Stories for 2012

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 22:21 UTC
New Zealanders “misinformed” about Malvinas war says Argentine ambassador

New Zealanders have been misinformed about the battle for the Falkland Islands between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982, the South American country's ambassador to New Zealand has told an audience in Palmerston North.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 21:26 UTC
Duke of Cambridge Falklands’ experience earns him his SAR captain wings

After sharpening his flying skills in the disputed Falkland Islands, the Duke of Cambridge has qualified as a helicopter search and rescue captain.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 21:20 UTC
UK blasts Argentina’s “domineering position” and attempt to impose a blockade on the Falklands

Argentina is trying to impose an “economic blockade” on the Falkland Islands, said Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne who made plain clear that the people of the Falklands are free to determine their own political arrangements and were not to be part of ”some sort of trade-off” over their heads.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 20:25 UTC
“Too much financial, too little social” attention says ILO chief of the current crisis

It is possible to turn the inefficient growth patterns of today’s world economy around but this requires a redefinition of priorities and the political conviction to overcome the dogmas of the past, said ILO chief Juan Somavia, in his addess to the plenary session of the International Labour Conference.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 20:19 UTC
Transparency warns about close links between business and governments leading to corruption in Europe

Anti-corruption group Transparency International warned in a new report released Thursday that the close relationship between business and government has enabled corruption and undermined economic stability in Europe.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 06:29 UTC
Argentine president attendance at C24 to discuss Falklands’ case, “misfortunate” and “most unusual”

The UK regretted as ‘misfortunate” and “strange” the announced attendance of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez next week to the UN Decolonisation Committee to claim sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 06:19 UTC
Chavez will personally register his presidential candidacy Monday, says campaign chief

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez will personally go to register his candidacy for the October 7 election on Monday, officials said, brushing aside rumors he might be too unwell from cancer or considering a successor.Chavez, 57, is after re-election despite a year-long battle against an unspecified cancer.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 06:16 UTC
“Modest increase” assessment on the US economy from the Federal Reserve

Economic growth in the United States picked up over the last two months and hiring showed signs of a “modest increase,” the Federal Reserve said in a report that ran counter to a growing sense of economic gloom.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 06:10 UTC
Venezuelan opposition plays the nationalist card in territory dispute with Guyana

Venezuela's opposition accused the government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to neighbouring Guyana's oil exploration in a border region claimed by Venezuela, potentially inflaming a territorial dispute that dates back more than a century.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:45 UTC
Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico seal the Pacific Alliance for economic integration

Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico signed an accord Wednesday creating the Pacific Alliance to more deeply integrate their economies, and develop new trade links with the Asia-Pacific region.