International

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 21:18 UTC

  UK reaffirms Falklands’ self determination and British sovereignty

  

  The British Foreign Office reaffirmed Wednesday the right to self determination of the Falkland Islands and dismissed the latest statements calling for sovereignty negotiations over the Islands with Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:35 UTC

  Long time close friend of Gibraltar named Commons’ Deputy Speaker

  

  Britain’ House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has unveiled his three deputies as Labour’s Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle, Dawn Primarolo MP and, and Tory Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. The deputy speakers were elected by MPs in a secret ballot for the first time.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:33 UTC

  Top IMF official warns Asia to prepare for European developments’ consequences

  

  Risks to the global economic outlook have “risen significantly” and policy makers have limited room to provide support to growth warned International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara during a conference Wednesday in Singapore.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  China concerned with global impact of EU sovereign debt crisis

  

  China's central bank reiterated on Tuesday it would continue to implement the relatively easy monetary policy according to changing situations in a bid to facilitate the ongoing development transformation model, as well as reinforce the country's sound and relatively fast economic growth.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 23:58 UTC

  PM Cameron hosts Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Conservative predecessor Baroness Thatcher back to 10 Downing Street for a reception in her honour.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 18:42 UTC

  Spanish judges and prosecutors visit Gibraltar to foster professional contacts

  

  A group of Spanish judges and prosecutors paid a historic first visit to Gibraltar’s courts on Monday. This was the second part of a cross-border initiative that aims to foster professional contacts between judges on both sides of the Bay of Gibraltar, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 11:26 UTC

  Pound falls as Fitch warns of UK's ‘formidable’ debt challenge

  

  The pound fell in late morning deals after credit ratings agency Fitch warned the debt challenge facing the UK government was 'formidable', and that cuts would have to be deeper and quicker than former chancellor Alistair Darling had planned.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 05:47 UTC

  Germany and UK deciding drastic budget cuts; fears in the rest of Europe

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a special, two-day cabinet meeting to come up with a savings plan for the country's budget. Berlin wants to rein in its deficit to meet European Union rules, as a sovereign-debt crisis has hit markets and the Euro in the past few months.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 05:42 UTC

  World Ocean Day 2010: opportunities and challenges

  

  The United Nations Organization (UN) celebrates on Tuesday 8 June World Ocean Day under the theme: 'Our oceans: opportunities and challenges'. The UN General Assembly instituted this celebration from 2009, by its resolution 63/111, issued 5 December, 2008.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:43 UTC

  Forum on how to recover funds stolen by dictators and corrupt regimes

  

  United Nations, the World Bank and Switzerland are organizing a two-day international conference in Paris to try and associate global financial centres in helping recover assets taken and hidden by dictators and other leaders of corrupt regimes.