International

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 21:25 UTC

  Trichet proposes “emergency powers” for EU key institutions to address crises

  

  Europe's key institutions should have emergency powers to override economic and financial policies at a national level in times of crisis, Jean-Claude Trichet, former head of the European Central Bank, said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 21:20 UTC

  ECB warns EU leaders that monetary policy won’t fill other institutions “lack of action”

  

  European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said on Tuesday that risks to the Euro zone economy have increased and warned of “heightened uncertainty weighing on confidence and sentiment”.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 04:41 UTC

  OAS calls on Argentina/UK to find peaceful way to solve Malvinas sovereignty dispute

  

  The Organization of American States general assembly, meeting in Tiquipaya, Bolivia, passed a resolution urging the Argentine and British governments to find a peaceful way to solve the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 04:37 UTC

  Queen touched deeply by so many people celebrating together her Diamond Jubilee

  

  The Queen has called her Diamond Jubilee “a humbling experience”, saying she had been “touched deeply” by seeing so many people celebrating together. In a message to the British nation, she thanked all those who organised the events.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 02:05 UTC

  UK at OAS assembly in Bolivia ratifies the Falklands’ people self determination

  

  The UK ratified on Tuesday the Falkland Islands people’s self determination following a resolution from the OAS general assembly taking place in Bolivia calling on the two sides (Argentina and UK) to resume dialogue on the sovereignty of the Islands which are claimed by Argentina.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 23:22 UTC

  G7 members agree to work together to deal with Spain’s financing problems

  

  The Group of Seven finance chiefs agreed in a teleconference call to work together to deal with the problems hitting Spain and Greece, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentina in Bolivia after strong OAS declaration in support for Falklands’ claim

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman has a challenging and fragile mission in Bolivia: to obtain strong support from the OAS general assembly for Argentina’s claim over the Falklands/Malvinas’ sovereignty ahead of the UN decolonization meeting in New York which President Cristina Fernandez has promised to attend.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 07:55 UTC

  UK support for ‘threatened’ oil companies and Falklands’ right to develop its own hydrocarbons industry

  

  The United Kingdom gave its full support to the companies involved in oil and gas exploration in Falkland Islands waters, following Argentina’s announcement on Monday it was beginning legal actions against five companies committed to “illegal” and “clandestine” exploration activities in the disputed Malvinas waters.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 02:54 UTC

  China attempting to beat deepest manned submersible dive record (7.000 metres)

  

  An oceanographic ship carrying China's manned deep-sea submersible, Jiaolong, left the eastern port city of Jiangyin on June 3 for the Mariana Trench to attempt the world's deepest manned submersible dive.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  Argentina accepts consultation with EU on trade restrictions and also drags Falklands’ to the dispute

  

  Argentina announced on Monday it had accepted the request from the European Union for a round of consultations, before the World Trade Organization, on the country’s controversial trade policies, but at the same time rejected all and every one of the questioned points and dragged the Falklands’ dispute into the fray.