Politics

Friday, January 20th 2012 - 08:19 UTC
Falklands vessels can re-flag and operate in Mercosur ports, says Hague

Ships from the Falkland Islands that are barred from ports in Argentina and other Mercosur trade bloc countries can re-flag as British ships at any time to avoid the ban, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:58 UTC
UK unemployment hits 2.69 million (8.4%), highest since January 1996

UK unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November to 2.69 million, official figures show. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate also rose to 8.4% from 8.3%, the highest since January 1996.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:47 UTC
Murdoch’s group acknowledges covering up illegal tapping and destroying evidence

The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has acknowledged to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence and lying to investigators, victims' lawyers said.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:37 UTC
Hague reaffirms sovereignty and values discussing Falklands self-determination with Brazil

Foreign Secretary William Hague during a major speech on foreign policy in Brazil said that the UK will always uphold sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and the rights of the Islanders to self determination.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
Sawle tells Argentina to leave the Falklands in peace and respect their right to self determination

Britain nowadays is not a colonialist country and Argentina should leave the Falkland and its people in peace and respect their right to self determination, said Falklands elected member of the Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle quoted in the Argentine media.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:11 UTC
Timerman: “Malvinas” strategy is working, not even English newspapers support Cameron

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that Argentina’s strategy on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim “is working” and added that “the only way for England to get out of this mess is through direct negotiations with Argentina.”
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
Prince Harry will visit Brazil in March and open Britain GREAT 2012 campaign

HRH Prince Harry will visit Brazil in March, Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed on Thursday. Hague is currently on a two-day visit to Brazil and made the announcement during a press conference next to Sérgio Cabral, Governor of Rio de Janeiro.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:02 UTC
Argentina praises ‘immediate support’ from the region in the Falklands’ dispute

Argentina’s acting president and Vice-President Amado Boudou praised the immediate support expressed by several countries in the region in the bilateral conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:00 UTC
Ambassador Argüello presents credentials and gives Obama a ‘one dollar’ gaucho silver knife

Argentina’s Ambassador in United States Jorge Argüello delivered his credential letters to President Barack Obama, who expressed his “joy” for the positive results of his counterpart Cristina Fernández surgery.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 23:11 UTC
The white settlers’ dilemma

by James Nielson, Buenos Aires Herald - David Cameron was certainly being provocative when he accused Cristina’s government of “colonialism”. It was a quite dreadful thing to say.