Israel Rebukes Argentina for Deal With Iran to Investigate ’94 Attack

The Foreign Ministry’s deputy director general for Latin America “conveyed Israel’s astonishment and disappointment at the Argentine government’s decision to collaborate with Iran,” according to a statement from the ministry. It added that Israel had “protested the unacceptable attitude of the Argentine government toward Israel since the beginning of contacts between Buenos Aires and Tehran,” saying that Argentina had not responded to Israel’s requests to be kept informed Read more [...]

Soybean futures gain amid concerns about weather in Argentina

<!-- Follow our breaking new stories and get a unique take on current events that may impact the commodity futures markets. Multiple new articles are posted each weekday. Receive real-time updates with our RSS feed, follow us on Twitter @DanielsTrading, become a fan on Facebook to stay informed. --> Soybean futures gain amid concerns about weather in Argentina Jan 29, 2013 06:36 AM Inclement weather impacting crops in a major South American venue for the legume Read more [...]

Israel Angry Over Argentina-Iran Accord on 1994 Bombing Inquiry

The Foreign Ministry’s deputy director general for Latin America “conveyed Israel’s astonishment and disappointment at the Argentine government’s decision to collaborate with Iran,” according to a statement from the ministry. It added that Israel had “protested the unacceptable attitude of the Argentine government toward Israel since the beginning of contacts between Buenos Aires and Tehran,” saying that Argentina had not responded to Israel’s requests to be kept informed Read more [...]

Israel summons Argentina over 1994 bomb commission

Buenos Aires refused repeated requests to brief the Jewish state on the progress of its negotiations with Iran since October, when Israeli officials heard rumours that negotiations to form the joint commission were underway. While Argentina issued a request to Interpol in 2006 for the arrest and extradition of several senior Iranian officials it believes were involved in the 1994 attack - including Ahmed Vahidi, the current minister of defence - Israel complains that efforts to Read more [...]

Israel angered over deal on joint Argentina-Iran probe of 1994 Jewish center …

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said the Argentina-Iran agreement, which was struck on Sunday, “is like inviting a murderer to investigate the killings he committed.”Argentine prosecutors have formally accused six Iranians of coordinating — under orders from their government — the July 18, 1994, bombing that demolished the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building.The center, a symbol for Argentina’s Jewish community, was destroyed and 85 people were killed and hundreds more Read more [...]

Second British firm is sitting on a potential oil and gas bonanza in the tinderbox …

 MARKET REPORT THE FTSE 100 rose above 6300 for the first time since May 2008 before falling back. Banks led the charge with HSBC up 6.80p to 717.10 as GOLDMAN SACHS brokers urged snapping up the stock. BARCLAYS rose two per cent to 305.85 with Goldman giving it a target of 350. ITV fell 1.70p to 114.10 as it splashed out £56million on London Television Centre. Argos-owner HOME RETAIL dived seven per cent to 124 as MORGAN STANLEY downgraded the stock, while DEBENHAMS, also downgraded, Read more [...]

Powering Up: Blue Sky Uranium Capitalizing on Global Nuclear Revival

<!-- end javascript to email the article -->PR Web(PRWEB) January 28, 2013After the 2010 fallout from the Fukushima disaster, the lingering effects on the uranium market remain. However, with several factors in line to reboot the demand for nuclear power in 2013, a transformation from bear to bull for uranium juniors could very well be on the horizon once more. Now a year since announcing their partnership, it appears Blue Sky Uranium Corp. and French giant AREVA Read more [...]

After 18 Years, Argentina And Iran Agree To Investigate Jewish Center Bombings

The agreement creates an independent commission of seven judges -- none of whom will be from Argentina or Iran, though both governments will appoint one member each -- who, along with Argentine investigators, will eventually travel to Iran to question suspects about the car bombing that leveled the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, or Amia, building. “Nearly 19 years after the Amia bombing, for the first time, a legal instrument to advance the knowledge and truth about the terrorist attack Read more [...]

Are Islanders the Mapuches of the South Atlantic?

FREQUENTLY controversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their struggle to avoid annexation by Argentina. It was something of a surprise, therefore, to read an article by him in the Times of January 26, entitled Argentina's hypocrites are steeped in blood. The impetus for the article, which began, "The Falklands was just a pantomime skirmish. But the wiping out of Read more [...]