International

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 14:05 UTC

  London rejects bill initiative to ensure Falklands’ remain British

  

  The government has ruled out bringing in a UK law to ensure the Falkland Islands' right to remain British. Tory MP Guy Opperman said legislation would show support for the “unambiguous right to self-determination”.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:35 UTC

  Malvinas dispute a ‘bilateral issue’ which is not included in the EU agenda

  

  European Union ambassador in Buenos Aires Alfonso Diez Torres said that the Falklands/Malvinas issue does not figure in the foreign affairs agenda of the EU, it’s a bilateral issue and he does not see any reason to amend the Lisbon treaty to exclude the disputed South Atlantic Islands as demanded by Argentina.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:27 UTC

  EU agrees permanent rescue fund and 25 member back German budget discipline pact

  

  European leaders agreed on a permanent rescue fund for the Euro zone on Monday and 25 out of 27 EU states backed a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline, but they struggled to reconcile fiscal austerity with economic growth.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:13 UTC

  On line shopping giant Amazon accused of artificially inflating prices

  

  On line shopping giant Amazon has been accused of artificially inflating prices by banning firms that trade on its website from selling goods more cheaply elsewhere on the internet.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:09 UTC

  BAE yards threatened once Royal Navy carriers are delivered in 2018, warn unions

  

  Britain should bring forward orders for a new generation of navy frigates to help BAE Systems bridge a production hiatus that’s threatening its warship-making capabilities and 6.000 engineering jobs, the Unite union revealed.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:01 UTC

  One in three workers worldwide unemployed or living in poverty, says ILO

  

  The world faces the “urgent challenge” of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 04:59 UTC

  ILO blames Germany’s low-wages policy as contributing to the Euro debt crisis

  

  Germany's persistent policies to push down wages have harmed fellow Euro zone member countries and contributed to the bloc's current debt crisis, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in Geneva.

• Monday, January 30th 2012 - 22:24 UTC

  Study on dietary habits (what and where) of Atlantic sharks

  

  A team of scientists of Chelonia Association and the University of Marseille (France) chose the port of Vigo to initiate a study on dietary habits and intake areas of Atlantic sharks.

• Monday, January 30th 2012 - 21:56 UTC

  World running out of time to ensure food, water and energy, says UN report

  

  The world is running out of time to make sure there are enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a UN report warned on Monday.

• Monday, January 30th 2012 - 09:37 UTC

  Over five million Spaniards out of a job; recession forecasted in 2012 first quarter

  

  Spain’s unemployment total has passed the five million mark, with the jobless rate shooting up from 21.5% to 22.8%, which represents something like one out of four workers don’t have a job.