Politics

Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 21:27 UTC
UK rejects Spain proposal for one-on-one talks on Gibraltar sovereignty

Britain rejected a Spanish proposal to hold one-on-one talks over the sovereignty of the contested British overseas territory (BOT) of Gibraltar after Spain issued an appeal for such negotiations to be held “as soon as possible”.
Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 21:17 UTC
Garcia-Margallo column in the WSJ: “We need to talk about Gibraltar”

The following column was published on Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal displaying the Spanish position in the current dispute with Gibraltar and the border controls.
The column is credited to Jose Manuel García-Margallo who is Spain’s Foreign minister.
Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:50 UTC
Cristina Fernandez losing her nerve; furiously blasts journalist for exposing her trip to tax-haven Seychelles

The Argentine government replied furiously on Sunday night to the latest chapter of journalist Jorge Lanata program on corruption in Argentina which so far had exposed top officials and protected businesspeople of the Kirchner couple administrations but on this occasion targeted President Cristina Fernandez and her non disclosed two-day visit last January to the Seychelles islands a renowned tax haven.
Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:07 UTC
UK espionage next in the list of revelations, anticipates Greenwald

Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke news on former security contractor Edward Snowden’s allegations of U.S. surveillance programs, said he will publish revelations on U.K. intelligence after his partner was detained in London.
Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:04 UTC
Nine Argentine professionals awarded Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK

Nine Argentine professionals have been awarded Chevening Scholarships that will enable them to continue their graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The UK government scholarship program is an annual announcement and covers all of the student’s expenses, including travel, health insurance and accommodation.
Monday, August 19th 2013 - 18:53 UTC
Falklands’ Day celebrated on 14 August remembers first recorded sighting by John Davis in 1592

Falkland Islands Day was celebrated last Wednesday 14 August with a reception at Government House in Stanley hosted by Governor Nigel Haywood. The date marks the first recorded sighting of the Falklands on 14 August 1592 by English explorer John Davis who captaining the 120-ton vessel ‘Desire’ in that month was blown by a storm into ‘certaine Isles never before discovered’. Davis account was published in 1600 in London by Richard Hakluyt.
Monday, August 19th 2013 - 18:47 UTC
Princess Anne to Buenos Aires next month for the International Olympic Committee

The Princess Royal will visit Argentina next month despite the strong possibility of violent anti-British protests, reports the British media. Princess Anne is attending in Buenos Aires the 125th International Olympic Committee Session, which will decide the venue for the 2020 Games.
Monday, August 19th 2013 - 18:24 UTC
Malvinas is a Latinamerican cause underlines Argentine Defence minister

Argentina’s defence minister called on the peoples of Latinamerica to defend their natural resources and particularly the Malvinas Islands, ‘an ignominious colonial situation’ in the XXI century.
Monday, August 19th 2013 - 13:23 UTC
Mercosur ‘remains a fiction’ admits Uruguayan foreign minister

Mercosur as an only market ‘remains a fiction’ since it is missing the effective implementation and ironing out of trade and macroeconomic reforms, said Uruguayan foreign minister Luis Almagro, who went on to promote “double and triple membership” for Mercosur members.
Monday, August 19th 2013 - 13:12 UTC
Uruguay calls on Mercosur to sign a free trade agreement with United States

Uruguayan Vice-President Danilo Astori said Mercosur must decisively address the signing of a free trade agreement with the United States, but also admits that “opportunities must be built”.