International

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 15:59 UTC

  Russian ambassador thanks RAF S&R chopper team including Prince William

  

  The Russian Ambassador has thanked the crew of the RAF Search and Rescue Flight, which included Prince William, for their attempts to rescue the crew of a sinking Russian cargo vessel this weekend.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 15:42 UTC

  Ice Patrol HMS Protector steaming for its deployment to Antarctica

  

  The Royal Navy's new ice patrol ship, HMS Protector left Portsmouth Monday for a seven-month deployment surveying and patrolling the frozen continent of Antarctica. The 5.000-tons ice-breaking ship completed an intensive period of sea trials and training prior to deploying to the Antarctic Peninsula.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 15:34 UTC

  UK opens new consulate in Recife, next to northeast Brazil main trade and sea hub

  

  Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne on Tuesday opened a new Consulate General in Recife, Brazil - the city which became home to one of the first ever British missions in South America in 1808.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  US and EU agree to begin talks on a trans-Atlantic economic and trade pact

  

  The United States and European Union agreed on Monday to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:01 UTC

  Spain no longer wonderland: in 2011 more people are leaving than arriving

  

  For the first time since data is recorded the number of people leaving Spain in search of better opportunities will be higher in 2011 than those incoming, according to the country’s stats office, INE.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 05:53 UTC

  Markets react positively to talks for speeding the EU decision making process

  

  Germany and France stepped up a drive on Monday for intrusive powers to reject national budgets in the Euro zone that breach EU rules, as a market rout of European debt eased temporarily on hopes of outside help for Italy and Spain.

• Monday, November 28th 2011 - 17:17 UTC

  UK promotes Search & Rescue helicopter service to be provided by civilian crews

  

  The Department for Transport has started the procurement process for a new UK-wide Search and Rescue helicopter service to be provided by civilian crews, it has been announced.

• Monday, November 28th 2011 - 15:27 UTC

  Colourful plastic recycled penguins “take over” Carrasco airport in Montevideo

  

  The Belgian artist William Sweetlove (born Oostende, Belgium, 1949) has placed 330 gigantic sculptures with a strong ecological message in the international airport of Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay.

• Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 08:07 UTC

  Lagarde leaves Argentina out of tour for not complying with understanding

  

  IMF chief specifically excluded Argentina from its coming Latinamerican tour because the government of President Cristina Fernandez still has to comply with what was agreed last July, basically normalizing the controversial INDEC stats office and open its books to auditing as happens with all other members of the G20.

• Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 02:02 UTC

  Brazil’s Teixeira targeting to succeed FIFA’s Blatter in 2015, claims local media

  

  The Brazilian media is full of speculation that the current president of the country’s Football Federation, (CBF) Ricardo Teixeira has started to play his cards with the ultimate goal of becoming FIFA chief in 2015,