Group: Work half done to clear world of land mines Nov 13, 2009
"At least the U.K. is planning to start clearance later this year and Venezuela the following year." Britain has an estimated 16,000 mines left on the Falkland Islands from its war with Argentina in 1982. Peru and Ecuador also should do more, Casey-Maslen said, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is only clearing 1. (MSNBC -- International)
* Former military president goes on trial in Argentina Nov 4, 2009
He handed over the presidency to Raul Alfonsin, the countrys first democratically elected leader after the dictatorship ended in 1983, as the military junta lost popularity over a deep economic crisis and a humiliating defeat in the war against Britain for the Falkland Islands. In 2005, Argentinas Supreme Court, at the urging of then-president Nestor Kirchner, struck down two amnesty laws that shielded hundreds of former officers from charges of human rights abuses during the dictatorship. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery Nov 4, 2009
3, 2009) Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers reporting in the November 3rd issue of Current Biology who have compared DNA from four of the world's dozen or so known Falklands wolf museum specimens to that of living canids offer new insight into the evolutionary ancestry of these enigmatic carnivores. (Science Daily)
Timeline: Argentina Nov 3, 2009
The former dictator ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands ... 1982 April - Argentine forces occupy the British-held Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls Islas Malvinas and over which it had long claimed sovereignty ... Argentina and the United Kingdom agree that Argentine private aircraft and vessels may now visit the Falkland Islands again. (BBC News -- Americas)
UK soldiers 'shot' in Falklands Nov 1, 2009
Three members of the UK armed forces have been hospitalised following an incident in the Falkland Islands, the Ministry of Defence has said. The incident took place on 27 October and the three, reportedly soldiers, were immediately airlifted to King Edward Hospital in Stanley. (BBC News -- UK)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 1, 2009
All seriously wounded following a shooting incident during a live firing practice session in the Falkland Islands. Tennis star reveals that he took speed given to him by his father. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Gunner killed near base named Oct 4, 2009
" Promotion dueSAC Wojtak was taking part in a regular patrol to prevent insurgents launching an attack on Camp Bastion. The Ministry of Defence said he was killed by an explosion while commanding his vehicle in the desert, south of Camp Bastion. Most recent UK fatalities Total deaths 2009: 82 Updated: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 He joined the Royal Air Force in 2005 as a gunner in the Royal Air Force Regiment and went on to tour in the Falkland Islands and Kandahar. In May 2008, he was posted to 34 Sqn... (BBC News -- UK)
COLUMN: Songs that helped us through the Good War Sep 30, 2009
In 1982, when the British were fighting Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a London reporter was interviewing people for their reaction over the war when an elderly woman, a survivor of the London Blitz, replied, Oh dear, does this mean Dame Vera Lynn will be all over the radio again. When we went to war in 1941, the Andrew Sisters passed on a message from the boys going overseas that, I ll be with you in Apple Blossom Time. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Soldiers killed in Helmand named Sep 2, 2009
Following training he joined the mortar platoon of 1st Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers and served in Northern Ireland, Falkland Islands, Cyprus and Iraq. He moved to The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) as a mortar fire controller in Belfast in July 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan in April 2009. (BBC News -- UK)
Falkland fevers Jul 25, 2009
Swine flu has arrived in the Falkland Islands ... The Falkland Islands has adopted the same policy as the UK - first containment and then, after the disease is confirmed, treatment. (BBC News -- Health)
Latest Afghanistan casualty named Jul 18, 2009
The front of the twin-engined helicopter is from an RAF Chinook which crashed in Oman in 1999 and the rear of the aircraft was taken from a former Argentine Air Force Chinook helicopter seized in June 1982 during the recapture of the Falkland Islands. The Ministry of Defence said the helicopter was air-tested successfully and re-entered service in 2003. (ITV news, UK -- News)
Neate switching from liaison to student Jul 17, 2009
Neate's extensive overseas tours have included Hong Kong, Germany, Hawaii, Canada, Poland, Kenya, Jordan, Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Belize and Mexico. His operational tours include Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Taliban Could Gain Nukes in Pakistan Jul 15, 2009
With eight soldiers killed in a day, it was the deadliest 24 hours for British troops since the 1982 Falkland Islands war. 2009 Newsmax. (Newsmax)
