International

Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Facing a Falklands' fanatic at the Fourth Committee

Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition leader Joe Bossano will soon appear before the UN Fourth Committee in New York.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Top UK brig calls for political solution in Afghanistan

The UK's commander in Helmand has said Britain should not expect a “decisive military victory” in Afghanistan. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith told the Sunday Times the aim of the mission was to ensure the Afghan army was able to manage the country on its own.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar on UN General Assembly agenda for this week

Gibraltar delegates left for New York to participate in the session dedicated to the British Overseas Territory before the 4th Committee of the United Nations. The 4th Committee is one of the six main committees of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dubai, land of man made islands and skyscrapers

Dubai announced on Sunday plans to build a more than one kilometer high sky scraper, an undertaking that will demand over ten years to construct and billions of dollars, possibly becoming the world's tallest building, according to developers Nakheel.
Saturday, October 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Europe agrees on “flexible” targets but no US bail-out plan

Europe's biggest economies agreed on Saturday to work together to support financial institutions, but without forming a joint bail-out fund. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted the meeting of the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy in Paris.
Saturday, October 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Australia clears way for Billiton takeover of Rio Tinto

BHP Billiton proposed 114 billion US dollars hostile bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto has been cleared by Australia's competition watchdog.
Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Sarkozy denies bail out plan, but EU can't agree on B plan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy distanced himself from a proposed 300 billion Euro European Union-wide bank rescue scheme that has divided EU governments on the eve of a meeting to be held in Paris.
Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN listing of British Overseas territories is an “anachronism”

The British Government has said that it agrees with the Foreign Affairs Committee's (FAC) statement that Gibraltar's presence on the UN list of Non-Self Governing Territories is an anachronism.
Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
World oil demand at its lowest in 5 years; outlook bearish

The outlook for oil demand is weakening, shifting the sentiment of oil markets from bullish to bearish according to a report from the Saudi Arabia's Arab News daily.
Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK “heavyweight” cabinet to address the financial turmoil

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reshuffled his cabinet with more “experienced” heavy weights from New Labor beginning with Peter Mandelson, the EU Trade Commissioner and twice minister with Tony Blair.