Politics

• Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Funeral of Falklands hero

  

  Major General Sir Jeremy Moore, who commanded British land forces during the 1982, conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and died last weekend, will be buried at Wells Cathedral, Somerset, on Friday 5th October.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands War general Jeremy Moore dies aged 79

  

  Major-General Sir Jeremy Moore KCB, OBE, MC and Bar, Royal Marines, who commanded the British Land Forces during the Falklands War 25 years ago and accepted the Argentine surrender, has died aged 79.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Civil Air Patrol suspends flights looking for Fossett

  

  The search for US adventurer Steve Fossett has been scaled back two weeks after his plane vanished over the Nevada wilderness, officials say.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia's Morales says elites resent Indian power

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales says wealthy elites are trying to block his leftist reforms because they do not like having an Indian leading the South American country.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Jeremy Moore 'a worthy adversary'

  

  Retired Major-General Sir Jeremy Moore, the British land commander in the 1982 South Atlantic War who died last weekend in his 79th year, was described yesterday by a wartime foe as a “worthy adversary and an excellent professional.”

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  UN General Assembly opens session, climate is major issue

  

  The UN General Assembly opened its 62nd session Tuesday with a call by its new president to strengthen the organization's capability to deal with world issues - climate change above all.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  EU, stronger ties with Uruguay and Mercosur

  

  President Barroso met president of Uruguay Dr. Tabaré Vázquez in the Berlaymont on 18 September. The Uruguayan president's trip to Brussels and his visit to the Portuguese presidency in Lisbon and Spain demonstrate the country's desire to strengthen ties with Europe.

• Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Independence Day holidays celebrates Chile

  Last Saturday kicked off a record five days of “Fiestas Patrias” celebrations, as the entire nation celebrates its Declaration of Independence from Spain, declared nearly two centuries ago. Most work came to a grinding halt Friday at mid-day, as thousands prepared for a quick exit to coastal or mountain retreats, or a fun-filled weekend of dance and music at the hundreds of 'fondas' that will dot city and rural landscapes during the five day celebration.

• Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Greenspan memoir links Iraq war to US thirst for oil

  

  Former top US central banker Alan Greenspan abandons his trademark reserve Monday, in a new book which takes swipes at the White House for everything from its motives for invading Iraq to its unbridled spending.

• Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Latin America Indians conference in Bariloche

  

  Representatives from indigenous communities from across Latin America will join international experts in Bariloche, in a bid to articulate their concerns over threats to their ancestral lands.