International

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 04:51 UTC

  Argentine-Iran dialogue is ‘over’, says Jewish community rejecting Teheran’s denial of any involvement

  

  The president of the Argentine Jewish Community centre, AMIA, Guillermo Borger said that if Iran insists in rejecting any links with the 1994 attack in which 85 people were killed and 300 injured, the current dialogue between Argentina and Teheran on the issue “is over”.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 04:00 UTC

  Fitch Ratings downgrades Argentine bonds following Judge Griesa ruling

  

  Fitch Ratings has placed Argentina's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'B', Short-term IDR of 'B' and the international bonds issued under New York Law on Rating Watch Negative (RWN).

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 03:54 UTC

  Iran insists in denying any involvement in deadly attack on Jewish centre in Buenos Aires

  

  Iran’s government rejected once more the involvement of any Iranian citizen in the 1994 AMIA Jewish Centre terrorist bombing, but indicated to be ready to help into identifying those who could have committed the attack.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 02:38 UTC

  Iran expected to import 100.000 tons of Argentine soy-oil in 4Q

  

  Iran is likely to import over 100.000 tons of soy-oil from Argentina in October-December 2012 as Iran's purchasing of soy beans, soy-oil and soy-meal is recovering from the impact of sanctions, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 01:43 UTC

  IATTO introduces ‘climate change’ presentation for ‘Antarctic Ambassadors’

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO, announced on Tuesday the availability of a new PowerPoint presentation designed to help the traveller understand how climate change is affecting the Antarctic environment.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 14:15 UTC

  HMS Dauntless in Portsmouth after South Atlantic deployment; HMS Edinburgh on her way

  

  After a six-month deployment to the South Atlantic, including a patrol and exercises in the Falkland Islands, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless has returned to her home port in Portsmouth, southern England.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:30 UTC

  ARA Libertad retained in Ghana has cost Argentina almost 3m dollars

  

  The Argentine navy flagship ARA Libertad impounded in Ghana by US investment funds since 2 October has cost so far over 2.6 million dollars, half of which for the repatriation of the 281 cadets and crewmembers, according to Argentine naval and diplomatic sources quoted in the Buenos Aires media.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:25 UTC

  ‘Atlas of Health and Climate’ to understand the challenges of extreme conditions

  

  As the world’s climate continues to change, hazards to human health are increasing. The Atlas of Health and Climate, published jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), illustrates some of the most pressing current and emerging challenges.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:16 UTC

  Australia’s Petrel Energy farms in with US explorer operating onshore Uruguay

  

  Australia’s Petrel Energy is getting involved in Uruguay after taking a stake in a private US player which also gives it a presence in Spain. The Sydney-based explorer said its 25% stake in Schuepach Energy International (SEI) gives the company a shot at unearthing “company-making” large scale oil and gas discoveries.

• Monday, October 29th 2012 - 13:00 UTC

  Argentina and Iran meet in Geneva to discuss 1994 deadly bombing in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine and Iranian representatives are meeting in Geneva on Monday to discuss a 1994 bombing of a Jewish aid association in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured 300 others, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said Sunday.