Politics

Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Biggs duo on top of the world; For sale housing plots £100,000 an acre; Ocean Nova safely afloat again.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Israel: Netanyahu has 6 weeks for new coalition government

Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has chosen Benyamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, to form a new coalition government within six weeks.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
UK's Brown calls for a “grand bargain” at next G-20 summit

World leaders must strike a “grand bargain” to deal with the economic downturn, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday. He called for more cooperation on banking reform and fiscal stimulus packages as he outlined his hopes for the G20 summit of world leaders in London in April.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Obama unveils plan to rescue responsible homeowners

President Barack Obama has revealed a long-awaited plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families. The plan will provide refinancing to four to five million “responsible homeowners” on the verge of defaulting.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina and Brazil fail to agree over trade barriers

Brazilian and Argentine officials failed to reach an agreement in talks Tuesday night to defuse growing tensions over trade barriers. However a bilateral working group was announced and another round of talks has been scheduled for March 4.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
UK government exploiting terrorism says former MI5 chief

Britain's former head of intelligence, MI5 head Dame Stella Rimington has claimed the Government had exploited people's fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties. In an outspoken interview she said ministers risked handing a victory to terrorists by making people “live in fear and under a police state”.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador's Correa expels second US official in a month

The State Department Wednesday called Ecuador's expulsion of a U.S. diplomat unjustified and said the United States will respond appropriately. The expulsion was the second of its kind this month.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' official work shadows at Scarborough council

Scarborough Council welcomed a special international guest, Claudette Anderson-Prior, who works for the Falkland Islands' Government as Head of the Legislature Department and has spent the past few days work shadowing with the council, reports the Scarborough Evening News.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
UK Bishop who denies Holocaust must leave Argentina

Argentina told a Roman Catholic bishop who denied the Holocaust and was reinstated to the church last month by Pope Benedict XVI to leave the country or face expulsion.
Wednesday, February 18th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Cristina confirms attendance to London summit April 2

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner confirmed on Tuesday she received the official invitation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for the G-20 summit to be held in London at the beginning of April.