Pope Francis Criticized Britain over Falkland Islands

News emerges that Pope Francis said at a commemoration mass for the Faulkland Islands conflict in 2012 that the land had been "usurped" from Argentina

Falklands Vote Shows 99.8% Want to Stay British

(STANLEY, Falkland Islands) — An overwhelming 99.8 percent of Falkland Islands voters have backed keeping their government just the way it is: a British Overseas...

Is the Falkland Islands’ Referendum a Farce or a Landmark Moment?

When asked about her identity, Laura Jayne Minto Ceballos, a 19-year-old Falkland Islander studying in the U.K., has a less than straightforward answer. Her...

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Falkland Islanders went to stay under British rule, Spaniards are abandoning their horses as they struggle to make ends meet and China agrees to talks with U.S...

Japanese PM Links Falklands War with Senkaku Dispute

Japan’s Prime Minister looks to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for inspiration in the territorial conflict with China over the islets in the...

British Newspaper the Sun To Argentina’s President: ‘Hands Off’ the Falklands

Is this a case of, don't try for me, Argentina?

Argentina’s Fernández Denounces Britain’s ‘Militarization’ of the Falkland Islands

Argentina’s president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has worn black every day since her husband died in October 2010. Last night—as she delivered a speech amid...

Falkland Islands: The High Price of Principle

A 19th century life-style persists as British build new defenses The distant thundering explosions are vaguely reminiscent of the noise that kept residents on...

Falkland Islands: Winding Down

Britain returns the last P.O. W.s No bands played, and no crowds cheered, as 593 Argentine soldiers returned home under tight security last week aboard the...

Falkland Islands: A Melancholy Anniversary

One year after the invasion, the helpers mourn a life gone forever The town meeting began exactly at 8 p.m. in the dimly lighted white clapboard auditorium...