International

Friday, October 9th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
“Something is rotten in FIFA”: out Blatter, Platini, Valcke, and in comes Africa's Hayatou

The president of the African football confederation Issa Hayatou steps up to replace Sepp Blatter who was on Thursday suspended for 90 days over corruption allegations. Blatter was provisionally suspended for 90 days along with secretary general Jerome Valcke and UEFA chief Michel Platini.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 18:46 UTC
Falkland Islands celebrate 275th Anniversary of “Rule, Britannia!” with new crown coin

The Treasury of the Government of the Falkland Islands has issued (18th September) a new collector coin commemorating the 275th anniversary of the composition of the tune “Rule, Britannia!” The staunchly patriotic British song was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740, adapted from the poem, “Rule, Britannia,” by James Thomson.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 10:36 UTC
Falklands' clearance of Argentine mines 33 years later reported in UK

Explosive mines planted by retreating Argentine forces as Royal Marines stormed the Falklands during the 1982 conflict are still being cleared on the Islands, 33 years later, according to a report credited to David Wells from Westernmorningnews.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 09:02 UTC
Osborne emerges as potential successor of Cameron as head of Conservatives

British finance minister George Osborne has emerged as a potential successor to David Cameron as head of the Conservatives amid buzz at the party's annual conference over who the favorite might be.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 08:55 UTC
Blatter's lawyer denies any suspension; FIFA ethics committee also looking into Platini's case

Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, was facing a potential suspension this week as the independent ethics committee of world soccer’s governing body deliberated on whether to remove him, at least temporarily, while Swiss authorities investigate him for possible corruption.
Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 14:27 UTC
Neutrinos oscillation discovery gives a Japanese and a Canadian the Physics Nobel prize

A Japanese and a Canadian scientist won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for discovering that elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos have mass, opening a new window onto the fundamental nature of the universe.
Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 09:56 UTC
Former UN General Assembly president charged over corruption ring

United States authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.
Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 06:23 UTC
World Day for Decent Work (October 7): “end corporate greed”

Trade unions around the world are once again mobilizing on October 7, the World Day for Decent Work, under the banner “End Corporate Greed”, with activities stretching from Japan to Ecuador and South Africa to Russia.
Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 06:11 UTC
Chilean protestors strongly challenge Pope Francis over appointment of bishop

Hundreds of protesters in Chile opposing the controversial appointment of a Santiago bishop, accused of being involved in a cover-up of sexual abuse, marched outside St Matthew’s Cathedral in Osorno, a day after supportive comments by Pope Francis were aired on Chilean television.
Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 02:11 UTC
Japan's Mitsui Lines takes charge of re-gasifying unit project in Uruguay

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced on Wednesday that the company has reached a basic agreement with Gas Sayago, a joint venture between Uruguay’s state oil company ANCAP and state power company UTE, to continue the floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) project led by Gas Sayago and being built in Montevideo.