International

• Monday, September 15th 2014 - 04:00 UTC

  PM Cameron promises to hunt down IS murderers of British hostage

  

  Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on Sunday under growing pressure to sanction air strikes after an Islamic State video showed the beheading of a British hostage.

• Saturday, September 13th 2014 - 07:11 UTC

  World cereal production forecasted to be a record in 2014, according to FAO

  

  FAO's Food Price Index is a trade-weighted index that measures prices of five major food commodities on international markets: in addition to sub-indices for prices of cereals, it also tracks meat, dairy products, vegetable oils, and sugar.

• Saturday, September 13th 2014 - 05:13 UTC

  Venezuela quietly working to ensure a seat at the UN Security Council

  

  Venezuela’s populist government has quietly secured the backing of Latin America and the Caribbean to obtain a diplomatic trophy that long eluded the late Hugo Chavez: a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:55 UTC

  With the new bill “Argentina wants to pay, can pay and will pay all contracted debts”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández signed into law the Sovereign Debt bill, which changes the payment location of Argentine bondholders and which was approved by Congress early Thursday morning after 18 hours of debate.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:46 UTC

  Falklands Islands' minefield priority areas are named as bidders visit

  

  Four minefield clusters have been pinpointed as priority areas for the next clearance phase in the Falkland Islands. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Advisor for minefield issues Alistair Craib confirmed this week that Priority 1 is Minefield 59 on either sides of the MPA Road near Wall Mountain and Mount Harriet.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:28 UTC

  Argentina's situation “will not develop into a regional financial crisis”, says UNCTAD

  

  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that while Argentina was facing potential financial instability, its solvency and the sound macroeconomic fundamentals in other countries of the region “should prevent the shock from developing into a regional financial crisis.”

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  OAS recalls tragic events of 09/11 in Chile and United States

  

  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza recalled on Thursday the tragic events that occurred on September 11, in Chile and the United States, in 1973 and 2001, and called on the international community “to observe tolerance and to respect diversity at a time when the world is shaken once more by violence.”

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:37 UTC

  IMF warns about the negative reactions from markets if Scotland becomes independent

  

  Scotland’s possible secession from the United Kingdom as a result of the upcoming referendum could cause negative market reactions in the short-term, William Murray, Deputy Spokesman at International Monetary Fund (IMF), told reporters Thursday.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:17 UTC

  With Scottish eyes and hearts, Catalonians pack the streets of Barcelona

  

  Hundreds of thousands of Catalans packed the streets of Barcelona on Thursday to demand the right to vote on a potential split from Spain, their ambitions boosted by an independence referendum scheduled for next week in Scotland.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:08 UTC

  FIFA vice-president has called for 'corruption' report to be published

  

  FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb has called for Michael Garcia’s report into the corruption-tarnished World Cup bidding process to be published. The CONCACAF president made his declaration at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester on Tuesday.