
Falkland Islanders, Argentines remember Thatcher
Falkland Islanders honored Margaret Thatcher with a memorial service Wednesday, while Argentine military veterans burned her picture and a Union Jack ...

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed ...

Thatcher, even in death, divides world opinion
Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for ...
Argentina, Britain spar over Falkland Islands
Argentina's foreign minister demanded talks with Britain on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, but Britain again refused, pointing to the ...

Outlaw fleet scoops squid from Argentine waters
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 ...

Private papers show Thatcher's Falklands isolation
Margaret Thatcher felt betrayed by close ally President Ronald Reagan over the Falkland Islands, according to newly released papers that reveal how ...

Pope installation draws world, religious leaders
Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from ...

Argentina asks pope to help on Falklands dispute
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she has asked Pope Francis to help defuse the long-running dispute between Argentina and Britain over the ...

UK's Cameron disagrees with pope over Falklands
The pope may be infallible to his followers, but not to British Prime Minister David Cameron. Pope Francis — the Argentine cardinal elected as the new ...

Falklanders and Argentines trade post-vote barbs
Falkland Islanders are celebrating their referendum showing that 99.8 percent want the area to remain a British Overseas Territory.

Falklands vote shows 99.8 pct want to stay British
An overwhelming 99.8 percent of Falkland Islands voters have backed keeping their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory. Of the ...

Falkland Islanders vote with an eye on Argentina
Britain is hoping this weekend's referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands will push the United States and other neutral governments ...
Argentine, British ministers clash over Falklands
Argentina's foreign minister refused Thursday to accept British terms for a bilateral meeting in London next week. Britain's Foreign Secretary William ...
Falkland Islanders schedule vote on their future
The Falkland Islands government has scheduled a referendum on the islands' political status and arranged for outside observers to show the world that ...
UK: Falklands invasion by Argentina is unlikely
A British minister says a new Argentine bid to invade the Falkland Islands is "highly unlikely." Armed forces minister Andrew Robathan told lawmakers ...

Argentina's leader tells UK to give up Falklands
Argentina's president called on Britain on Thursday to relinquish control of the Falkland Islands, accusing London of taking part in an act of ...

Thatcher papers: 'worst moment' of her life
She called it, simply, the worst moment of her life. It came in March 1982 during the days before the Falklands War, after Argentina established an ...