Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, May 14th 2012 - 05:26 UTC

  Queen Sofia attends “on private capacity” Coronation celebration in London

  

  The Spanish Government formally protested its “displeasure and discomfort” over the state visit of the Earl of Wessex to Gibraltar next month. But Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Garcia-Margallo nonetheless confirmed that the Spanish Queen Sofia will attend the May 18, 60th anniversary of the Coronation celebration in London, but “in a private capacity”.

• Friday, May 11th 2012 - 21:43 UTC

  Hague describes Chile as one of UK’s “greatest friends in the region”

  

  UK Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Chile during a meeting in London with his peer Alfredo Moreno to discuss a range of issues on which the two countries can work together.

• Friday, May 11th 2012 - 21:01 UTC

  “Malvinas usurpation” affects all South American nations, argues Argentina

  

  Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli once again claimed Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands at the Unasur headquarters in Ecuador and warned that “the usurpation of the Islands affects all of the South American nations” plus insisting on the military/civilian ration in the Islands.

• Friday, May 11th 2012 - 12:29 UTC

  As in Hitler’s time, the Olympic spirit exploited for political purposes

  

  By Harold Briley - Hitler exploited the Olympics. Argentina’s cynical and infantile exploitation of the Olympic Games for political purposes is a reminder, if any is needed, of its persistent failure to abide by accepted standards of honesty and decency.

• Thursday, May 10th 2012 - 20:08 UTC

  Bank of England forgets stimulus and targets inflation in spite or recession

  

  Bank of England policymakers on Thursday decided against pumping more cash into Britain's recession-hit economy, preferring to sit tight after a surprise spike in inflation.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 18:32 UTC

  The Queen addresses Parliament setting out government policy

  

  Queen Elizabeth II gave her “Queen's Speech” to Britain's parliament Wednesday, setting out government policy for the coming year as the ruling coalition sought to fight back after a dismal month.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 17:51 UTC

  Argentina says UK/Latam relations could falter if Falklands issue remains unsolved

  

  British relations in South America could falter if the UK Government refuses to hold talks on the Falkland Islands sovereignty with Argentina, the country’s ambassador to London said this week.

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:11 UTC

  Timerman tells Hammond world is safer with creativity than “bombing civilians”

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman replied to recent demands of an apology made by UK Defence Minister Phillip Hammond over a controversial Olympic advert shot in the Falkland Islands, and urged London to “honour the deaths of those who died in the 1982 conflict by constructing peace.”

• Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  London’s mayor Johnson saves Tories from a humiliating defeat in council elections

  

  Boris Johnson dodged a humiliating nationwide defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron by winning London in local elections that saw voters angry at Britain's economic woes flock to opposition Labour and a right-wing anti-European fringe party.

• Friday, May 4th 2012 - 21:31 UTC

  Y&R holding condemns Falklands-Olympics spot and asks Argentine government to ban the ad

  

  WPP international advertising holding on Friday regretted a controversial TV spot showing an Argentine athlete training for the London Olympic Games in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.