International

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 23:23 UTC

  Slim downplays meaning of YPF shares deal: “it was the exercise of a financial guarantee”

  

  Carlos Slim Domit, son of tycoon Carlos Slim who recently acquired 8.4% of the shares of YPF oil company, confirmed on Monday that their arrival “was not a share purchase but the exercise of a financial guarantee,” which they have been working on in the last four years.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 22:45 UTC

  Falklands at G20: brief exchange between Cameron and Cristina Fernandez

  

  UK PM David Cameron has refused to accept a letter from Argentina's president about her country's claim to the Falklands Islands. PM Cameron approached President Cristina Fernandez before the first session of the G20 summit in Mexico, No 10 said.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:59 UTC

  Brazil/Argentina agree G20 common position, but will wait to listen to Germany

  

  Brazil and Argentina agreed on Monday “to oppose any financial adjustment plan” and sponsor development and growth policies to face the world crisis, in the framework of the two-day G20 summit taking place in Mexico.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:55 UTC

  Chinese PM Wen Jibao to visit Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to attend the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio De Janeiro, and pay official visits to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile from June 20 to 26, it was announced in Beijing the Foreign Ministry

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

  Spain warns UN Decolonization Committee not to de-list Gibraltar

  

  Spain made a calm but classic contribution before the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) last week defending territorial integrity arguments but also warning the Committee not to de-list Gibraltar without sticking to the current UN criteria.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:35 UTC

  Cameron promises red carpet for ‘over-taxed’ rich French citizens

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron cheekily declared that Britain would open its door wide to France's rich if they flee abroad from steep tax hikes proposed by the new French government.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:31 UTC

  EU announces at G20 ‘Tobin tax’, opposed by US. UK and Sweden

  

  The European Union will “soon” move forward with a financial transaction tax (FTT), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Monday, as he also spoke in favour of Euro-bonds.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 05:59 UTC

  Jewish centre asks for arrest of Iranian terrorist-suspects if they attend Rio+20

  

  The Simon Wiesenthal Centre has requested the Brazilian government “to arrest and extradite” any Iranian officials with pending arrest warrants from Interpol because of their links with a terrorist attack in Argentina, if they arrive in Brazil for the Rio+20 conference as members of the official delegation from Teheran.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 01:30 UTC

  PM Cameron accuses Argentina of colonialism and protectionism ahead of G20

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has fired a broadside at Argentina ahead of the opening of the G20 summit in Mexico, accusing the country of colonialism over the Falklands and protectionism in world trade.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 10:41 UTC

  Falklands Memorial Service at Pangbourne

  

  The Annual Service of Remembrance was held at the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne on Sunday 17th June. As it marked the 30 anniversary of the war a marquee was erected to extend the nave to hold the large number of veterans, families of the fallen and dignitaries - a total of 850 people.