Politics

Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:08 UTC
Prince Charles and King of Norway visit HMS Liverpool in Bergen

Prince Charles and the King of Norway have visited HMS Liverpool in Bergen as she finishes her final exercise for the Royal Navy. The Type 42 destroyer is being decommissioned after 30 years and will be sailing into Portsmouth for the final time flying her decommissioning pennant.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:37 UTC
Contract to upgrade nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance secures 2.000 jobs

The future of 2.000 British jobs will be secured by the signing of a multi-million pound deal to upgrade one of the Royal Navy's nuclear deterrent submarines. The £350m contract to refit and refuel HMS Vengeance was confirmed by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond during a visit to Devonport Dockyard on Monday.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:34 UTC
Peru ‘one step away’ from ensuring cheap gas supply for the domestic market

President Ollanta Humala announced Peru was “one step away” from reaching a deal with the consortium developing Block 88 of the huge Camisea gas field. The deal would ensure cheap fuel for Peru, for the next 25 to 30 years, reported the official news agency Andina.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:25 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to lead main Malvinas war commemoration from Ushuaia

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will head next 2 April the main ceremony remembering the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war when Argentine forces invaded the Falklands and held them for 74 days until ousted by a British Task Force
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:22 UTC
The Pope next to Castro calls for a future of “freedom and reconciliation” in Cuba

Pope Benedict urged Cubans to build a better, “renewed and open society” on Monday and pressed the Castro brothers regime to give the Catholic Church more liberties to help the country as it faced an uncertain future.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:50 UTC
RAF Vulcan bombers trained to bomb mainland Argentina during Falklands war

British newspaper The Telegraph caused a media stir in Buenos Aires on Monday after running a story disclosing the details of a military operation to attack Argentina mainland during the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:21 UTC
US remembers Argentina debts must be honoured and suspends trade benefits

Buenos Aires released a statement on Monday “regretting” US President Barack Obama's decision to suspend Argentina from the US Generalized System of Preferences program, which waives import duties on thousands of goods from developing countries.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 02:11 UTC
The Summit of the Americas will discuss the Falklands/Malvinas issue

The UK/Argentina Falklands/Malvinas dispute is among the short list of topics to be discussed at the coming VI Summit of the Americas, announced on Monday Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin.
Monday, March 26th 2012 - 09:40 UTC
US supports competition but confident its nominee will lead the World Bank

Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to lead the World Bank, will win broad international support despite an unprecedented challenge by candidates from emerging economies, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview.
Monday, March 26th 2012 - 09:36 UTC
Peruvian president joins the controversy on the turning back of HMS Montrose

Peruvian president Ollanta Humala supported Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Roncagliolo following the impasse with the British embassy in Lima that strongly criticized the last minute cancelling of the protocol visit of HMS Montrose to El Callao.