Politics

Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 06:51 UTC
Iran ambassador and Palestinians in Chile ‘monitored’ with Israel collaboration

Israeli special defence forces – concerned about what they saw as an increased Iranian presence in South America – collaborated with Chile’s government to monitor “unusual activity” within the Iranian and Palestinian communities, a newly released cable from Wikileaks has shown.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 03:27 UTC
Argentina insists trade restrictions “in no way represent an obstacle for Mercosur partners”

Argentine Industry Ministry officials assured Wednesday that non-automatic licenses currently being applied to imports “in no way represent an obstacle for our Mercosur partners” and they have been implemented to monitor imports from outside the region.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 00:12 UTC
Libya: Peru cuts links; Cuba, Venezuela support Gadaffi, blame “imperialist states”

Peru announced it has suspended diplomatic relations with Libya over the use of force against civilians there. It is the first country to take such a step since the anti-government protests erupted in Libya last week.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 19:25 UTC
Falklands’ government to attend annual EU/OCTs forum in New Caledonia

The Falkland Islands government will be attending the annual European Union and Overseas Countries and Territories Forum in the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia (Melanesia, Southwest Pacific) from 28th February to 4th March.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 12:13 UTC
Argentine yacht calls in Stanley en route to Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires

A yacht flying the Argentine flag and on route to Mar del Plata from Ushuaia called in the Falkland Islands last Friday.
The ‘Shaman’ yacht arrived in Stanley from Tierra del Fuego on a short visit with a crew of two: the owner who is also the captain and his partner.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 07:36 UTC
Amnesty International top anti-poverty officials resign and pocket £ 850.000

Amnesty International paid its outgoing secretary general and deputy secretary general a total of about £850,000 in the year that both women resigned, the organization’s accounts show.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 07:04 UTC
Canada and Australia have seven of the top ten most liveable cities in the world

Canada’s Vancouver has been selected as the world's most liveable city, while Toronto remained the fourth most attractive place to live, according to the Economist magazine.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:50 UTC
US Supreme Court rejects Argentine appeal to unfreeze assets held in trust

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Argentina's appeal in its long-running legal effort to unfreeze some assets held in trust since 2007, following on its roughly 100 billion US dollars debt default five years earlier.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:45 UTC
Fourth quarter unemployment in Argentina down to 7.3%, says Indec

Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Tuesday release from the country’s national statistics institute, Indec. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had announced the number informally in a speech last week.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Refurbished HMS York scheduled to arrive in the Falklands mid March

The Royal Navy HMS York based in Portsmouth is on her way to the South Atlantic to conduct maritime security patrols. The refurbished Type 42 destroyer will spend the majority of the five-month deployment patrolling the British South Atlantic islands including the Falklands and South Georgia.