International

• Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 07:07 UTC

  UK council elections could question Corbyn's leadership; London could go to a dissident Labour Muslim

  

  Millions of British voters go to the polls Thursday in the most important elections since David Cameron sealed a second term as prime minister a year ago, but this time it is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s future that is at stake. Despite the squabbling inside the ruling Conservative party divided over Europe, the local and regional elections are shaping up as the first real test of the Labor leader´s reign and one that his opponents are desperate to ensure he fails.

• Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 05:17 UTC

  The Falklands/Malvinas 'pending issue' will be addressed by Malcorra in London beginning with confidence building

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said she plans to meet with British officials to address a multiple agenda and a “pending issue”, in the framework of a transparency meeting scheduled to take place in London.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 08:26 UTC

  Irish farmers will march against Mercosur deal at the EC offices in Dublin

  

  The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to protest on Wednesday May 4, in Dublin against the proposed Mercosur and TTIP trade deals. The protest will take place outside the offices of the European Commission in the Irish capital.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 21:04 UTC

  Antarctica visitors increase 4.6% in 2015/16; IAATO celebrates 25th anniversary

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced its tourism figures for the 2015-2016 Antarctic season on the first day of its 25th Anniversary Meeting in its home town of Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 12:02 UTC

  Euro zone economy expands faster than expected in the first quarter

  

  The Euro-zone's economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.6% in the first three months of the year, according to official statistics. The growth rate in the 19-nation bloc doubled from the 0.3% rate recorded in the previous quarter, and was above analysts' expectations of 0.4%.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:42 UTC

  Gibraltar victory in its appeal to become a full member of FIFA

  

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne has ordered FIFA’s Congress to take all necessary measures to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of FIFA as soon as possible.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 07:12 UTC

  Miami sea-food sentenced for falsely labeling Chilean salmon as Scottish

  

  A Miami-located seafood company was sentenced in a Federal Court for falsely labeling salmon in December 2012 in violation of the Lacey Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) informed.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 06:40 UTC

  Germany to declassify documents on the secretive Dignity Colony in Chile

  

  Victims of a secretive German colony in Chile hope that Germany's decision to declassify documents will help shine light on human rights abuses committed there. For three decades beginning in 1961, the enclave of Colonia Dignidad, or Dignity Colony, was the site of torture, slavery and child abuse.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 06:34 UTC

  Falklands government annual reception at Lincoln's Inn on June 15th

  

  The annual Falkland Islands Government Reception at Lincoln’s Inn in London this year has been announced on Wednesday 15th June.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 06:22 UTC

  First visit in ten years of UK foreign secretary to Mexico

  

  The first visit in ten years to Mexico by a British Foreign Secretary is intended to reaffirm the close and growing relationship between the UK and Mexico. The talks follow the successful State Visit to the UK by President Peña Nieto in March 2015 and each country using 2015 to celebrate the other’s contributions in arts, culture and innovation.