International

Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:58 UTC
Spanish banks suspend evictions for next two years for the most vulnerable

Spanish banks are suspending evictions for the next two years for the most vulnerable people. An estimated 350,000 families have been evicted from their homes since Spain's property market crashed in 2008.
Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 00:56 UTC
US to overtake Saudis and Russia as world’s top oil producers by 2’17, says IEA

The United States is forecasted to overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's top oil producer by 2017, the West's energy agency said on Monday. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said it saw a continued fall in US oil imports with North America becoming a net oil exporter by around 2030 and the United States becoming almost self-sufficient in energy by 2035.
Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
Argentine deadline to Ghana for release of ARA Libertad

Argentina warned on Monday that if by Tuesday Ghana does not release the retained Navy frigate ARA Libertad it will file a claim before the UN Law of the Sea International Tribunal in Germany.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 21:57 UTC
Ban Ki-moon and colonialism: people should be able to decide their own future

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said UK is not violating relevant UN resolutions referred to the Falklands’ and more specifically on colonialism, he argued that a prevailing impression is that “people living under certain conditions should have a certain level of capacities so that they can decide their own future”, be it independence or some kind of government in their territories.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 19:00 UTC
HMS Protector heading for Antarctica after surveying Tristan da Cunha waters

The Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector on her route to the Falklands and Antarctica, has visited the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to conduct the first systematic survey of the British Overseas Territory since the 1970s.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 17:25 UTC
Obituary Sir Rex Hunt CMG

Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion precipitating the Falklands War, has died aged 86, in Stockton-On-Tees, where he had lived in retirement.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:44 UTC
Ghana will insist in relocating Argentine frigate with a new court order

Ghana’s government is expected to submit a petition on Monday to cut all water, electricity and fuel supply to Argentina’s navy training ARA Libertad frigate after armed sailors prevented an operation led by local port authorities, GPHA, who wanted to relocate the ship to another berth, spokesmen of Tema Port said.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:40 UTC
International unions’ group calls for a speedy resolution of the Argentina/Ghana impasse

The Vice President of International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has called for a timely resolution of the stalemate leading to the seizure of the Argentina Naval frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:29 UTC
China’s and the world largest bank takes control of Argentine institution

Argentina has given approval for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to take control of the local operations of South Africa's Standard Bank following a 600 million dollars deal last year, the Chinese lender said on Sunday.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 02:46 UTC
BBC infighting the big news, while it struggles to recover from a credibility shock

The BBC's director general, George Entwistle, has resigned in the wake of the Newsnight child abuse broadcast. He said that as the man “ultimately responsible for all content, and in the light of the unacceptable journalistic standards” he would quit.