International

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 08:19 UTC

  Soldier's helmet case still unclear, newspaper reports

  

  British veteran of the 1982 Falklands War claims to have killed an Argentine soldier with his bayonette and now wants to give the helmet to the family, but... ¿did it happen as he says?

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 04:47 UTC

  Pope welcomes Argentina ambassador, appoints new camerlengo

  

  French clergyman who made the famous 'Habemus Papam' announcement when Francis was elected becomes the new person to be in charge of the Vatican in case of vacancy

• Sunday, December 21st 2014 - 11:39 UTC

  C24 slammed for failing to visit Falklands

  

  Britain ’s ambassador to the United Nations has hit out at the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24) for its “outdated” approach to dealing with overseas territories.

• Sunday, December 21st 2014 - 10:58 UTC

  HMS Iron Duke returns from South Atlantic patrols

  

  Hundreds of families welcomed back their loved ones for Christmas as HMS Iron Duke returned to Portsmouth from a successful South Atlantic patrol conducting maritime security operations and providing support to British Overseas Territories in the region.

• Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 04:55 UTC

  Evo: Pope to visit Bolivia in 2015

  

  With Francis' new role in international affairs, Morales sounded confident Holy See will do its part in feud with Chile, but made no specific mention of it.

• Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 04:39 UTC

  Filmus too thinks US-Cuba case a mirror for Falklands feud

  

  Argentine Secretary of Malvinas echoes President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, claims overwhelming majority of nations support his country. 'Policy of isolating UK succeeding,' he says.

• Friday, December 19th 2014 - 08:04 UTC

  CFK yearns UK 'will agree to talk about Malvinas', praises US-Cuba accord

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner wishes the United Kingdom would agree to discuss the issue of the Malvinas (Falklands) just like US, Cuba talked over their differences

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 18:12 UTC

  Oil price tumbles after OPEC releases 2015 forecast

  

  The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC's latest forecast. And that's just one of several sour estimates.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 12:53 UTC

  Prime Minister Cameron announces Falkland Islanders to receive medal

  

  Collective South Atlantic accolade to be presented next year for 'serious and grave threat' to sovereignty. Baroness Thatcher statue also to be unveiled.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 04:45 UTC

  Holdout funds, Malvinas: Mercosur presidents back Argentina

  

  Full support also expressed for Venezuela against sanctions from the administration of United States President Barack Obama.