Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Conservative leader backs Falklands Urges armed forces be kept strong

  In his first major public pronouncement on the Falkland Islands, the Opposition Conservative Party Leader, Iain Duncan Smith, has described the 1982 liberation as “a noble objective” and has warned against any further cuts in Britain's military strength. He argues that the armed forces must be given the resources to mount such an operation again should it be necessary.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinoamerican Hot News

  All eyes set on Colombia / Try again Jimmy / Argentine impact on Chilean economy / Elections now!! / Back to the TV studio / Exotic lamb / Controversy over the IMF / Too many immigrants / Chile after new trade links / “I feel am a gaucho” / Another trouble spot? / US spurs trade round with Chile / Extra digit in Chilean cellular

• Tuesday, May 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  20th Anniversary of British landings at San Carlos

  ?So he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side'.
  These poignant words are written on the tombstone of Private F F Slough 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, whose body lies in the cemetery at San Carlos, East Falklands.

• Monday, May 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Joint Argentine-British exercises

  Britain and Argentine are to resume next year joint search and rescue exercises in the South Atlantic, following the fifth Round of Defense Cooperation Contacts and eleventh Military Contacts Meeting held in London two weeks ago.

• Thursday, May 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Hot News from South America

  “I'm coming back” promises Fujimori / Nobel Prize questions IMF / Three reasons

• Wednesday, May 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Poignant Personal Memories

  Of all the books written about the Falklands War ? now several hundred in the United Kingdom and Argentina ? none captures the mood in so personal a way as “Memories of the Falklands” because it brings together the vivid recollections of 66 diverse individuals.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries: Argentina - Falklands - Spain

  Closure of consulate could damage fishing industry / Squid fleet abandons Falklands fishery / Vigo 2003 show takes shape

• Tuesday, May 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Record low flock / Uruguayan beef makes a come back / 587,000 Argentine live overseas / Joint Mercosur-France air exercises / “Social” credit for Argentina

• Tuesday, May 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS: “ a busy political week”

  MPA Company/minimum wage / FMD free status / Cadmium / Busy week / Roadshow / Court / Romeo and Juliet story

• Monday, May 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America Breaking News

  Argentine: 18 million below poverty line / Chile and Argentina open automobile market / “HMS Swift” exhibit in Buenos Aires / FAM advances in South Korea