10/05/2012 | Argentina

Argentina doesn’t want to start a trade war

By Jorge Argüello.- What defines a protectionist country nowadays? Is it when a developing country takes precautions against a flood of products with plummeting prices due to an international crisis? Or, is it when an export powerhouse delivers large subsidies exclusively for domestic production?

24/02/2012 | Argentina

UN to analyse Argentina's sovereignty claim on Malvinas

The United Nations will receive an Argentine mission on June 14 to discuss Argentina’s sovereignty claim on Malvinas Islands, according to Prensa Latina, a Cuba-based news agency.

01/04/2012 | Argentina

Nationwide Malvinas War 30th anniversary commemorations begin

Rallies and acts commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas War are to start at 5pm as war veterans coming from across the country will conduct a series of marches at both Patagonian cities of Ushuaia and Río Grande. Likewise, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accompanied by cabinet members and local authorities, will head a televised speech tomorrow as part of the main event in Ushuahia.

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry blasts UK PM's comments over Malvinas War

The Argentine Foreign Ministry made a sharp comeback to the comments made by UK Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Malvinas War between Argentina and the UK, blasting the UK's persistent glorification of colonialism. Cameron yesterday labelled Argentina’s invasion of the Islands, “a profound wrong.”

11/05/2011 | Argentina

Former soldiers lift roadblock after meeting with Randazzo

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo met with a group of former soldiers who were active during the Malvinas war after they decided to lift the roadblock they had set on 9 de Julio Av., demanding that to be recognized as war veterans by the government.

08/08/2011 | Argentina

Malvinas soldiers blocked 9 de Julio Avenue

A group of Malvinas war veterans blocked all lanes of Nueve de Julio avenue for several hours admist a strong presence of police officers. They demanded to be considered as war combatants of the 1982 conflict.

14/02/2012 | Argentina

Former soldiers caught in violent clashes with Police along 9 de Julio Avenue

A group of former soldiers were caught in violent clashes with police at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Avenida de Mayo as they demanded to be recognized as war veterans. Police sources reported 24 people were detained and 3 officers were injured.

17/12/2012 | World

Syrian vice president says neither side can win war

Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa said that neither the forces of President Bashar al-Assad nor rebels seeking to overthrow him can win the war which is now being fought on the outskirts of Assad's powerbase in Damascus.

13/01/2013 | World

UK prepares new plans to defend Malvinas Islands

UK’s defence chiefs have drawn up new contingency plans designed to prevent hostile action by Argentina towards the Malvinas Islands, according to reports presented by English newspaper The Telegraph.

30/01/2013 | World

UN's Ban Ki-moon urges end to war in Syria

Denouncing "unrelenting horrors" in Syria's war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for an end to the violence and more aid to address a situation he said was catastrophic and worsening by the day.

12/10/2012 | World

War intensifies across Syria

Rebels battled to hold onto Syria's main northeastern highway today as government forces fought insurgents on several fronts across the country.

20/11/2012 | World

Hamas says Gaza truce agreed; Israel, Egypt say no deal yet

21/11/2012 | World

Hamas: 'You opened the gates of hell on yourselves'

13/06/2012 | World

UK conservatives urge Cameron to oppose further WB loans to Argentina

Cameron was asked by Conservative Member of Parliament Nigel Adams to remember “those who fell 30 years ago” to recapture the islands, “and to oppose any further World Bank loans to Argentina.”

26/06/2012 | World

Assad says Syria at war as battle reaches capital

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Tuesday that his country was at war and ordered his new government to spare no effort to achieve victory, as the worst fighting of the 16-month conflict reached the outskirts of the capital.

14/09/2012 | World

Pope says import of arms to Syria a 'grave sin'

Pope Benedict appealed for a halt to the flow of arms into Syria, saying it would help end a civil war that has killed many thousands of people and which Christians fear could bring Islamists to power.

13/04/2012 | World

New Malvinas war unlikely, says former commander

Amid a UK-Argentine diplomatic and trade face-off over the Malvinas islands, retired Royal Marine Brigadier Ian Gardiner – who commanded a Marine company in the 1982 Falklands war – thinks a new Argentine attack on the islands is unlikely.

03/05/2012 | World

Member of Malvinas Legislative Assembly reacts to Olympics spot: 'We'll not be bullied by the Argentine gov't'

Ian Hansen, member of Malvinas Islands' Legislative Assembly, came on stage today after the government launched a controversial spot showing an Argentine athlete training for the London Olympic Games in Puerto Argentino, in the Islands.

17/05/2012 | World

Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warnedthat military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed

21/03/2012 | World

Malvinas: Mission accomplished for Prince William, returns to UK

Prince William completed his 6-week Malvinas Islands post and left for England today, St. James Palace informed. The prince began duties on his “search and rescue” mission at the beginning of February.

31/03/2012 | World

Afghanistan presses for answers on long-term US military bases

Afghanistan wants the United States to clearly spell out what sort of military presence it will leave behind once most of its combat troops leave by the end of 2014, a senior Afghan official said.

03/04/2012 | World

Argentine Malvinas war rendition telegram sold

A day after the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Malvinas war, Bonhams auction house sold a copy of the telegram with which Argentina surrendered in 1982 for 7250 pounds.

31/12/2011 | World

Iraq celebrates US withdrawal

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared a new dawn today as Iraq celebrated the departure of American troops at a ceremony held amid tight security and without Maliki's key political rivals.

15/02/2012 | World

Malvinas surrender telex up for auction in London

British auction house Bonhams will be auctioning a copy of the original telex message sent by Royal Army General Jeremy J. Moore to the UK Government informing the unconditional surrender or Argentine forces in the Malvinas war. The telex is set to fetch $21,600 pesos (£3,000) at auction. 

