International

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 20:21 UTC

  First woman commander of a Royal Navy warship removed for alleged breach of social conduct code

  

  The first female commander of a major Royal Navy warship is understood to have left her vessel after allegations of an affair with one of her officers. Cdr Sarah West, 42, was coming to the end of a seven-month deployment in the Atlantic on board the Type 23 frigate HMS Portland.

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  Brazilian Jewish community apologizes to President Rousseff's administration

  

  Brazil’s Jewish community apologized to the administration of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for statements by the spokesman of Israel’s foreign ministry after Brazil recalled its envoy over the Gaza conflict.

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:34 UTC

  Three top banks accused by investor of trying to rig silver prices

  

  Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia have been accused of attempting to rig the price of silver, in a lawsuit filed in the US. The plaintiff alleges the banks, which set the price of silver each day, abused their position in the market.

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:11 UTC

  Dutch government releases former Venezuelan general retained on DEA request

  

  The Dutch government released a former Venezuelan general who was detained on US drug charges when he arrived in Aruba to serve as his country's consul on the Dutch Caribbean island, sending him home Sunday night and defusing a diplomatic fight with its neighbor.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:49 UTC

  IMF warns about 'default' costs for Argentina; calls for debt restructuring mechanisms

  

  The IMF's chief economist warned that a default by Argentina in its battle with holders of its defaulted debt may hurt its economy and the global financial system. Argentina continues to face the fallout of its 2001 debt default, which plunged the country into an economic crisis it is still battling to overcome.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:31 UTC

  Majority of Uruguayan support sheltering children from the Syrian conflict

  

  Uruguay's president Jose Mujica proposal to shelter Syrian children refugees from the ongoing Middle East conflict has the support of 66% of the population and is rejected by 23%, according to a public opinion poll released this week by a local television channel.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:54 UTC

  Gibraltar praises call for dialogue with Madrid from Spanish politicians

  

  The Gibraltar government welcomed the call by three senior Spanish politicians for Spain, the UK and Gibraltar to engage in dialogue. The call was made public in a joint statement issued by former senior Spanish politicians Pepe Carracao, Rafael Roman and Salvador de la Encina.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:45 UTC

  FIFA rejects calls to strip Russia of the 2018 World Cup over Ukraine crisis

  

  Amid mounting criticism of Russia over the MH17 plane tragedy and conflict with Ukraine, FIFA rejects calls for the country to be stripped of 2018 World Cup hosting rights and says a boycott is no solution to the crisis.

• Friday, July 25th 2014 - 21:22 UTC

  “Malvinas banner” display costs Argentina 30.000 Swiss francs fine

  

  FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 30,000 Swiss francs (£19,540) as punishment for the displaying of a provocative banner relating to the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, July 25th 2014 - 19:30 UTC

  Falklands Tourist Board planning strong presence at UK Bird Fair and World Market Travel

  

  Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) has been busy over the past weeks planning for upcoming events in the UK. The first event is in just three weeks when FITB will again be attending Bird Fair at Rutland Wildlife Reserve in Oakham, UK.