Stories for 2014

Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 09:03 UTC
HMS Argyll seizes £ 10 million in drugs in the Caribbean; second bust in three months

A Royal Navy warship has seized cocaine with a wholesale value of £10 million from a yacht in the Caribbean. Just 24 hours after helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Gonzalo in Bermuda, the Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll’s Lynx helicopter spotted the yacht in the Atlantic.
Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 08:55 UTC
Bachelet welcomed by King Felipe VI at the start of her visit to Spain

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on Wednesday welcomed Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at the start of her official visit to Spain, expected to center on economic cooperation.
Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 08:47 UTC
President Santos receives Prince Charles and Camilla at the Nariño Palace

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were welcomed to Colombia with military honors on Wednesday, at a ceremony led by the president Juan Manuel Santos to mark the couple's first royal visit to the country.
Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 08:38 UTC
Rajoy apologizes before the Senate for corrupt members in his Popular Party

With senior members of his own Popular Party among the dozens of Spaniards facing charges of corruption and bribery, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy apologized to the Senate for appointing to public office some individuals who were not “worthy” of it.
Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Falklands: MPs visit scheduled for the second week of November

Two UK MPs Yvonne Fovargue (L) and Guy Opperman (C) will be visiting the Falkland Islands from 13 to 18 November, accompanied by Falklands government representative in London, Sukey Cameron MBE.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 10:43 UTC
UN assembly (188 out of 193 countries) condemns US embargo on Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly for the 21st time on Tuesday condemned the economic and trade embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba, a policy that has been in place for over half a century. 188 countries out of 193 voted against the restrictions imposed by Washington against Cuba, which date back to 1962, three years after Fidel Castro took power in a revolution.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 10:04 UTC
Three Argentine players nominated for the 2014 Golden Ball

Three Argentine players have been nominated for the 2014 Golden Ball, the prize awarded by FIFA and France Football magazine to the best player of the year.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC
Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 07:16 UTC
Sweden's Saab wins Brazilian 5.4bn dollars contract to sell 36 fighter jets

Swedish aerospace and defence firm Saab has finalised a 5.4 billion dollars order to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil, one of the most valuable defence contracts up for grabs in an emerging market. Saab said in a statement the total order value for the NG Gripen jets, to be delivered between 2019 and 2024, was around 39.3 billion Swedish crowns (5.4 billion).
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 07:01 UTC
Griesa invokes Foreign sovereign immunities act in Argentine bonds dispute

US judge refused on Tuesday to require Bank of New York Mellon Corp to turn over to holders of defaulted Argentine bonds any of the 539 million dollars the country deposited to pay creditors who participated in its past restructurings.