04/03/2012 | World

Obama warns against 'loose talk' of war on Iran

President Barack Obama warned on Sunday against "loose talk" of a war with Iran ahead of a crucial meeting in which he will urge Israel's prime minister to avoid a premature strike on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.

14/12/2011 | World

Obama: US troops leaving Iraq with heads held high

President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last US troops from Iraq, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and damaged its standing worldwide.

15/12/2011 | World

US military marks end to nearly nine years in Iraq

16/12/2011 | World

US hands over last detainee to Iraq

02/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi vows to attack Europe

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for NATO airstrikes but US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said he should quit instead of issuing threats.

30/07/2011 | World

Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia

Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were fighters allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions over divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks.

23/11/2011 | World

Yemen's Saleh signs power transfer deal

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative today to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war.

18/06/2011 | World

Libyan rebels out of money, West to blame-oil chief

Rebels waging a drawn-out war to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have run out of money, their oil chief said today, and he accused the West of not meeting promises to deliver urgent financial aid.

23/06/2011 | World

Afghan drawdown creates risk, US military warns

The US military warned that President Barack Obama's faster-than-expected drawdown in Afghanistan created new risks, even as commanders said they backed the strategy to start winding down the unpopular, nearly decade-old war.

29/06/2011 | World

War costs US over $3.7 trillion, says study

When Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America's wars. The figure grossly underestimates the total cost of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, study says.

07/05/2011 | World

Gaddafi forces, rebels clash near Tunisia border

Artillery rounds fired by forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi fell in Tunisia as fighting broke out near the border between Libyan soldiers and anti-Gaddafi rebels.

26/05/2011 | World

Ratko Mladic to face tribunal on genocide charges

Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic will face trial on genocide charges in the Hague following his arrest in Serbia after 15 years on the run, with European officials expecting his extradition within 10 days.

28/05/2011 | World

NATO destroys Gaddafi compound guard towers

NATO aircraft destroyed the guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, a NATO official said and then staged a rare daytime air strike on the Libyan capital, heightening pressure on him to quit.

28/04/2011 | World

Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border

Libya's two-month civil war spilled over the border into Tunisia, provoking outrage in the western neighbour, while rebels in Misrata said only NATO could halt the bombardment of the besieged city.

29/04/2011 | World

Libya's Gaddafi calls for negotiation with NATO

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi called for negotiations with NATO powers to end the air strikes on Libya. "We did not attack them or cross the sea ... why are they attacking us?" Gaddafi said in a live television address in early hours.

30/04/2011 | World

Libya's Gaddafi survives air strikes, son killed

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said.

15/04/2011 | World

New attacks on Libya, allies announce 'medieval siege'

A fresh hail of government rockets crashed into Misrata after Western allies denounced a "medieval siege" of the city and vowed to keep bombing Muammar Gaddafi's forces until he stepped down.

16/04/2011 | World

Rebels say Gaddafi forces target Misrata dairy plant

Rebels said Muammar Gaddafi's forces targeted food industry plants in renewed bombardment of Misrata, a day after a Western rights group accused his loyalists of using cluster bombs in the besieged city.

22/04/2011 | World

NATO hits near Gaddafi compound, Libya says 3 dead

NATO jets hit a target near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in central Tripoli, which the government described as a car park but which reporters said looked like a bunker.

07/03/2011 | World

Civil war looms in Libya, Gaddafi's son says

One of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saadi, said his father had not yet thrown his army into full battle against rebels, saving it to shield Libya against foreign attack, and civil war could erupt if he did.

15/03/2011 | World

Bahrain declares martial law, violence flares

Bahrain's king declared martial law as his government struggled to quell an uprising by the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority that has drawn in troops from fellow Sunni-ruled neighbor Saudi Arabia.

02/04/2011 | World

Libya rebels say hit by coalition air strike

A NATO-led air strike killed 13 Libyan rebels in a "regrettable incident," a rebel spokesman said, in an increasingly chaotic battle with Muammar Gaddafi's forces over the oil town of Brega.

19/11/2012 | Latin America

Rebels call truce as peace talks start with Colombia

Colombia's FARC rebels said today they would call a two-month unilateral ceasefire, the first truce in more than a decade, as peace negotiators met in Cuba in the latest attempt to end the five-decade war.

12/10/2011 | Latin America

Uruguay's First Lady says considering war with Argentina is ‘absurd’

After some controversial statements made by former Uruguayan president Tabaré Vázquez, the country’s First Lady Lucía Topolansky said considering a possible was with Argentina over the paper mill conflict is “absurd” and said it shouldn’t be more than a simple anecdote.

13/10/2011 | Latin America

Uruguay's gov't praises relationship with Argentina; Vázquez ratifies statement

Uruguayan Presidential Legal Secretary, Alberto Breccia, assured that the statements made by former President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, indicating that he had considered armed conflict in 2006, “will not affect the intense and warm relationship we have with Argentina.”

05/09/2012 | Latin America

Colombia names team for peace talks with FARC rebels

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos unveiled a six-man team to negotiate with FARC rebels in the hope of ending almost 50 years of war.

30/03/2011 | Entertainment

Robin Williams haunts Broadway in 'Bengal Tiger'

Robin Williams made either a risky, or courageous, choice for his Broadway acting debut by depicting the ghost of a Bengal tiger slinking around the bloody streets of Baghdad trying to make sense of humans and war.

09/12/2011 | Entertainment

Jolie quiets Bosnian critics with war film screening

Victims of Bosnia's 1992-95 war had most of their anxieties over a film by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie put to rest at a private screening this week.

22/12/2011 | Entertainment

Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation

Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation.