International

Saturday, November 30th 2013 - 06:37 UTC
World Cup stadium tragedy: union says soil was 'too soft' for the heavy crane

A safety engineer at the World Cup stadium where a giant crane collapse killed two workers allegedly warned his supervisor of possible problems with the operation, only to have his concerns brushed aside, a labor union leader charged on Thursday, as sniping over the accident heated up.
Friday, November 29th 2013 - 22:06 UTC
Falklands involved oil company expects to raise £100 million in bond offer

Premier Oil expects to raise at least £100 million in a bond offer scheduled to close on 6 December. The FTSE 250 oil and gas company, with interests in the Falkland Islands, the North Sea, and South-East Asia, said its 5% sterling bonds auction has already built a book value of at least £100 million.
Friday, November 29th 2013 - 07:39 UTC
Mercosur must have an only voice and act as a block, advises former leader Sarkozy

“Mercosur must have greater integration, act with an only voice and operate as a block”, advised former French president Nicholas Sarkozy at a business conference in Buenos Aires, where he also underlined that without the European Union, “France or Germany could have disappeared from the world map”
Friday, November 29th 2013 - 07:32 UTC
Outraged UK Parliament reacts to Spain's attitude towards Gibraltar and the diplomatic bags indecent

Outraged British members of Parliament from across the political spectrum reacted with disbelief to the explanations provided by the Spanish Government on the UK diplomatic bags incident at the Gibraltar border and called on the British Government to take a tougher stance in response.
Friday, November 29th 2013 - 07:08 UTC
Falklands oil exploration exposed to jail and fines according to Argentine law

Argentina has threatened oil firms seeking to operate off the Falkland Islands with 15-year jail terms, huge fines and confiscation of assets in a fresh salvo in the dispute with Britain over South Atlantic islands sovereignty. But UK reiterated that Argentine law does not apply to Falklands or British Overseas Territories.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 22:51 UTC
Repsol contracts Deutsche Bank as advisor for the YPF compensation deal

Repsol appointed Deutsche Bank AG to advise it on the compensation pre-settlement it reached with Argentina regarding the seizure of 51% of YPF in April 2012. The arrangement was negotiated in Buenos Aires this week by ministers from Argentina and Spain, Repsol executives, and representatives from the Spanish company’s two largest shareholders, Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos, Pemex and Barcelona-based CaixaBank SA.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 21:03 UTC
UK will insist Gibraltar be included in all EU aviation legislation

The British Government will refuse to accept a return to the pre-2006 Cordoba Agreement practice of excluding the Gibraltar airport from EU aviation measures, Minister for Europe David Lidington told Parliament and pledged the inclusion of Gibraltar in all EU aviation legislation.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 20:58 UTC
EC makes public list of countries with yellow cards for involvement in illegal fishing

European Commission (EC) is urging European countries to impose trade sanction on Belize over illegal fishing, while warning Curacao that it may be next. The EC also urged European Union governments to hit Cambodia and Guinea with the sanctions, cautioning South Korea and Ghana that they, too, may be next in line.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 11:28 UTC
North west England trade mission scheduled to visit Chile, Argentina and Brazil

Attracted by Chile’s positive economic climate a trade mission for North West England will be arriving in Santiago on 2nd-3rd December. The delegation from one of the most dynamic areas of the UK economy has representatives from Covering Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and the cities of Manchester and Liverpool.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 11:22 UTC
Washington pledged support for Japan in dispute with China over islands

The United States pledged support for ally Japan in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea and senior US administration officials accused Beijing of behavior that had unsettled its neighbors.