Falkland Islands

• Thursday, March 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Hoon says British-Argentine relations in an

  British Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon described British - Argentine relations as being in an “excellent shape” and called for a spirit of reconciliation and commemoration to mark the 20th anniversary of the South Atlantic war between Britain and Argentina.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  End for “Fearless” of Falkland's fame

  The Royal Navy assault ship HMS Fearless which played a vital role in landing British troops to recapture the Falkland Islands, is to be withdrawn from service after arriving back in Britain on March 18th from active operations in the Arabian Sea.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Thatcher almost resigned over Falklands

  Margaret Thatcher came close to resigning as Prime Minister during the 1982 Falklands Conflict when her Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym, recommended to the War Cabinet proposals which she regarded as “unconditional surrender”.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands girl presented to Queen

  Twelve-year-old Falkland Islands schoolgirl, Emily Hancox, has enjoyed one of the proudest days of her life, when she was presented to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles in London at the multi-cultural Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  US sidewinder missiles vital.

  The British task force could not have retaken the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation without the latest version of the side-winder missile. This is admitted by Baroness Thatcher in another of her Times articles giving her version of the conflict.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America

• Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Campaign launched to collect funds to build Argentine Memorial at Darwin.

  Following the approval last week by the Falkland Islands Planning Committee of an application submitted by the association grouping next-of-kin of Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic war seeking to build a memorial to the Argentine war dead at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin, a fund raising campaign was launched yesterday to collect funds for this purpose.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  British Minister to discuss “peace-keeping” in Afghanistan, with Argentine government?

  The British Secretary of State for Defence, Geoffrey Hoon, is according to an official of the Ministry of Defence, likely to raise the issue of Argentine military involvement in Afghanistan, supporting the ?war against terror'.

• Monday, March 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Thatcher's “My Falklands War”

  Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is re-telling what the Times newspaper calls “the riveting inside story of how she took Britain to war to reclaim the Falklands”.

• Monday, March 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands “turning point for Britain”

  Coinciding with her articles, the Times praises Margaret Thatcher's handling of the Falklands crisis, declaring that “re-examination of the conflict shows that Baroness Thatcher earned her international reputation through true leadership. She was not lucky. She deserved it”.