International

• Monday, February 13th 2012 - 05:33 UTC

  Argentine Church calls on government and opposition not to take advantage of Malvinas dispute

  

  The Argentine Catholic Church supports the country’s claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands but also called on the Executive and the rest of the Argentine leadership not to use the Malvinas issue with a political purpose.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 07:39 UTC

  Putin boosts presidential campaign with a tot of Antarctic ice prehistoric water

  

  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given a water sample Friday taken from a pristine lake hidden under Antarctic ice for over a million years, after Russian scientists drilled down to its surface.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 01:34 UTC

  UK is open to bilateral talks with Argentina on any issue except Falklands’ sovereignty

  

  UN British ambassador warned Argentina on Friday that Britain would “robustly” defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except the Islands' sovereignty.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 01:26 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon calls on Argentina and UK to scale down Falklands’ dispute

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope that Argentina and the United Kingdom can avoid escalating their dispute over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and resolve their differences through dialogue.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 04:20 UTC

  Prince Harry named best co-pilot gunner of the Apache helicopter training course

  

  Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army, has been named best co-pilot gunner in his Apache training course. Captain Wales and his fellow trainees have now completed the Conversion to Role (CTR) course which involves 18 months of rigorous training on the Apache attack helicopter.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 04:19 UTC

  Royal Navy patrol issues record fine to Dutch fishing vessel

  

  A Royal Navy patrol ship has issued a record on-the-spot fine to fishermen using undersized nets after sailors boarded a Dutch fishing vessel in the North Sea. HMS Mersey, one of the Royal Navy's three fishery protection vessels, was on routine duties when she spotted the FV Elizabeth sailing 40 nautical miles off the Norfolk coast.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:21 UTC

  UN-backed marine expedition highlights impact of climate change in oceans

  

  A United Nations-backed scientific expedition which has been travelling the world’s oceans for almost three years is in New York seeking to raise public awareness of the impact of climate change in oceans.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:01 UTC

  Timerman on Friday formalizes at UN complaint against UK ‘militarization’ of Malvinas dispute

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez gave instructions for the formal complaint before the United Nations accusing the United Kingdom of ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic and Malvinas Islands be presented on Friday, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 00:56 UTC

  State Department ratifies Falklands’ dispute is a bilateral Argentina/UK issue

  

  United States insisted that the Falklands/Malvinas dispute is a ‘bilateral’ issue between Argentina and the UK and again called on Buenos Aires and London to solve the issue peacefully, through dialogue.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 00:47 UTC

  Spanish government to unveil drastic reforms to rigid labour legislation

  

  Spain's government will unveil reforms to rigid labour laws on Friday that it hopes will be radical enough to get to grips with sky-high unemployment while not severing links altogether with unions ahead of key regional elections.