International

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:49 UTC

  Brazil and India discussing military accord based on the French Rafale fighter jet

  

  President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:45 UTC

  Foot and mouth disease outbreak in Egypt with new virus strain

  

  FAO warned that urgent action is required to control a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and prevent its spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, which could have serious implications for food security in the region.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:41 UTC

  BRICS summit to agree on intra-trade and credit on local currencies

  

  The five major emerging economies of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are set to inject greater economic momentum into their grouping by signing two pacts for promoting intra-BRICS trade at the fourth summit of their leaders in New Delhi on Thursday.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:31 UTC

  World’s main food suppliers host FAO regional conference in Buenos Aires

  

  Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, opened Monday its Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference in Buenos Aires which will extend until next Friday when it will announce the issues that will guide FAO actions worldwide.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:20 UTC

  Spanish conservatives win in Socialist stronghold but fall short of full control

  

  Spain's conservative People's Party won a regional election in Andalucia but did not secure the outright majority it expected, depriving Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of a symbolic boost to help him push through harsh spending cuts.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:08 UTC

  Prince Charles and King of Norway visit HMS Liverpool in Bergen

  

  Prince Charles and the King of Norway have visited HMS Liverpool in Bergen as she finishes her final exercise for the Royal Navy. The Type 42 destroyer is being decommissioned after 30 years and will be sailing into Portsmouth for the final time flying her decommissioning pennant.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:37 UTC

  Contract to upgrade nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance secures 2.000 jobs

  

  The future of 2.000 British jobs will be secured by the signing of a multi-million pound deal to upgrade one of the Royal Navy's nuclear deterrent submarines. The £350m contract to refit and refuel HMS Vengeance was confirmed by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond during a visit to Devonport Dockyard on Monday.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:22 UTC

  The Pope next to Castro calls for a future of “freedom and reconciliation” in Cuba

  

  Pope Benedict urged Cubans to build a better, “renewed and open society” on Monday and pressed the Castro brothers regime to give the Catholic Church more liberties to help the country as it faced an uncertain future.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:50 UTC

  RAF Vulcan bombers trained to bomb mainland Argentina during Falklands war

  

  British newspaper The Telegraph caused a media stir in Buenos Aires on Monday after running a story disclosing the details of a military operation to attack Argentina mainland during the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982.

• Monday, March 26th 2012 - 09:40 UTC

  US supports competition but confident its nominee will lead the World Bank

  

  Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to lead the World Bank, will win broad international support despite an unprecedented challenge by candidates from emerging economies, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview.