International

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  HMS Dauntless called in Colombia and joined major UNITAS naval exercise

  

  After a major naval exercise in the Caribbean with the participation of 13 warships from several countries of the Americas and following some anti-drugs patrolling in the Caribbean HMS Dauntless is expected back in Portsmouth at the end of October.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 05:58 UTC

  Strong private sector and creating jobs, the way out of poverty says World Bank

  

  In developing countries, jobs are a cornerstone of development, with a pay off far beyond income alone. They are critical for reducing poverty, making cities work, and providing youth with alternatives to violence, says a new World Bank report.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 22:27 UTC

  Report says fish species expected to shrink in size because of global warming

  

  Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists. Researchers modelled the impact of rising temperatures on more than 600 species between 2001 and 2050.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  Shell contracts four dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drill-ships

  

  Transocean Ltd. today announced on Monday it has been awarded 10-year contracts for four new build dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drill-ships by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell).

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 22:05 UTC

  Argentine marine who headed invasion of the Falklands on 2 April, dies

  

  The Rear Admiral who headed the landing and invasion of the Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 died over the weekend. Carlos Büsser was under house arrest for his alleged participation in crimes against humanity during the last military dictatorship although he was never convicted.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 20:44 UTC

  UK banking reform at the heart of discussions in the annual Labour conference

  

  UK Labour leader Ed Miliband has indicated that a threat by banks to move abroad would not deter him from breaking them up if they did not agree to revolutionise their operations and put ordinary customers first.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 20:32 UTC

  Euro-zone: no end in sight to the scourge of unemployment an increasing poverty

  

  Unemployment in the Euro-zone hit a fresh high of 18.2 million in August, the EU statistics agency has said. The number out of work rose by 34.000, but after the July data was revised up, it meant the unemployment rate remained stable at a record high of 11.4%.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 09:05 UTC

  Renault reviewing production costs in France and bid decisions in the pipeline

  

  French car maker Renault is considering the complete closure of factories because of the dire state of the European automobile market, the company's chief operating officer was quoted on Sunday.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 08:43 UTC

  Former minister says Cristina Fernandez in Harvard showed how she really is

  

  Former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo assured that Argentina’s current problems are much more serious, than back in 2001 since nowadays “people are desperate because they want to preserve the value of their savings and the Government does not allow them to do so”.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  Kofi Annan says exPM Tony Blair could have stopped the Iraq war

  

  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the only person capable of turning George Bush against the 2003 Iraq invasion, ex-United Nations chief Kofi Annan claimed in an interview published Saturday.