Brown: U.K.'s Afghan Policy Succeeding Jul 12, 2009
Britain has lost eight soldiers in 24 hours - the highest number to die in a single day since the 1982 war in the Falkland Islands. In the last 10 days, 15 British soldiers have been killed, one of the worst periods for Britain's troops here. (CBS News -- World)
Kenya: The Man Who Might Prosecute Violence Suspects Jul 12, 2009
He also led the prosecution and investigations into two military rebellions in Argentina in addition to helping put away two army commanders accused of various crimes during the ws in the Falkland Islands. As prosecutor, Mr Moreno was the bane of corrupt prominent individuals, both inside and outside government. (allAfrica.com)
Argentine police will watch hooligans in Germany Jul 5, 2009
The two nations' soccer supporters have maintained a great rivals ever since 1982 when the two countries went to war over the Falkland Islands, a British territory close to the south coast of Argentina. The last big fight between English and Argentine soccer fans was on June 22, 1986 following a 2-1 victory by Argentina over England, which included the controversial "hand of God" goal. (Xinhuanet, China -- Sports)
Incentives to go green Jul 5, 2009
A British Antarctic survey has found plastic bags floating as far south as the Falkland Islands, and up north in the Arctic Circle near Spitsbergen. In some areas in the North Pacific, the amount of plastic outweighs plankton by a ratio of six to 10. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Argentine army in torture ruling Jun 28, 2009
"We have been fighting for 27 years for this to become known, we are really satisfied," said Ernesto Alonso, president of the Centre for Falkland Islands Veterans ... Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war over the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, under British control since 1833. (BBC News)
Life in the forces Jun 27, 2009
SQUADRON LEADER NEIL SMITH, FALKLAND ISLANDS ... Sqn Ldr Neil Smith, 35, is currently serving in the Falkland Islands, where the UK still has a strong presence, with Army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel. (BBC News -- UK)
UK armed forces to be celebrated Jun 27, 2009
Page last updated at 07:27 GMT, Saturday, 27 June 2009 08:27 UK. The events mark the achievements of the UK's armed forces. (BBC News)
* Falklands say Argentina waging an economic war Jun 17, 2009
The Falkland Islands government has accused Argentina of waging a campaign of economic warfare against it. Speaking on the 27th anniversary of the end of the Falklands war, Mike Summers, a member of the Falkland Islands legislative assembly, said Argentina is deliberately hampering the islands three main industries of fishing, tourism, and oil and gas exploration ... The Falkland Islands, or Las Malvinas, as the archipelago is known in Argentina, has a population of around 3,000 people and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Newsweek: Why nations can't escape empire trap Jun 16, 2009
Back in 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher launched a full-scale war to hold on to the windswept Falkland Islands, even though they are almost 13,000 kilometers away from England and only about290 kilometers from the shores of Argentina. The little enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the Moroccan coast remain parts of Spain and therefore of the European Union. (MSNBC -- International)
Bloom Off the Rose Revolution Jun 1, 2009
He evidently thought, like the Argentine generals who invaded the Falkland Islands in 1983, that a short war of national liberation would boost his flagging support. He miscalculated. (The American Conservative)
Falkland Islands: Blowin in the wind May 14, 2009
Falkland Islands: Blowin in the wind- ET Travel-Features-The Economic Times ... Falkland Islands: Blowin in the wind14 May 2009, 0143 hrs IST, Narayani Ganesh, ET Bureau ... When a cruise ship arrives at Stanley, the capital town of the Falkland Islands, the population of the island doubles. (India Times)
China asserts sea claims to UN May 13, 2009
Territorial disputes between Japan and Russia, and between Britain and Argentina - over the Falkland Islands - have been highlighted by the process. Russia has even used a mini-submarine to plant a flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole in 2007, an area that Denmark is also expected to claim. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Argentina, UK in land row May 12, 2009
Argentina has angrily rejected British moves to extend its rights over the seabed off the coast of the Falkland Islands, which the two countries fought a war over in the 1980s. Argentina's foreign minister said the British claim submitted to the United Nations to extend the limits of the continental shelf off the islands people in Argentina call the Malvinas was "unacceptable". (iAfrica.com)
A Small Place May 10, 2009
Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands ... STANLEY, Falkland IslandsIt came as no surprise that the Stanley Arms pub served Cornish pasties and Strongbow Cider, or that the youngest of the three guys stooled up at the bar was complaining that Britain wasn't as it used to bewhy, recently, an English lady he tried to help with her groceries practically slugged him, she was so scared of being mugged ... After all, I was in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, which are a... (Slate)
NI soldier killed in Afghanistan May 9, 2009
Cpl Binnie also served in both Iraq and the Falkland Islands. Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson said it was another "another tragic situation". (BBC News -- UK)
How's he doing? Barack Obama's 100-day report card Apr 28, 2009
Grizelda Cockwell, Fox Bay, Falkland Islands. This is still the right man at the right position at the right time. (BBC News -- Americas)
Inside South America Apr 20, 2009
Once we arrived in the area of South Georgia island, we sailed around the Lemaire channel and Elephant island for a couple of days before heading for the Falkland islands were we spent the day exploring. Thereafter, we set sail for the ports of Uruguay (Montevideo), Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) where we spent a couple of nights, before heading up towards the southern Caribbean with a stop at French Guiana on Devils Island. (iAfrica.com)
$99 business-class airfare or $2,500 off cruise Apr 17, 2009
The itinerary options with this special offer include the Chilean Fjords, Antarcticas Drake Passage, the Falkland Islands, the Amazon Rover, and more. Passengers also receive a free shore excursion package valued at over $700, free transfers to and from the ship, and their choice of 73 North American airports where they can redeem their free airfare offer. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Two arrested in insider-dealing i... Apr 1, 2009
It fined Darwin Lewis Clifton, the Speaker of the Falkland Islands' legislative council, 59,500 in February after finding him guilty of market abuse involving oil and gas companies between November 2007 and February 2008. Have your say. (New York Post -- Business)
* World News Quick Take Mar 30, 2009
Britain on Saturday dismissed a fresh Argentine demand for sovereignty talks over the disputed Falkland Islands, saying the issue was not up for discussion. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Saturday demanded the talks when she met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the sidelines of a pre-G20 summit in the Chile. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Brown Supports Falklands Link With U.K., Won't Discuss It With Argentina Mar 28, 2009
March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister said he supports the desire of Falkland Islands residents to remain part of the U.K. and that he wont discuss their sovereignty when he meets Argentine President. The talks, held in Vina del Mar, Chile, as the two leaders attend , may touch on efforts to improve airline links between the islands and Buenos Aires if Kirchner raises the issue, Brown told reporters before the visit. (Bloomberg -- UK)
'Nothing to discuss' Falklands - UK Mar 28, 2009
Gordon Brown insists the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands will not be up for discussion from the British side when he meets the president of Argentina. President Cristina Kirchner is expected to raise the issue in talks with the prime minister in Chile later. (BBC News)
Europe 'must lead downturn fight' Mar 25, 2009
" Disagreements Earlier Mr Brown met international banking chiefs at Downing Street. In the run-up to the London summit disagreements have emerged on the need for further fiscal stimulus, so the leaders will be looking for areas of agreement that will ensure the success of the summit. Following Mr Brown's speech he will travel to New York for a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and then to Latin America for talks in Brazil and Chile. On Monday Mr Brown talked on the telephone to Mr... (BBC News -- Europe)
PM Brown launches G20 'offensive' Mar 24, 2009
Page last updated at 04:09 GMT, Tuesday, 24 March 2009. PM Brown launches G20 'offensive. (BBC News -- UK)
Life at King George Island, Antarctica Mar 19, 2009
And thats saying something considering we traipsed from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and the Falkland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula, Cape Horn, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas and finally, to Valparaiso where the cruise ended and all 2,500 passengers got off ... Headed south, we left Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands on January 21, high summer for that part of the world. (India Times)
Obituaries in the news Mar 17, 2009
LONDON (AP) - Sir Nicholas Henderson, a former British ambassador to the U.S. who helped build support for Britain's war effort in the Falkland Islands, has died ... Henderson played an instrumental role in building support in the U.S. for Britain's decision to invade the Falkland Islands - known in Spanish as Las Malvinas - after they were seized by Argentina in 1982, said Alexandra Drogheda, his daughter. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stanton native wings around the world as a bush pilot Mar 8, 2009
