Politics

Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 04:38 UTC
Falklands have a bright future and Islanders the resolve to face harassment and bullying

The Falkland Islands have a bright future, not without challenges, or harassment or bullying, but the Islanders will face them with the same strength, tenacity and resolve that helped them through the conflict 33 years ago, said Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire at the annual Falklands' Government Reception in London.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:35 UTC
Magna Carta 800th anniversary: PM David Cameron's speech

800 years ago, on this day, King John put his seal to a document that would change the world. We talk about the ‘law of the land’ and this is the very land where that law – and the rights that flow from it – took root.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:23 UTC
OAS assembly approves Convention on the Rights of Older Peoples

The 45th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), meeting in Washington, took a step on Monday toward the modernization of the hemispheric institution, expressed support for the Rule of Law in Guatemala, and approved the Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:06 UTC
Jeb Bush aims the White House presenting himself as an anti-Washington figure

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush vowed to fix a dysfunctional Washington as he began his US presidential bid with an attempt to move out of the shadow of the White House legacies left by his father and brother.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:44 UTC
Catholic Church points out that 25% of Argentines are below the poverty line

The Argentine Catholic Church has stood out strongly on the controversy that has followed President Cristina Fernandez statement before the FAO assembly in Rome arguing that poverty in Argentina is below 5%, which was later made superlative by her spokesperson and cabinet chief Anibal Fernandez arguing that poverty in Argentina was less than in Germany or Denmark.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:37 UTC
Spanish Guardia Civil officers attend Queen's Birthday parade in Gibraltar

Two uniformed Spanish Guardia Civil officers attended the Queen’s Birthday Parade in Gibraltar, in a development that is unprecedented in recent times.
Spanish law enforcement officers are invited by The Convent every year to the event but, on the occasions they have attended in the past, they have done so in civilian clothing.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:29 UTC
Falkland Islands receives US support on the issue of “self determination”

Falkland Islands' elected lawmakers received assurances in Washington that US neutrality in the sovereign dispute with Argentina does not imply any denial of the Falkland Islanders right to self determination.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Strong Falklands' supporter and former US Congress member receives OBE

Former United States Representative Thomas E. Petri was formally presented with the insignia recognizing his appointment as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire during a ceremony June 11 at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, D.C.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 05:37 UTC
Argentine union leader expelled from ILO meeting for stealing a tablet

An Argentine trade unionist attending the International Labor Organization 104 Annual Assembly in Geneva was expelled from ILO and sent back to Argentina following on several cameras that caught him red-handed trying to steal the tablet of another member attending the meeting.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 04:59 UTC
Left-wing coalitions take power in Spain's main cities including Madrid and Barcelona

Left-wing coalitions formally took power in four out of five of Spain's biggest cities on Sunday, marking a major political change in municipal politics a month after voters registered their anger at austerity and corruption in local elections.