International

Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 07:44 UTC
Queen honors Duke of Edinburgh as they celebrate 70 years of marriage

The Queen has presented the Duke of Edinburgh with a rare honor as a special anniversary present as they celebrate 70 years of marriage. As the royal couple reached their milestone platinum wedding anniversary yesterday, Elizabeth II appointed Philip a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for services to the sovereign.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 11:53 UTC
Calls for an ICC investigation into abuses of murder and torture by Venezuelan leaders

Venezuela’s former attorney general urged the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into alleged abuses of murder and torture by the leaders of the crisis-hit country. President “Nicolas Maduro and his government must pay for this, for these crimes against humanity,” said Luisa Ortega, after handing over to the tribunal in The Hague a dossier containing 1,000 pieces of evidence.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Ex Chilean Junta member and supporter of the UK effort during the Falklands conflict has died

Fernando Matthei Chile's ex commander of the Air Force and member of the military Junta, led by Augusto Pinchet, died on Sunday at the age of 92. The former pilot, was the father of Evelyn Matthei, who run and lost against Michelle Bachelet in the 2013 presidential election and since 2016 is mayor of Providencia, one of the main districts fo the capital Santiago.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 09:27 UTC
The Work in Fishing Convention, ILO 188, has come into force

A major boost to efforts to improve working conditions for millions of workers in the fishing sector came into force on November 16 with the International Labor Convention 188.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 08:46 UTC
Caracas ex mayor flees Venezuela and pledges to denounce the Maduro regime worldwide

The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela's socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house arrest and slipping past Venezuelan security forces into Colombia.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 08:21 UTC
Tax and migration disputes impede Merkel from forming a coalition government

Talks on forming a coalition government in Germany have collapsed after the free-market liberal FDP pulled out. FDP leader Christian Lindner said there was no “basis of trust” with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Greens.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 18:36 UTC
Ice patrol HMS Protector joins the search for the missing Argentine submarine

The Royal Navy has deployed ice patrol ship HMS Protector to help search for an Argentine submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic with 44 people on board. Contact with the Argentine military sub ARA San Juan was lost three days ago, Wednesday.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 11:04 UTC
Electronic visa program in Brazil for US, Japan, Canada and Australia visitors

Visiting Brazil will soon become easier for international travelers under a new electronic visa program, starting on January 15. The entire visa process to tourists coming from the U.S., Canada, Australia and Japan will be doable online, and concluded within an estimated 72 hours.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 10:47 UTC
UK and France Home ministers emphasize security and law enforcement cooperation

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the Minister of the Interior of France, Gerard Collomb, met in London on Friday and discussed a range of home affairs matters including joint efforts to fight terrorism, illegal migration, border security and efforts to tackle serious and organized crime.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 08:27 UTC
Tough day for Theresa May: EU two-week deadline, and Ireland warns about a “hard border”

European Union President Donald Tusk warned Britain on Friday that it had until early December to make “much more progress” on divorce terms in order to unlock Brexit trade talks by the end of the year.