters has appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to lead the process of finding a partner for its 2 billion dollars oil project in the North Falkland basin, reports the London media.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 09:32 UTC
Ahmedinejad Visits Latin America, Washington Implores and Seethes

At the best of times, the U.S. government is regarded as somewhat out of touch with what's happening in the American “heartland,” much less the world at large, so much so that the phrase “inside the Beltway” was coined to define the syndrome.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:10 UTC
Merkel insists EU must seal a pact to tighten fiscal rules

Ratings downgrades in the Euro zone by S&P underline why Europe must seal a pact to tighten fiscal rules quickly and get its permanent bailout fund up and running as soon as possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:03 UTC
Chavez pledges that if an opposition candidate wins, he will hand power

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez said that if an opposition candidate wins this year's presidential election he will be the first to recognize the rival's victory and hand over power.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:00 UTC
Cruise captain arrested; 50 to 70 people still missing says Italian Coast Guard

The Italian captain of the cruise ship that ran aground -- killing three persons and injuring 20 more -- was arrested late Saturday and is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship, said a local prosecutor in Grosetto, Italy.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 00:40 UTC
New York ablaze with world music at the ninth annual globalFEST 2012

World music was ablaze once again at the ninth annual globalFEST 2012. The sold out event at New York City’s Webster Hall showcased 12 musical acts from 5 continents on 3 stages.
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 15:08 UTC
Falkland Islands: Cancellation of the visit of Cruise Vessel Start Princess

Due to a reported outbreak of norovirus on the cruise vessel Star Princess, following agreed protocols, the Chief Medical Officer took the difficult decision not to allow the vessel to land in the Falkland Islands as scheduled. The vessel had been due to arrive in Stanley at 8am on the 14th January.