International

Monday, April 28th 2014 - 07:49 UTC
Ex Royal Navy and intelligence expert appointed Captain of Port of Gibraltar

A Gibraltarian who served as an officer in the Royal Navy has been appointed as the new chief executive and Captain of the Port of Gibraltar. Bob Sanguinetti, who rose to the rank of Commodore in the British navy, will replace Captain Roy Stanbrook, who resigned from the post earlier this year.
Monday, April 28th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
Putin is losing Eastern European energy gamble

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he doesn't think the European community can do without the natural gas it gets from energy monopoly Gazprom. With a Russian economy starting to decline, however, it may be Gazprom that's too strongly interconnected to the European market to break free.
Saturday, April 26th 2014 - 06:05 UTC
Protestors interrupt Rousseff's speech and pledge to torpedo the World Cup

President Dilma Rousseff was repeatedly interrupted while giving a speech by hecklers protesting the coming World Cup hosted by Brazil and who are demanding more funds should be invested in health care, education and improved transportation.
Friday, April 25th 2014 - 21:43 UTC
PM Cameron calls on BOT to have public registries with names of companies' owners

British Prime Minister David Cameron has written to the leaders of the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to encourage them to create public registries that would reveal the true owners of companies registered in their jurisdictions.
Friday, April 25th 2014 - 21:33 UTC
British Virgin Islands received more FDI in 2013 than Brazil and India together

The British Virgin Islands received more foreign direct investment last year than the major emerging economies of India and Brazil combined, a United Nations survey said on Tuesday. Brazil and India got 63 billion and 28 billion respectively.
Friday, April 25th 2014 - 21:24 UTC
UK £200 million new polar research vessel will ensure presence in Antarctica and he South Atlantic

The British government will fund a new £200 million polar research ship to put UK scientists at the forefront of climate and ocean research in both Antarctica and the Arctic, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on Friday in a speech.
Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 08:11 UTC
Argentine and China reaffirm close trade and political links

Argentine President Cristina Fernández received on Wednesday China’s Foreign Ministry Wang Yi and signed several trade agreements, including aerospace infrastructure at the Government House, Buenos Aires City. During the meeting, the president was accompanied by Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich, Economy Minister Axel Kicillof, Federal Planning Minister Carlos Julio De Vido and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, with whom Wang Yi had a previous meeting.
Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:59 UTC
China making inroads into Brazilian trade with Argentina, says CNI

Argentina's economic situation has hit Brazil harder than its other commercial partners, as China has been making inroads into Brazilian trade with Argentina. Chinese exports to Argentina have more than tripled in the last ten years, according to a study carried out by Brazil's National Confederation of Industry, (CNI).
Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:28 UTC
Turkey offers condolences to grandchildren of Armenians killed by the Ottoman army

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered what the government said were unprecedented condolences on Wednesday to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in World War One by Ottoman soldiers.
Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 02:25 UTC
Brazil sets the path for the future of a free, open and transparent internet

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at the Wednesday opening of a gathering in Sao Paulo that no country can have “more weight than another” in governing cyberspace. Delegations from more than 85 countries are attending the NETMundial international conference which during two days will debate Internet issues and try to reach an agreement on a new oversight model.