International

Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 02:25 UTC
Gibraltar takes to the streets to celebrate admission to UEFA

On Friday afternoon there was a holiday atmosphere in Gibraltar as most people took to the streets celebrate the Gibraltar Football Association's success in gaining admission to UEFA.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 19:05 UTC
Tobacco is the deadliest global pandemic, says former Uruguayan president Vazquez

Calling tobacco use the deadliest global pandemic ever, Uruguay’s former President Tabaré Vázquez urged decision makers to step up efforts to curb smoking in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Royal College of Defence Studies’ members visit Chile as part of Latam tour

Fifteen members of the Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS) visited Chile in mid-May as part of their study tour to Latin America. The visitors came from the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, India, Netherlands, Uganda, Turkey and Estonia.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 06:41 UTC
Iran/Argentina memorandum involved in a further controversy

Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman met on Thursday with Interpol top officials and said he received ‘very strong support’ for the memorandum signed with Iran, which includes the questioning of those allegedly involved in the 1994 attack on the Jewish organization AMIA in Buenos Aires that killed 85 and left dozens injured.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 02:23 UTC
Falkland Islands: C24 must go to the territories and respect their basic human right to choose their own form of government

The Falkland Islands are only asking the international community to support the fundamental human right of Falkland Islanders to choose their own form of government, to exercise their right to self determination, said lawmaker Mike Summers during his presentation at the United Nations Decolonization Committee (24) Caribbean regional seminar, in reference to the recent referendum held in the Islands, whose sovereignty is disputed by the UK and Argentina.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 01:28 UTC
Call for urgent total ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in the Americas

On World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on countries throughout the Americas to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Such bans are one of the most effective ways to reduce consumption of tobacco, which kills some 1 million people every year in this hemisphere.
Thursday, May 30th 2013 - 02:29 UTC
Insulza announced he will complete his term mandate as OAS head.

The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, plans to finish his term as head of the organisation. In an interview with El Pais (Madrid), the Chilean socialist political veteran has said that he still has two more years as head of the OAS thus quelling rumours about his resignation.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 22:05 UTC
Uruguay’s Mujica: Integration with Asia is our “Strategy for the Future”

On Tuesday Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said that the policy of integrating the economies of Asia and his country is a necessary “strategy for the future.”
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 21:58 UTC
OAS Participates in 3rd Level Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy

The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, represented the organisation in the Third High Level Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy, held in Brussels, Belgium: “Upholding and Strengthening the Rule of Law in our Regions.”
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 21:52 UTC
EU imposes duties on Argentine biodiesel

The European Union is imposing punitive duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, charging them with selling the product into the bloc at unfairly low prices, setting provisional tariffs ranging from 6.8 to 10.6 % for imports from Argentina and between zero and 9.6 % for those from Indonesia.