International

• Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:49 UTC

  Spanish government vessels incursions into Gibraltar waters reach 600

  

  Spanish government vessels have unlawfully entered British territorial waters around Gibraltar more than 600 times since the start of 2013, according to official figures. There were 496 incursions in 2013 and 112 in the first three months of 2014, the figures disclosed by Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:44 UTC

  Mercosur proposal to present the EU expected to be ready by end of April

  

  Argentine cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich confirmed on Tuesday 'significant advances' in the elaboration of Mercosur's joint proposal to exchange with the European Union for discussions on a much delayed wide ranging cooperation and trade agreement.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:20 UTC

  European central bank considering 'further stimulus' if inflation remains low

  

  European Central Bank (ECB) has said it will provide “further stimulus” to the Euro zone economy if inflation in the bloc continues to remain low. Mario Draghi, said a stronger Euro would act as a trigger to looser monetary policy.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 23:18 UTC

  Manchester University alumni society in Chile; UK number one destination of “Becas Chile”

  

  British Ambassador to Chile, Mrs. Fiona Clouder, held a reception to mark the official launch of the Manchester University alumni society in Chile. Fifty Manchester graduates joined the event in the Ambassador’s residence from many different academic and professional disciplines.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:56 UTC

  Pulitzers for The Guardian and Washington Post coverage of the NSA documents

  

  Britain's The Guardian and The Washington Post have been awarded the most prestigious Pulitzer prize for coverage of secret surveillance by the US National Security Agency that sparked wide debate over government spying.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:27 UTC

  Falklands' war: John Paul II feared Argentine defeat could lead to a left-wing pro-Soviet regime

  

  The Daily Express Sunday's edition reveals in an exclusive piece by Marco Giannangeli, based on uncovered documents that Pope John Paul II tried to convince Margaret Thatcher to abandon the Falkland Islands at the height of the 1982 war with Argentina, fearing a collapse of the military regime could lead to a left-sing government, under influence of the Soviet Union.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:09 UTC

  China's foreign minister on a round of Latin America to prepare president Xi's visit

  

  China's Foreign minister Wang Yi will be travelling to Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil from 18 to 27 April. The round comes two months ahead of Chinese president Xi-Jinping visit to Brazil for the BRICS summit next July in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

• Monday, April 14th 2014 - 15:52 UTC

  FAO warns agriculture greenhouse emissions have doubled in 50 years

  

  From farming to forestry and fisheries, agriculture greenhouse emissions have nearly doubled over the past 50 years and may increase by another 30% by 2050, according to new estimates from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

• Monday, April 14th 2014 - 15:50 UTC

  World trade expected to grow 4.7% this year and 5.3% in 2015, says WTO

  

  World trade is expected to grow by a modest 4.7% in 2014 and at a slightly faster rate of 5.3% in 2015 World Trade Organization economists announced on Monday. The 4.7% forecast is more than double the 2.1% increase of last year, but remains below the 20-year average of 5.3%. For the past two years, growth has averaged only 2.2%.

• Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:40 UTC

  G20 give the US until year-end to ratify long delayed reforms to IMF

  

  Finance chiefs from around the globe gave the United States until year-end to ratify long-delayed reforms to the International Monetary Fund and threatened to move forward without it if it fails to do so.