Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  French-Brazil ambitions stir fears of South America Arms Race.

  Fears of a damaging arms race in South America have been expressed as a result of French ambitions of boosting sales of Dassault Aviation's sophisticated supersonic Mirage combat aircraft, in partnership with Brazil's booming Embraer aircraft manufacturer.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News.

• Monday, August 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Discrepancies over battling FAM.

• Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  DAP wants to take off again.

  Andrés Pivcevic pioneer in charter flights to the Falkland Islands from Chile is now involved in the creation of a regional air company that will fly to the extreme south and north of the country, according to Punta Arenas press.

• Saturday, August 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  “I'll be back” promises Menem.

  “You can be certain I'll be back in 2003 as president of Argentina”, forecasted former president Carlos Menem to British Channel 4.

• Friday, August 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  PENGUIN NEWS.

• Thursday, August 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands hero attacks “absurd” compensation claims.

  The former Welsh Guardsman, Simon Weston, severely burned when Argentine aircraft set ablaze the troop transport ship Sir Galahad in the Falklands War, has launched a strong attack on police officers and others “pre-occupied in our claim and blame society with asserting their ?right' to compensation for every grievance real or imaginary”.

• Thursday, August 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  “A normal working relation with Argentina”, said Prime Minister.

  Tony Blair, the first serving British Prime Minister to visit Argentina expressed full support for the Argentine government and President Fernando De la Rúa “zero-deficit” austerity package, and insisted it's important that “Britain today has a normal working relation with Argentina”.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Blair pushes for a CAP review in Brazil.

  In an unexpectedly strong speech, British Primer Minister Tony Blair said in Brazil that “the future of trade negotiations between Europe and Mercosur” depends on a review of the European Common Agricultural Policy, CAP

• Wednesday, August 1st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Farewell to Arms for Prince Andrew.

  Nineteen years after he fought as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands War, the Duke of York, has bade farewell to the Royal Navy in which he served for 22 years