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UK seeks US backing on Falklands
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and William Hague, the UK Foreign Secretary, in joint press conference in London.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came under intense pressure by the British authorities on Monday to reveal what stance Washington may choose to take on the dispute over Las Malvinas Islands (the Falklands), local media reported.
On his first foreign trip as Secretary of State, John...
UK accuses Argentina of bullying over Falkland Islands
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has accused Argentina of “bullying and intimidatory” behavior following his Argentine counterpart Hector Timmerman’s comments that the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) will be controlled from Buenos Aires in 20 years.
Hague insisted that the South Atlantic islands will remain under British rule for centuries, labeling Timmerman’s remarks as “fantasy”...
Argentine FM: there's no such thing as Falkland islanders
Argentine Foreign Minister said there is no such thing as Falkland islanders as they are British citizens living in the disputed territory.
Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has said that there is no such thing as Falkland islanders, but they are British citizens living in the disputed territory.
Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday, Timerman said “The Falklands islanders...
Argentina says it will control Falklands within 20 years
The Falkland Islands will be under Argentina’s control within 20 years, the country’s foreign minister told British press, claiming that the UK “has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to find a solution” to the issue.
Speaking to reporters from The Guardian and The Independent, Hector Timerman stressed that “not one single country in the world” supports Britain’s claims...
Israel must not meddle in AMIA affair: Argentina's FM
Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman
Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman says the Israeli regime has no right to interfere in the proceedings of the AMIA issue underway between Argentina and Iran.
Israel recently called for an explanation about an agreement between Iran and Argentina to set up a fact-finding committee to investigate the 1994 deadly bombing at a Jewish center in Buenos...
IMF censures Argentina, threatens sanctions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued Argentina with a ‘declaration of censure’ for providing inaccurate inflation and GDP data and has given it until September 29th to amend the problems or will impose sanctions.
The IMF Friday called on Argentina to fix its statistics “without further delay”
“The fund has issued a declaration of censure against Argentina in connection...
Argentina: UK's Falkland referendum proposal illegal
Argentina has dismissed Britain’s proposal for a referendum that would let residents of the disputed Malvinas Islands decide whether to remain under British colonial rule as “illegal.”
“The referendum is illegal because the United Nations declared it to be a nation implanted since 1833 when London invaded and expelled the Argentine inhabitants,” Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector...
Israel shocked with the move of Iran and Argentina
Argentina and Iran signed a document on the establishment of a special commission, which will investigate circumstances of the explosion of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires in 1994. Israel was outraged with the move and demands explanations from Argentinian President Kirchner. Argentina’s position is simple: if you are looking for justice, why not use all means to succeed.
A car bomb...
Britain preparing for new Falklands War
A series of military options are being considered by UK defense chiefs as tension mounts between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a report by the Sunday Telegraph claims.
Extra troops, warships and Typhoon combat aircraft could be dispatched to the islands if needed, ahead of the March 11 referendum on the island’s future, the newspaper claims, citing sources in Britain’s military.
The...
Argentina links union officials to riots
Argentinean President Christina Kirchner’s government has blamed two top officials from the country’s trade unions for organizing a wave of protests, which has resulted in the deaths of four people and injured some 100 others, says a Press TV report.
A day before the violent incidents last week, General Confederation of Labor (CGT) Secretary-General, Hugo Moyano, and Pablo Micheli, the head of...
Argentina condemns UK's Queen Elizabeth Land move
Argentina has protested against Britain’s act to name an area of Antarctica, Queen Elizabeth Land.
Argentina has protested against Britain’s imperialistic move to name a large area of Antarctica, which has long been claimed by the South American nation as its own, as Queen Elizabeth Land.
Argentina’s protest came in the form of a note to British ambassador in Buenos Aires John Freeman, criticizing...
Argentinean frigate leaves Ghana after winning UN court battle
Sailors prepare to board Argentinean frigate Libertad in Tema, Ghana on December 19, 2012, after an international tribunal ordered its release.
An Argentinean warship has left Ghana after a UN court ordered its release following an injunction by a US hedge fund to detain it in Accra.
Port spokesman Lawrence Atumbine said the Libertad set sail from the port of Tema after Ghana’s Supreme Court “nullified”...
Argentineans stage anti-government rally over financial woes
Thousands of Argentinean workers have streamed into the streets of Buenos Aires to demand higher pays and lower income taxes, Press TV reports.
In the third anti-government rally in Argentina since August, top trade unions demonstrated against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner government’s economic policies and the country’s spiraling inflation on Thursday.
Protesters, backed by the trade...
Argentina president summons congress after trafficking case
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in Buenos Aires on December 9, 2012.
Argentina’s president has summoned the country’s congress to potentially change a law on prevention and punishment of human trafficking after a court acquitted 13 people accused of running a trafficking ring.
On Thursday, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner summoned the Argentine National...
Mass evacuation ordered in Buenos Aires after chemical container explodes
A chemical container has exploded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, blanketing the capital in a huge toxic cloud. Residents are being told to stay inside while a mass evacuation from the area surrounding the blast has been ordered, local media report.
The container filled with pesticide caught on fire after a chemical reaction between its contents and exploded. As the flames were put out, yellow smoke billowed...

























