International

• Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 02:08 UTC

  Widespread football match fixing and criminal network uncovered by Europol

  

  A major investigation involving Europol and police teams from 13 European countries has uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in widespread football match-fixing. A total of 425 match officials, club officials, players, and serious criminals, from more than 15 countries, are suspected of being involved in attempts to fix more than 380 professional football matches.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 00:24 UTC

  Argentine leaders’ ‘creative lies’ according to a leading Italian newspaper

  

  A leading Italian newspaper has published a very critical piece on Argentina, its honesty and what it describes as the succession of ‘creative lies’ in the country’s recent history going back to the myth about Evita Peron, the blood thirsty generals, Maradona, Carlos Menem one peso/one dollar, Cristina Kirchner and the latest the clash with the IMF over manipulation of official inflation and GDP stats.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 23:50 UTC

  Hague ‘open’ to Timerman but if talks refer to Falklands, Islanders should be present

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday that he continues ‘open’ to a meeting with his peer from Argentina, Hector Timerman, although he insisted that if the talks refer to Falklands’ issues, representatives from the Islands should be present.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 22:10 UTC

  Argentina will never accept the right to self determination for the people of Malvinas

  

  Argentina without the Malvinas Islands is an “incomplete country”, and the right to self determination is a ‘flag’ Argentina “will never allow to be used by whom were the basis of the largest empire history has recorded”, said Minister Hector Timerman on his arrival on Monday to London.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 22:05 UTC

  Timerman in London insists in meeting Hague, ‘the two alone’ without Falklands’ representatives

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman is in London and has reiterated his request and willingness to hold a bilateral meeting with Foreign Secretary William Hague, “the two alone, to address numerous issues of the bilateral and multilateral agenda”, says a letter from Argentine Ambassador Alicia Castro dated February 4 addressed to the Foreign Office and made public in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 05:23 UTC

  “Right and proper” Islanders are involved in meetings that concern the Falklands

  

  The Foreign Office has reiterated its concern about the Argentine’s government behaviour towards the Falkland Islanders and considers it ‘right and proper’ that they should be involved in the part of those meetings with Argentina that concern the Islands.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 05:09 UTC

  Timerman begins ‘Malvinas week’ in London but no meeting with Hague included

  

  Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman begins Monday a busy ‘Malvinas’ week in London with meetings scheduled in Parliament and later at the embassy with representatives from 18 different European groups that support UK/Argentina dialogue on the Falklands’ sovereignty

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 04:55 UTC

  Cameron’s Malvinas change in policy is “evidence of weakness and internal crisis”

  

  The British government’s decision to deny a meeting between UK and Argentina foreign ministers is proof of “weakness” and evidence of “the internal crisis situation” in the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister David Cameron, said Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 04:51 UTC

  Argentina prepares for the ‘mother of all battles’ against ‘holdout’ bondholders

  

  Argentina has made its final written arguments ahead of a February 27 US courtroom showdown against “holdout” bondholders demanding full payment of capital plus interests for sovereign debt from the default of more than a decade ago.

• Monday, February 4th 2013 - 04:46 UTC

  Berlusconi promises to end with the “technical” and “left wing” taxmen

  

  Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his “last great electoral and political battle” with a sweeping promise to cut taxes and the cost of government if his centre-right wins elections this month.