THE British Governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion Sir Rex Hunt has died at the age of 86. He will be remembered for his “courage and dignity” after Argie troops invaded the South Atlantic territory, the Islands government said. Sir Rex had earlier been the last British official to leave Saigon when the communist army of North Vietnam stormed into the southern city in 1975. The Yorkshire-born Foreign Office diplomat took up his Falklands post in 1980 Read more [...]

The crew aboard an Argentine military training vessel displayed their weapons to keep port authorities in Ghana from forcibly boarding the ship this week to move it to another berth, the Argentine Defense Ministry said. The ARA Libertad tall sailing ship was detained in Ghana's eastern port of Tema on October 2 on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims Argentina owes it $300 million on bonds in default since 2002. About 300 crew members were evacuated Read more [...]

1. Where did inspiration for this new study abroad program in Argentina come from? A few years after the murder of six Jesuits and two women in 1989 during El Salvador’s civil war, Santa Clara University began a unique study abroad program in El Salvador called the “Casa de la Solidaridad.” Last year, a “Casa Network” was formed between SCU, USF and LMU. USF began a program in the Philippines last fall and next fall, LMU will begin a Casa program in Córdoba, Read more [...]

SmallThe Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, the world's biggest lender by market value, was given the go-ahead by Argentina's central bank to conduct its biggest takeover in nearly four years in the South American country.It got the formal approval on Nov 8 to buy an 80 percent stake in Standard Bank Argentina and its two affiliates for $650 million, asset manager Standard Investments and Inversora Diagnol, a commercial service provider, ICBC said in a statement released on Saturday.The Read more [...]

LONDON — Always the joker, Novak Djokovic was a man bearing gifts after reaching the championship match at the ATP finals.The top-ranked Serb beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the semifinals of the season-ending tournament. He then handed out chocolates to thank journalists for their "cooperation throughout the whole year.""I have a little chocolate treat for everybody," Djokovic said after answering English questions. "If you Read more [...]

FacebookFollow @washtimesLONDON (AP) - Just when it looked as if he was headed for his offseason vacation, Novak Djokovic started playing his best tennis.The top-ranked Serb was broken late in the first set and again early in the second, but he then found his stroke and quickly rebounded to beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday and reach the championship match at the season-ending ATP finals.“Well, I had a little, let’s say, crisis in today’s match from 4-all, first set to 2-all in Read more [...]

Click photo to enlargeLONDON—Juan Martin del Potro is hoping to turn tennis' Big Four into a quintet in 2013. The big-hitting Argentine's season ended Sunday when he wasted a one-set lead against Novak Djokovic to lose 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the ATP finals. But his strong end to the year has made Del Potro confident he can once again challenge the sport's biggest names for Grand Slam titles next season—like when he won the 2009 U.S. Open before a serious wrist injury caused a Read more [...]

2012-11-11 19:12 The Argentine tall ship Libertad. (File) Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in Pictures Send us your pictures  Â·  Send us your stories Francis Kokutse Accra - Sailors aboard an Argentina navy sailing ship seized in a billion-dollar international debt controversy brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials from moving the vessel Read more [...]

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Ports officials say the ship's current location prevents other vessels from berthing, costing the agency tens of thousands of dollars per day in lost fees.Argentina's Defense Ministry issued a statement Friday saying the ship will not budge while the detention order is appealed.It said that the ship's crew, under orders from Buenos Aires, pulled up the gangplank to prevent Ghanaian authorities from boarding. In response, Ghana shut off water and electricity and brought a crane to lift authorities Read more [...]