International

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Germany waiting for Tsipras government move: Greece must stick to its commitments

  

  Greece’s election has sent shockwaves throughout Europe and especially Germany. The Euro zone’s biggest economy and paymaster has reluctantly footed a big bill for bailing out Greece and other euro members, extending financial aid in return for strict and unpopular austerity measures.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Interpol issues Purple Notices on three vessels illegally fishing in Southern Ocean

  

  At the request of New Zealand, INTERPOL Purple Notices have been issued to seek information on the individuals and networks behind three vessels fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

  Dutch football chief will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency

  

  Dutch FA chief Michael Van Praag is to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. The 67-year-old says he has “at least” five nominations from FIFA’s 209 member federations to become an official candidate after the Jan. 29 deadline for submissions.

• Monday, January 26th 2015 - 21:39 UTC

  State of the art polar vessel for BAS to be delivered in 2019

  

  A new polar research vessel is currently being designed for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The new vessel will be an ice-capable, multi-role polar research and logistics ship which will be used to conduct science and to resupply the BAS stations such as the two in South Georgia, according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter.

• Monday, January 26th 2015 - 19:39 UTC

  UN members agree on major policy for ocean and marine life protection

  

  States took a major step toward urgently needed ocean protection at the United Nations over the weekend agreeing to develop a legally binding agreement to conserve marine life in the high seas. After four days of deliberations States reached consensus to begin negotiating the first UN treaty that specifically addresses the protection of marine life in an area covering half the planet – those ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.

• Monday, January 26th 2015 - 08:28 UTC

  Iran denies any 'parallel diplomacy' between Teheran and Argentina

  

  Iran’s charge d'affairs in Buenos Aires Ahmad Reza Kheirmand denied the existence of the “parallel diplomacy” denounced by deceased AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman who accused the Kirchnerite administration of plotting to cover up the 1994 attack on the Jewish community centre.

• Monday, January 26th 2015 - 08:24 UTC

  Journalist who first reported Nisman's death fearing for his life arrives in Israel

  

  Journalist for the Buenos Aires Herald.com Damian Pachter, who left Argentina on Saturday morning after claiming he feared for his life, has confirmed that he has arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel after flying from Buenos Aires.

• Monday, January 26th 2015 - 05:27 UTC

  Greece's anti austerity party wins election: one short of an absolute majority

  

  Anti-austerity Syriza party has won Greece's general election, putting the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout. With nearly 75% of the votes counted, Syriza is projected to win 149 seats, just two short of an absolute majority, though that number could change.

• Saturday, January 24th 2015 - 06:06 UTC

  Death of British and Falklands patriot

  

  Famed British patriot and generous Falkland Islands benefactor Sir Jack Hayward has died, aged 91 in Florida in the United States. Known as “Union Jack” for his love of all things British, he was knighted in 1986 for his charitable actions and donations to totaling many millions of pounds, much of it for Falklands-related causes.

• Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 06:20 UTC

  EU, US and IMF clash over the European economy and the Euro in Davos

  

  Europeans, including IMF chief and Americans clashed on Thursday in Davos during a debate on monetary stimulus that degenerated into a skirmish over the European Union economy and the Euro.