Politics

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Prince Edward will inaugurate Gibraltar’s new air terminal; no decision on the name

  

  The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will formally inaugurate and name Gibraltar’s new air terminal during his forthcoming visit to the Rock. The plan was revealed during a debate in the Gibraltar parliament after Opposition leader Peter Caruana suggested the British Royal should carry out the task.“It’s already on his agenda,” replied Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  Bargains forecasts in Uruguay as Argentine investors withdraw funds following new bank rules

  

  By Dean Steinbeck (*) As much as it defies common sense, Uruguay entered into a tax sharing agreement that will scare off Argentine investors; the same group of people who are Uruguay’s biggest source of capital, investment, and innovation.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:03 UTC

  UK ‘hunter-killer’ nuclear-powered submarine en route to Falklands, says The Sun

  

  British nuke submarine HMS Talent was dispatched this week end to the Falkland Islands “with Tomahawk warheads” on what could be a warning signal to Argentina, according to UK sensationalist tabloid The Sun.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 00:06 UTC

  Vulcan flypast at Falklands’ memorial in the Arboretum at Staffordshire

  

  A Vulcan bomber which launched air raids on Stanley Airport thirty years ago has flown over the peaceful countryside of central England to mark the dedication of a new Falklands Memorial to the 255 British servicemen and three women Islanders killed in the conflict.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:28 UTC

  SS Britain “floated” on a sea of neon-green jelly for UK Museum at Night season

  

  The SS Great Britain that in the seventies was recovered from the Falkland Islands and is currently moored in Bristol has been “floated” in a sea of neon-green jelly as part of a cultural festival.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  Rousseff receives apology and compensation for tortures suffered when she was a guerrilla

  

  President Dilma Rousseff will receive 10,000 US dollars in reparations from Rio do Janeiro state for torture she was subjected to while jailed as a leftist guerrilla during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, her office said Friday.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:15 UTC

  Armed Forces parade at Windsor Castle to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

  

  Queen Elizabeth II watched as thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside her Windsor Castle home Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:59 UTC

  Olympic flame begins Saturday from Land’s end the 8.000 mile relay to London

  

  The Olympic flame landed in the UK ready for the London 2012 torch relay after being flown from Athens, Greece. David Beckham used it to light a cauldron after the plane, also carrying Princess Anne and London Games organizers chair Lord Coe, arrived at a Cornish air base.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:56 UTC

  Buenos Aires open city for marriages of opposite of same sex partners

  

  The City of Buenos Aires will allow foreigners that arrive in Argentina to get married –with either opposite sex or same sex partners- within five days of a request to the Civil Registry and only needing a temporary real address.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:54 UTC

  EU ambassador in Argentina suggests “negotiated agreement” for the Repsol/YPF dispute

  

  The European Ambassador to Argentina, Spanish native Alfonso Díez Torres, stressed on Friday that the solution for the YPF seizure conflict would be “a negotiated agreement” between Argentina and Repsol.