Britain issues Falklands warning in Queen's speech

New York, Mar 27 :United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Cuba, Peru and Uruguay discussed the issue of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) during their meeting Tuesday at United Nations Headquarters in here.

Falkland Islands lawmakers say they won't back down in the face of Argentina's efforts to claim the South Atlantic territory. Residents of the islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas, voted earlier this month to remain under British rule. That ...

WHILE fears about the impact of the oil industry on the Falklands may still lurk in some quarters and important decisions still remain to be made about a number of matters including the on-shore fabrication of pipelines, this week the general public ...

Another seismic survey has been completed in the South Atlantic off the Falkland Islands in a bid to prove up more petroleum resources. A new 3D shoot located 150 kilometres (93 miles) south-east of the Falklands capital Port Stanley has been ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape into international waters. Ten tons of squid were found in the holds of the ...

A man clothed in the British flag casts his vote during a referendum in Stanley, Falkland Islands. on March 10. Residents of the Falkland Islands on Sunday voted in a referendum intended to show the world that they want to stay British amid ...

FALKLAND Islanders, in a daring referendum earlier this month, voted a resounding 'yes' with only two 'nos' recorded, leaving no doubt as to their wish to remain a British Overseas Territory. "The vote was made and it was overwhelming," Mike ...

Britain held on Wednesday a funeral full of military honours for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher comparable to the pomp and pageantry accorded in 1965 to Winston Churchill, its World War II prime minister. Thatcher's funeral fell short of a ...

More than 700 troops from regiments that fought in the 1982 Falklands War will line the route of Margaret Thatcher's funeral procession, giving the event a martial feel. During the procession, just short of a full state ceremony on April 17, her ...