International

Friday, November 1st 2013 - 21:23 UTC
Britain sleepwalking into becoming a surveillance state, wars MP Hubert

Britain is sleepwalking into becoming a surveillance state, the like of which has never been seen before in peacetime Britain, MPs have been told. Opening a packed Westminster Hall debate on intelligence and the security services, Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert (Cambridge) said there were serious questions to be asked about the extent and scale of intelligence agencies’ activities.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 18:05 UTC
London Luxury Quarter red carpet to court the rich and famous from China

Luxury retailers in London are hoping to cash in on the growing ranks of high-net worth Chinese travelers in the wake of relaxed visa application rules for tourists and business people from the mainland, which were announced in October by the British government.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 08:51 UTC
US aviation regulators clear passengers use of mobile devices from gate to gate

Aviation regulators have cleared the safe use of mobile devices during take-off and landing for US airlines. US carriers are expected to let passengers use smart phones, tablets, and e-book readers from gate to gate by the end of the year.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 08:48 UTC
Experts dismiss forecasts of soaring wine prices: worldwide production on the rise

In a much-publicized report released Wednesday, US bank Morgan Stanley said that a worldwide fall in production and growing thirst for wine among Chinese and Americans would send prices rocketing. However industry experts say worldwide production actually rose this year.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 05:14 UTC
Malvinas claim 'enshrined in the Constitution and supported by all political parties'

Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro in a letter published in The Times, defended the “peaceful call” from President Cristina Fernandez to dialogue and negotiations on the Malvinas Islands issue and underlined that the sovereignty claim over the Islands is 'enshrined in the national constitution'.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:44 UTC
Hedge fund remains hopeful of a “consensual resolution” of bonds dispute with Argentina

In a letter to investors dated October 28, Elliott Management said it remained hopeful that a “consensual resolution” can be achieved with Argentina regarding the hedge funds dispute. Elliott, which ranks among the industry's most enduring funds, having opened in 1977 with one million dollars in assets, tried to force Argentina to make full payment on bonds it bought more than a decade ago.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:09 UTC
UK new regulating system for the press triggers bitter controversy

Britain approved a new system of regulating its press, a move newspapers said was draconian and threatened freedom of speech but which former victims of press excess described as long overdue.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 19:30 UTC
Chinese navy vessels call in Buenos Aires for the first time part of a South American tour

Vessels from China's Popular Liberation Navy docked for the first time in Buenos Aires in the framework of a South American tour that includes Chile and Brazil. The lead ship is destroyer Lanzhou with missile capability, the frigate Liuzhou and the support vessel Boyanghou, all active with the China's South Sea Fleet.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 18:39 UTC
A Pope, two presidents, a businessman and a drug baron, the Latin-Americans that made it to Forbes list

Pope Francis ranks as the fourth most powerful person in the world and the most powerful Latin-American, according to Forbes’ annual Most Powerful in the World List which this year had Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked number one ahead of President Barack Obama and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping, number three.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 17:58 UTC
Putin displaces Obama from Forbes' list of the most powerful people

President Barack Obama has been demoted to second place from Forbes' Most Powerful People list which has named Russia's President Vladimir Putin as the leader of the pack.