Tag: United Kingdom

Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Argentina presents official protest to UK over Malvinas cemetery vandalism

The Argentine foreign ministry confirmed in a release that it had delivered an official protest to the United Kingdom repudiating “the profanation of the monument” in Darwin, Falkland Islands, to the memory of the Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Malvinas war.
Friday, July 27th 2012 - 02:32 UTC
US candidate Romney apologized to PM Cameron for London Games comments

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's high-profile overseas trip got off to a rocky start on Thursday when he was forced to clarify a comment seen as criticizing London's handling of the Summer Olympics that he came to celebrate.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
PM Cameron receives Dilma to talk about Olympics, trade and global economy

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday to pick up some tips on staging the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 20:54 UTC
Red Cross to again address London over the Falklands Argentine unnamed graves

The International Red Cross pledged it will again contact British authorities with Argentina’s request for special forensic groups to travel to the Falklands to identify combatants buried in Islands’ unnamed graves.
Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 19:33 UTC
UK remains deep in recession: even the services sector contracted

Britain's economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring Euro zone crisis.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:21 UTC
Is There a Solution to the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict?

By Dr. Yoav J. Tenembaum (*) - The Falklands is a perennial red top tabloid favorite. But aside from providing patriotic copy, it is a squabble with serious diplomatic consequences. What to do (or not do) in the case of the Islands remains tricky. Is there a solution?<br />
Theoretically, yes; practically, no.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 15:27 UTC
UK reaffirms sovereignty over Gibraltar territorial waters following incident with the Guardia Civil

The UK reaffirmed sovereignty over Gibraltar and Gibraltar territorial waters following an incident with the Spanish Guardia Civil which detained two Gibraltar British Nationals in British jurisdiction and transferred them to Spain.
Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 08:18 UTC
Gibraltar demands action from UK, after latest incident with Spain’s Guardia Civil

The Gibraltar government has told the UK that 'the time has now come for action, not simply written protests from London to Madrid' in defence of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, following the latest incident where a Gibraltar vessel was boarded by the Guardia Civil in Gibraltar waters 'and forcibly conveyed' together with its occupants to Algeciras 'at high speed and without navigational lights.'
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:50 UTC
UK receives first of next generation of stealth aircraft, STOVL F-35 Lightning II

The first of the UK's next generation of stealth combat aircraft, Lightning II, was handed over to the Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond formally accepted the first of the jets which are short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and are manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Friday, July 13th 2012 - 03:21 UTC
Commons report reveals UK sold £ 2.3m of military equipment to Argentina

The British government must exercise more caution in granting licences for the export of arms, according to a parliamentary report which mentions authoritarian regimes such as Bahrain but also areas of direct concern for UK such as Argentina and the Falklands.