International

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Saudi Arabia largest importer of defense equipment in 2014, and probably 2015

  

  Saudi Arabia has replaced India as the largest importer of defense equipment worldwide and took the top spot as the number one trading partner for the US in 2014, according to IHS’ annual Global Defense Trade Report.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:12 UTC

  Former French Olympic sports' figures die in helicopter collision in Argentina

  

  Two helicopters have collided in mid-air in northern Argentina, killing 10 people including cast members filming a French reality show, officials said. The crash happened Monday afternoon in a mountainous part of La Rioja, a scenic area popular with tourists, around 1,100 kilometres north of the capital Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:02 UTC

  Commonwealth Day 2015: Message from The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth

  

  One simple lesson from history is that when people come together to talk, to exchange ideas and to develop common goals, wonderful things can happen. So many of the world's greatest technological and industrial achievements have begun as partnerships between families, countries, and even continents. But, as we are often reminded, the opposite can also be true. When common goals fall apart, so does the exchange of ideas. And if people no longer trust or understand each other, the talking will soon stop too.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 03:21 UTC

  Argentina's top tax official attends HSBC hearings at UK Parliament

  

  Argentina wants HSBC Holdings Plc to repatriate 3.5 billion dollars the bank's Argentine branch moved offshore to help clients evade taxes and move capital abroad, the country's tax chief Ricardo Echegaray said on Monday during a hearing which took place at the House of Commons in London, where top executives of HSBC were present.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 00:14 UTC

  Young Falkland Islanders attend Commonwealth Day events in London

  

  Young Falkland Islands students studying in the United Kingdom, Kalon Jaffray and Jessica McPhee will be attending the Commonwealth Day events in London, which this year emphasize on the youth of the Commonwealth under the title of ”A Young Commonwealth”.

• Monday, March 9th 2015 - 23:32 UTC

  St Elena's airport will receive its first airplane test landing next July

  

  The very first airplane landing on St Helena’s new airport is due to take place in July, seven months before the target date for its completion. St Elena is situated in the middle of the Atlantic, and besides being a volcanic island is world famous since Napoleon was kept under arrest by the British until his death.

• Monday, March 9th 2015 - 11:45 UTC

  February's FAO Food Price Index at is lowest value since early 2010

  

  The FAO Food Price Index averaged 179. 4 points in February 2015, down 1.8 points (1.0 percent) from its January value and 29 points (14.0 percent) below its level in February 2014. Prices of cereals, meat and, especially, sugar, dipped last month, while they remained steady in the case of oils and rebounded sharply in the case of dairy products. The index has been on a declining path since April 2014 and has now reached its lowest value since July 2010.

• Monday, March 9th 2015 - 08:07 UTC

  Transparency International claims BOT are used to launder 'corrupt' money

  

  British territories including Gibraltar are being used by criminals and foreign officials to launder ‘corrupt’ money through the purchase of up market UK properties, according to the respected anti-corruption organization Transparency International.

• Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:39 UTC

  Colombia and FARC agree to clear minefields; 11.000 people killed in 15 years

  

  Colombian government and Marxist oriented guerrillas jointly announced an agreement to remove landmines and other explosives from the battlefield in a sign of progress in their two-year-old peace talks being held in Cuba.

• Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 08:22 UTC

  Several cups of coffee a day help combat clogged arteries, say Korean scientists

  

  Drinking a few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries - a known risk factor for heart disease - Korean researchers believe. They studied more than 25,000 male and female employees who underwent routine health checks at their workplace.