Politics

Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:00 UTC
A masterly account of the Battle of the Falklands 1914

The Battle of the Falklands 1914 By Graham Pascoe reviewed by David Tatham - With the centenary of the 1914 naval battle coming up in December and commemorations planned for Falkland Islands capital, Stanley and London, Graham Pascoe’s concise account of the battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands is well timed.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:53 UTC
Pope Francis shakes Vatican policy with new attitude towards gays

The Vatican has taken strides in announcing a new change in views towards homosexuals, which according to a Vatican document drafted after a week-long discussion of 200 bishops on family issues, states that homosexuals have “gifts and qualities to offer.”
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:35 UTC
Bank of England governor warns 'bankers' behavior still needs to change”

Bankers' behavior still needs to change following the financial crisis, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned. He added that top executives had “got away without sanction”.“Maybe they were not at the best tables in society after that, but they're still at the best golf courses. That has to change,” he said. Mr Carney was speaking at the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting in Washington.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:26 UTC
Economics Nobel Prize for work on dominating companies and market regulation

French economist Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize for economics for his work that has shed light on how governments should regulate powerful companies that dominate markets, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:15 UTC
Lady Alice: “Argentines eat a lot of beef, but have never eaten a journalist”

Jeremy Clarkson and BBC's 'Top Gear' program need publicity and controversy to keep going and that he has managed with his recent incursion through the south of Argentina, which ended with his team escorted to the border with Chile fearing 'for their lives', which obviously impeded them from accomplishing their formal task but not the real objective.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:17 UTC
Argentina doesn't need international credit, “we have foreign currency to face debt maturities”

Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has assured that the government of president Cristina Fernandez is not seeking international financing despite current economic problems, since it has foreign trade surpluses and all the foreign exchange needed to face debt maturities.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:10 UTC
Racial tension erupts in St Louis as heavy handed police arrest demonstrators

Riot-gear clad police arrested at least 17 people on Sunday after they refused orders to disperse from a spontaneous sit-in outside a convenience store in St. Louis during a weekend of otherwise peaceful protests against police violence.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:04 UTC
Head of Pentagon underlines military partnership of the US with Chile

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with government leaders in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Sunday to discuss deepening the U.S. military partnership with Chile.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 06:54 UTC
US against China proposal to create a regional development bank for Asia

For almost a year, China has been pitching an idea to its neighbors in Asia: a big, internationally funded bank that would offer quick financing for badly needed transportation, telecommunications and energy projects in underdeveloped countries across the region.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 06:47 UTC
Royal Navy invests £348 million in three new offshore patrol vessels

Steel was cut this week for the first of three new Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) at a ceremony in Glasgow. The vessels, which will be used by the Royal Navy to undertake various tasks in support of UK interests both at home and abroad, will be built at BAE Systems’ shipyards under a £348 million contract that has protected more than 800 Scottish jobs.