International

Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 05:01 UTC
Switzerland pulling the noose: evidence of 53 FIFA suspicious banking reports

Swiss authorities say they have evidence of 53 suspicious FIFA-linked banking relations reported by Swiss banks. Under the Anti-Money-Laundering Framework of Switzerland, banks are required to report any suspicious activity that happens within their accounts. Some of the 53 suspicious reports are among 104 banking relations already known by the investigators.
Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 04:51 UTC
ITUC challenges football associations and sponsors to push for independent FIFA reform commission

The International Trade Unions Congress, ITUC is calling on national football associations to push for genuine reform of FIFA through the establishment of an independent commission, and not merely accept that FIFA can suddenly reform itself under a leadership which has failed to end corruption after years of multi-million dollar scandals
Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 05:46 UTC
Stiglitz comes to the rescue of Argentina and Greece on debt restructuring

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has reiterated his support for a wider system of control on international sovereign debt restructuring, citing the examples of Argentina, Greece and Ukraine to back up his assertion that the area needs more supervision to protect those involved.
Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 05:41 UTC
UK Parliament restless about Cameron's planned EU membership referendum

British Prime Minister David Cameron has suffered his first parliamentary rebellion since being re-elected last month as he tried to unite his party on Europe by making concessions on the timing and rules of a planned EU membership referendum.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:35 UTC
Magna Carta 800th anniversary: PM David Cameron's speech

800 years ago, on this day, King John put his seal to a document that would change the world. We talk about the ‘law of the land’ and this is the very land where that law – and the rights that flow from it – took root.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:23 UTC
OAS assembly approves Convention on the Rights of Older Peoples

The 45th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), meeting in Washington, took a step on Monday toward the modernization of the hemispheric institution, expressed support for the Rule of Law in Guatemala, and approved the Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:37 UTC
Spanish Guardia Civil officers attend Queen's Birthday parade in Gibraltar

Two uniformed Spanish Guardia Civil officers attended the Queen’s Birthday Parade in Gibraltar, in a development that is unprecedented in recent times.
Spanish law enforcement officers are invited by The Convent every year to the event but, on the occasions they have attended in the past, they have done so in civilian clothing.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Strong Falklands' supporter and former US Congress member receives OBE

Former United States Representative Thomas E. Petri was formally presented with the insignia recognizing his appointment as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire during a ceremony June 11 at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, D.C.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
“Out of the Blue”, photo competition sponsored by Prince of Wales to celebrates oceans and seas

The Prince of Wales marked World Oceans Day, last 8 June by launching a new photography competition for Commonwealth citizens to celebrate the beauty and importance of our oceans and seas: “Out of the Blue: The Prince of Wales's Commonwealth Environmental Photography Awards”.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Immunotherapy could replace chemotherapy in a few years

Immunotherapy, a new cancer treatment that trains the immune system to attack cancerous cells, is being hailed by experts as the biggest step forward since chemotherapy, which some claim it could replace within five years.