International

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.
Monday, June 18th 2012 - 07:17 UTC
Public and private sectors pledge in Rio+20 to restore “oceans’ health and productivity”

Over 80 countries, civil society groups, private companies and international organizations have declared their support for the new Global Partnership for Oceans (GPO), signalling their commitment to work together around coordinated goals to restore the world’s oceans to health and productivity.
Monday, June 18th 2012 - 07:14 UTC
Gibraltar in C24 challenges Spain to take disputed waters case to the International Court

Spain is scared to test its “feeble claims” in Court, whether in respect of Gibraltar’s undisputable right to self determination or its undisputable waters. That was the charge made by Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Friday before the United Nations Committee of 24 as he challenged Madrid to take these issues to the appropriate international courts.