Stories for 2014

Monday, May 19th 2014 - 09:15 UTC
Falkland Islands governor 'disrespectful' towards Argentina; Islanders would be better off under Argentina

Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro blasted Falklands Governor Colin Roberts claiming he has been disrespectful towards Argentina, insisted every country is aware that Argentina would never again invade the Falklands and underlined Islanders would be much better off under Argentine sovereignty since, “as all other provinces they could elect their own governor, and not have to live under an envoy from the Queen”.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 09:09 UTC
ATT to acquire DirecTV for 48.5bn dollars; shareholders must approve

US telecommunications firm AT&T will acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at $48.5bn (£29bn). If approved, the deal gives AT&T access to DirecTV's 40 million digital TV customers in the US and Latin America.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 08:57 UTC
Berlusconi claims he was forced out of office by a 'plot', according to Geithner's book

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he was forced out of office as a result of a “plot” by European Union officials. Berlusconi made the remarks last week following the publication of a book authored by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 08:45 UTC
Argentine Vice-president under criminal investigation; calls for Boudou to step down

Argentine Vice-president Amado Boudou said he was not planning “an absence of leave” from office because that is not the style of President Cristina Fernandez' administration following a federal court confirmation of a criminal investigation into his alleged involvement in the sale of a minting company.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 07:58 UTC
Calls for Colombian opposition presidential candidate to quit over spying

A candidate in Colombia's presidential elections next Sunday has called on the leading opposition candidate, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, to quit the race after new video evidence of spying by his campaign consultant on peace talks with leftist rebels.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 09:03 UTC
Brazilian police tells tourists that if attacked “don't fight, scream or argue”

If attacked in Brazil: “Don't fight, scream or argue”. That's the advice being offered to tourists by São Paulo Civil Police ahead of this year's World Cup games which authorities have revealed will be enforced by armored, “RoboCop”-styled riot police.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 08:55 UTC
Another chapter of Colombia peace talks closed; FARC admits links with the drug trade

Colombia's government and FARC rebels announced on Friday an agreement to jointly combat illicit drug trade in the country as part of a six-point peace plan. The deal comes ahead of May 25 elections in the country and is an implicit admission of the guerrillas' links with the drug trade.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 07:11 UTC
Venezuela's protests should be over by July when the summer holidays, says top security official

Venezuela’s three-month protest movement has dwindled to a hard core of a few hundred violent troublemakers and the unrest should be over by July, when schools and universities break up for the summer holidays, a top security official said.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:58 UTC
Rousseff 'fed up' with Blatter; hopes Brazil win the Cup playing Argentina in the final match

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff confessed on Thursday evening during dinner with journalists that she is fed up with FIFA chief Joseph Blatter and said the last chapter of protests in the Brazilian cities that will host the World Cup next month were a failure.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:52 UTC
Falkland Islands establish record catch of Illex squid: 268.223 tons

Falkland Islands catches of Illex squid surpassed this week the previous record annual catch by 2,022 tons. That record was 266,201 tons in 1999 and Director of Natural Resources John Barton reported midmorning on Thursday that the 2014 catch had just has just overtaken that at 268,223 tons.