International

• Friday, March 16th 2012 - 08:41 UTC

  UK accuses Argentina of intimidating Falklands and promises help for oil companies

  

  Britain has accused Argentina of illegally intimidating and attempting to damage the economic livelihoods of the Falkland Islands residents after the Foreign minister vowed legal action against oil companies involved in the Falklands oil industry.

• Friday, March 16th 2012 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentina promises legal actions against all companies involved in Falklands’ oil industry

  

  Argentina will take legal action at home and abroad against any companies involved directly or indirectly in hydrocarbons exploration off the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said on Thursday.

• Friday, March 16th 2012 - 08:10 UTC

  Malvinas means protecting the continent’s natural resources, says Argentine leader

  

  President Cristina Fernandez underlined the brotherhood between Argentina and Chile which she described as ‘unalterable’, particularly since both countries are now living under full democracies. She also thanked Chilean support for Argentine claim over the Malvinas and said that the sovereignty dispute has as a crucial element the need to protect the continent’s natural resources.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  PM Cameron says Obama promised ‘neutrality’ and ‘no prodding’ for talks on the Falklands issue

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron revealed President Barack Obama said the US was content with the status quo in the Falkland Islands and ‘would stop prodding Britain and Argentina’ to talk to each other.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 22:17 UTC

  Quick reply to Argentina: UK reaffirms Falklands’ right to develop hydrocarbons resources

  

  Britain waited only a few minutes for Argentina to finish detailing a barrage of legal and administrative threats against anybody and everybody involved in the Falklands oil industry, and firmly stated its full support to the Islanders development of their hydrocarbons resources.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 14:55 UTC

  Power struggle and ideological division exposed in China’s leadership

  

  Ambitious Chinese Communist Party leadership contender Bo Xilai has been sacked from his post as head of the city of Chongqing in a dramatic move that exposes growing ideological divisions just as a new generation readies to take power.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 14:29 UTC

  Wen Jibao calls for ‘urgent reform; warns against another ‘Cultural Revolution’

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jibao made a strong pitch for political reforms in the Communist ruled country, warning that a failure to carry out structural corrections could unleash the upheaval of another Cultural Revolution.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  “Self-determination is the right path for the Falkland Islands”

  

  To affirm the Special Relationship, Barack Obama should offer his support to the islanders, writes Jim Sensenbrenner.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:16 UTC

  Uruguay peacekeepers in Sinai surrounded by protesting Bedouins

  

  Uruguay said Wednesday a contingent of its soldiers serving as peacekeepers in the Sinai have been trapped in their base by Bedouins demanding the release of four colleagues imprisoned in Egypt.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  IMF confirms closing offices in Mongolia, Lebanon and G-20 member Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will close its Buenos Aires office in protest to Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno’s decision to accuse the organization in court, urging it to explain how it calculates Argentina’s inflation rate, sources said.