Politics

Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
HMS Sultan, Gosport hosts Falklands Veterans reception

The town of Gosport, on the western side of Portsmouth harbour, and home of the Falklands Veterans Foundation, has hosted the first major event commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner tunes political project for October elections

Argentine President Néstor Kirchner marked on Friday his four years in office reaffirming his call for a “concertation” ÃÂ¢€“ or alliance of different political forces ÃÂ¢€” ahead of the October's presidential election. However, he remained tight-lipped on who will be the ruling Peronist party's candidate.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sunday countdown test for Venezuelan media and Chavez

The countdown has begun for Venezuela's oldest private television station: midnight Sunday Radio Caracas Television, the most widely watched channel, will be forced off the air after President Hugo Chávez's government decided not to renew its licence.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Judiciary corruption: several Latam countries named

Corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world denying citizens' access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial, sometimes even to a trial at all, according to the Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Systems issued Thursday by Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Police abuse a problem in Chile says Amnesty Int

The influential human rights group Amnesty International (AI) released its annual report Wednesday, highlighting harsh police treatment of indigenous people, poor prison conditions and the country's 1978 Amnesty law as persistent problems in Chile.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Islands: Weekly “Penguin News” Update

Headlines:
Sailors restore Coventry's cross; 'No meeting of minds' on sovereignty, says Governor; New Chief Justice; Badminton coach visits.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar decolonized and all that remains is “UN delisting”

Joe Holliday, Gibraltar's deputy Chief Minister, told the United Nations seminar in Grenada that Gibraltar is decolonised and that it is for the UN to de-list the territory. The seminar reaffirmed the principle of self determination and Argentina and Spain were criticized for furthering their sovereignty disputes.
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' Governor: “no meeting of minds” with Argentina

Beginning with a parade of members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, which is usually conducted in icy conditions, the annual budget session of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council (LegCo) in May is the most important of the year.
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
RN newest patrol ship visits Clyde before heading for Falklands

The Royal Navy's newest patrol vessel HMS Clyde will pay her first and last visit to her affiliations in Inver Clyde this weekend (26-29 May).
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pope acknowledges sufferings of Latam colonized peoples

Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the suffering of indigenous Latin Americans during European colonialisation in a move to control damage caused by remarks made during his recent trip to Brazil.