International

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.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:58 UTC
Canadian team locates English vessels lost in 1845 in the Northwest Passage

After more than 160 years of searching to understand the fate of English explorer Sir John Franklin’s fabled arctic voyage, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a Canadian team has located one of Franklin’s historic ships and solved one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries, according to reports from Parks Canada.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:48 UTC
Islands habitats threatened by invasive pests: the South Georgia experience

Scientists have developed a way to identify island habitats that face the greatest threat from invasive pests, such as rats and feral cats. Working on experience collected in a brown rat extermination program in South Georgia, a team of research developed a priority list of islands that they hoped would help governments and conservationists to allocate resources.