He has studied the traditional lifestyle of Inupiat Eskimos and other traditional cultures in South Africa, Australia, the Cook Islands, Greenland and the Falkland Islands. And that, he says, has been one of the great perks of doing what he does. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Parks That Can Migrate With Animals Mar 8, 2009
In this file photo, Magellanic penguins stand together on February 3, 2007 on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. Naturalists say ways to enusre that their protected areas migrate with them. (ABC News)
A Google search of a distinctly retro kind Mar 4, 2009
So far, more than 200 advertisements have run in more than 70 languages: in highbrow periodicals like The New York Review of Books and The Poetry Review in Britain; in general-interest publications like Parade and USA Today; in obscure foreign trade journals like China Copyright and Svensk Bokhandel; and in newspapers in places like Fiji, Greenland, the Falkland Islands, and the Micronesian island of Niue (the name is roughly translated as Behold the Coconut. which has one newspaper. (International Herald Tribune)
Cruise West Announces a Chilling New Destination for 2010 - Antarctica Feb 25, 2009
In the tradition of Cruise West's up-close, casual and personal style, guests will have extraordinary opportunities to view Rockhopper penguins in the remote British outpost of the Falkland Islands; thousands of King penguins and nesting grounds of wandering albatross in South Georgia, while simultaneously admiring the water-loving, larger species of whales, fur seals, elephant seals and the icebergs and glaciers that surround them. Antarctica, owned by no country but managed under a 46-country... (PR Newswire)
Will the SS United States end up in the junk pile? Feb 24, 2009
In addition to duties handling transatlantic passenger service, it was used in 1962 in the Cuban Missile Crisis and in 1982 to transport British troops to the Falkland Islands. It is on the National Register for Historic Places. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
* New Zealand calls for tighter controls on Antarctic ships Feb 20, 2009
An inspection by divers showed no damage or leaking, so the ship will host a separate 20-day expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands beginning on Saturday, the operator said. The incident was the fourth accident involving a passenger ship in Antarctica in just over a year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Travel: Antarctic cruise passengers rescued Feb 19, 2009
An inspection by divers showed no damage or leaking, so the ship will host a separate 20-day expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands beginning Feb. 22, the operator said. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Dead UK soldier is named by MoD Feb 18, 2009
" L/Cpl Kingscott enlisted after school and trained at Harrogate and Catterick in North Yorkshire before joining 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. He served in Iraq with the battalion before it was amalgamated into 1st Battalion, The Rifles. L/Cpl Kingscott - known as "Schnoz" - then went on to serve in Belize, the Falkland Islands as well as Afghanistan. His death brings the number of UK casualties to 145 since 2001. Bookmark with: Print Sponsor UK TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN LATEST... (BBC News -- UK)
Andrew Marr warns of threat to Darwin's Galapagos islands Feb 12, 2009
Instead, try the Falkland Islands, where Darwin himself spent much time. Here you will see five different species of penguins, 20-foot-long elephant seals belching on the beaches, killer whales patrolling the shore and colonies of albatrosses watched by tourist groups that will be closer in size to four than 40. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Darwin celebrated, despite controversy, on 200th birthday Feb 10, 2009
Over the next few years he will travel to such places as Chile, Brazil, El Salvador, the Falkland Islands, Peru and Tahiti, sending plant, animal and fossil specimens back to England. Oct. 2, 1836: The HMS Beagle arrives back in England. (USA Today -- Tech)
Scotland 'inspired' Darwin's work Feb 10, 2009
These include Darwin's iguana Diplolaemus darwinii from Patagonia, the impressive Darwin's stag beetle Chiasognathus granti and a small ground beetle Lissopterus quadrinotatus, that he collected himself in the Falkland Islands. In Scotland, we should be proud to be associated with the greatest naturalist to have lived and perhaps take a little credit for inspiring some of his remarkable achievements. (BBC News)
United States of Argentina Feb 8, 2009
Military defeat in the Falkland Islands destroyed the junta. By 1983, a civilian president was in power once more. (The American Conservative)
Retired? Hit the road, start learning Feb 7, 2009
Also on the high end is a 24-night study cruise of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and a nearby island called South Georgia for around $14,000 per person. This price covers expert lectures, experienced group leaders, field trips, lodging, most meals, gratuities, taxes, ship travel, air shuttles and round-trip air fare from the United States to Buenos Aires. (MSNBC -- Travel)
