Falkland Islands

• Friday, May 18th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

• Thursday, May 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Amazon source discoverer dies

  An eccentric amateur explorer who claimed to have discovered the true source of the River Amazon, Sebastian Snow, has died in England, aged 72.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS Hot News

• Monday, May 14th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentines catch poachers.

• Friday, May 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

• Friday, May 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Agenda Released for 47th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Train Robber Ronnie Biggs back in Britain. Under arrest, in court, and appealing for release.

  Ronald Biggs, the Great Train Robber, who spent many years in Brazil as a fugitive from British justice, is back behind bars in an English jail. Mercopress Correspondent Harold Briley, formerly based in Brazil as a foreign correspondent, knew Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas: coordinated cruise promotion.

• Tuesday, May 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Hot News.

• Tuesday, May 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  United Kingdom Election: June 7th Official. Tony Blair Asks for New Mandate.

  The United Kingdom general election has been officially declared for June 7th. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, announced the date after seeking the Queen's approval for the dissolution of the present Parliament, in which the Labour Party has for four years enjoyed an overwhelming majority, won in May 1997. This ended 18 years of Conservative Party rule under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.