Politics

Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:36 UTC
Obama makes official nomination of Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief

President Barack Obama on Friday named Ashton Carter, a highly regarded technocrat, to lead the Pentagon as the US military embarks on the latest phase in its 13-year war against Islamic extremists.
Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:24 UTC
UN human rights experts bash US courts on latest racial killings

A group of United Nations human rights experts said on Friday that they had “legitimate concerns” over decisions to not charge the white officers who killed two unarmed black men in separate incidents, and they also called for a review of policing in the United States.
Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:15 UTC
Chile consulted Argentina before allowing HMS Dragon to dock in Valparaiso

Chilean foreign minister Jorge Burgos revealed this week that the presence of HMS Dragon in Valparaiso was authorized after having consulted with Argentina, and underlined that Chile strictly abides with what was agreed regarding the passage of British vessels through Chilean waters.
Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 00:30 UTC
Argentina offers advance payment of 2015 maturing bonds to head off speculation

Argentina's government offered this week to make full early payment on a local dollar-denominated bond to head off speculation that its legal battle with U.S. hedge funds will make it unable to service its debt.
Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 00:08 UTC
Falklands cemetery to share First World War medical records

Interactive information technology providing details of how seamen lost their lives defending the Falkland Islands during the First World War will be unveiled at Stanley Cemetery in the capital on Monday 8 December.
Friday, December 5th 2014 - 23:56 UTC
UK ambassador underscores shared values and qualities of Royal and Chilean navies

UK ambassador in Chile Fiona Clouder underlined the values and qualities of the Royal Navy and Chilean Navy during a reception on HMS Dragon, which called at Valparaíso for the week long Exponaval 2014, considered the most important naval, maritime and ports' exhibition in the southern hemisphere.
Friday, December 5th 2014 - 23:41 UTC
Top Gear incident in Argentina: “Foreign Office did not incur in any additional assistance costs”

The Foreign Office did not incur any costs in providing assistance to the BBC Top Gear team which was recently in an Argentine tour and was forced to leave the country under protection, following alleged disrespectful references to the 1982 Falklands war by the team.
Friday, December 5th 2014 - 07:16 UTC
Falklands' World War I and naval battles' centenary commemorations

Falklands have prepared a week's agenda of activities on the centenary commemoration of the Falkland Islands naval battle and the Islands contribution to the Great War, which will extend from this Friday until 12 December.
Friday, December 5th 2014 - 06:34 UTC
South Atlantic patrol HMS Iron Duke pays humanitarian visit to Haiti

HMS Iron Duke has paid an historic visit to Haiti, the first British naval vessel to the island nation since RFA Largs Bay delivered earthquake aid in 2010. Iron Duke is now reaching the end of her six month deployment of the South Atlantic and marked her entry into the Port of Cap Haitien with a 21 gun salute.
Friday, December 5th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Latin America 'unfortunately' has a very low participation in global trade

Latin America 'unfortunately' has a very low participation in world trade which is a major challenge for the region, according to Gonzalo Rodriguez, member of Mercosur technical staff, who was one of several speakers at the preamble of Unasur summit.