International

Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:19 UTC
Chavez and Putin agree to defend independence and sovereignty of Syria and Iran

The sovereignty of Syria and Iran should be defended against 'foreign interferences' and from the siege of ‘colonial powers’ Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.
Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 03:20 UTC
Rating agencies forecast Greece’s default…but in an orderly manner

Like in Colombian Nobel Prize Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” Fitch rating agency said on Tuesday that Greece would default on its debt, although it anticipated that such a default was likely to take place in an orderly manner.
Tuesday, January 17th 2012 - 06:44 UTC
S&P downgrades the European Stability Facility but willing to reconsider

Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) from “AAA” to “AA+,” although it does not rule out it would increase it again if it bolsters its funds, according to a communiqué released on Monday.
Tuesday, January 17th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
Australian experts link carbon dioxide emissions effects on fish brain and nervous system

Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to Australian research.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 19:32 UTC
Falklands’ conflict gunner meets Skyhawk pilot he shot down, at his home in Argentina

A Royal Navy veteran from the Falklands War has completed an extraordinary journey to meet the Argentine pilot he thought he had shot down and killed during the 1982 conflict.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 19:20 UTC
Minister recalls Captain Scott’s South Pole feat and heralds work of UK polar scientists

On the eve of the centenary of Royal Navy Captain Robert Scott reaching the South Pole, Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has heralded the work of British polar scientists in helping to shape the understanding needed for managing climate change and contributing to the UK’s work for the peaceful protection of Antarctica.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 19:19 UTC
Gibraltar cancels stamp issue with Israel considered ‘politically unstable’ by London

The former GSD government cancelled plans to issue a stamp with Israel because the design was ‘politically unacceptable’ to the UK. The stamp was to be released by the postal services of Gibraltar and Israel and carried an image of the Rock on one half and the King David citadel on the other.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:32 UTC
Latin America focused on trade and development, not the Falklands, says Hague

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that it is important to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict, but aside from some sabre rattling from Argentina, the rest of Latin America is interested in trade and development.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:28 UTC
Hague this week becomes the first Foreign Secretary in six years to visit Brazil

This week William Hague becomes the first Foreign Secretary in six years to travel to Brazil. Hague was scheduled to visit Brazil last year, but was prevented by the swiftly-moving events of the Arab Spring and in that time Brazil overtook Britain to become the sixth largest economy in the world.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Meryl Streep wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her role as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” who in Latin America is remembered for her fight against the unions, the Falklands conflict and her disgust with a ‘federation’ of Europe.