Stories for April 2013

Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:17 UTC
Margaret Thatcher, one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, said Obama

President Barack Obama has said that with the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty and the US a true friend.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:12 UTC
Francis underlined Baroness Thatcher’s commitment to promoting freedom among the family of nations

Pope Francis was saddened to learn of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and appreciative of the Christian values that underpinned her commitment to service and promotion of freedom.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:08 UTC
Massive march of Colombia’s political arch in support of the peace process

Colombia’s political arch will take to the streets of Bogotá on Tuesday in support of the current peace process which is taking place between the government and the FARC guerrillas in Havana.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 06:58 UTC
Latam’s major defence fair opens in Brazil with 700 companies from 48 countries

Delegations from 65 countries some of them including Defence ministers will be attending the opening on Tuesday in Rio do Janeiro of the International Defence and Security Fair, (LAAD), the largest show of military equipment in Latin America.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 05:21 UTC
Maduro’s fiery partner is the most powerful woman in Venezuela

A tough criminal and labor lawyer who helped win Hugo Chavez's release from prison after a failed coup two decades ago, Venezuela's former attorney general Cilia Flores has since never been far from the circle of power around the late populist leader.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:17 UTC
A ticking economic bomb waits for whoever wins next Sunday in Venezuela

Whoever wins next Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela faces an economic time bomb with food shortages, insufficient US dollars to pay for imports and honour the country’s debt, a devastated economy full of inefficient nationalized companies and non productive farms plus mounting promises of further handouts from the government and inflation.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:14 UTC
US Navy launches latest state-of-the-art oceanographic survey ship

The United States Navy christened and launched its newest oceanographic survey ship, USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), the last of its class at VT Halter Marine’s shipyard in Moss Point, Mississippi.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Falkland Islands’ delegation expected in Mexico to talk about referendum results

Falkland Islands lawmaker Dr. Barry Elsby and young Islander Krysteen Ormond are expected this week in Mexico with a full agenda of political contacts and media interviews referred to the March referendum when Islanders by an overwhelming turnout and support, 92% and 99.8%, decided to continue as a British Overseas Territory.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 19:55 UTC
Falklands war, a turning point for Margaret Thatcher’s image and political fortunes

When the head of Argentina's military junta General Leopold Galtieri deployed military forces in the Falkland Islands, Britain assembled a task force to sail to the South Atlantic, to the astonishment of people in Britain, and the rest of the world.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 19:39 UTC
Chilean president describes Thatcher as a ‘brave woman’ and ‘a great loss for the world’

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said that the death of Margaret Thatcher “is a great loss for the world”, while relatives and followers of Augusto Pinochet recalled how close the two leaders were and the support extended to the military regime.