International

Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:03 UTC
Argentina poses no military threat to the Malvinas Islands. So why is the UK ratcheting up tension?

The following column by Alicia Castro (*) was published 02 April by the Independent - On 24 March, the day that a debate was held in Parliament over the increase in defense expenditure for the Malvinas Islands, Argentina was commemorating the anniversary of the 1976 military coup.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 03:28 UTC
Argentina ‘malvinazing’ history through ‘mature nationalism’ says president on Malvinas war 33rd anniversary

Argentina is ‘malvinazing’ (Malvinas) its history, but not through chauvinist patriotism but mature nationalism that seeks international law and peace to recover sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, said president Cristina Fernandez during the 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the South Atlantic conflict on 2 April 1982.
Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 20:31 UTC
Falklands and South Atlantic Islands have a new defense commander

Commodore Darren Bone MA has been appointed as the next Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI), with headquarters in the Falkland Islands, and in April will replace Air Commodore Russ LaForte who has held the post since August 2013.
Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 08:26 UTC
Driverless cars poised to transform automotive industry

The newest Mercedes autonomous car looks like a car on the outside but like a lounge on the inside, with four swivel seats facing each other in a multimedia bubble of padded leather and walnut veneer.
Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 08:14 UTC
Latam countries the happiest, according to Gallup's Positive Experience Index

People in Latin America are the most likely in the world to experience a lot of positive emotions on a daily basis, according to Gallup's Positive Experience Index. In fact, for the first time in Gallup's 10-year history of global tracking, all of the top 10 countries with the highest Positive Experience Index scores are in Latin America.
Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 06:44 UTC
Argentine president main speaker at Falklands war ceremony and enshrinement of “Our Lady of Malvinas”

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be the main speaker at the commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Falklands/Malvinas war, to be held April second in the city of Ushuaia and which will also include a political-religious ceremony.
Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 11:47 UTC
OAS General Assembly to be held in Washington following Haiti's declination

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) decided on Monday to hold the 45th meeting of its General Assembly on June 15/16 at its headquarters in Washington, DC, after Haiti declined to host the event.
Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil ready to join China's Asian Investment bank; (Argentina any moment)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, AIIB, seen as a challenge to existing institutions the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, has drawn a cool response from the United States, despite which European U.S. allies including Britain, France, Germany and Italy have already announced they would join the bank.
Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 09:24 UTC
UK electoral campaign takes off; no party expected to win a clear majority

British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a courtesy call on Queen Elizabeth II, then launched a most non courteous attack on his main political rival as campaigning formally began Monday in the most unpredictable U.K. election in decades.
Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 08:52 UTC
Falklands' defense: Argentina formalizes complaint to UN and regional groups

Argentina dispatched on Monday complaint letters to several international and regional organizations accusing the United Kingdom of further militarizing the Falklands/Malvinas, with an increased budget, alleging Argentina represents a 'live threat' to the Islanders in the British Overseas Territory and thus ignoring tens of resolutions calling for dialogue between the two sides on the Falklands issue.