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Latest Falkland Islands News more» 
  • Olympic advert criticised by IOC

    • An advert showing an Argentine Olympic hopeful training in the Falkland Islands is criticised by the International Olympic Committee.
  • Coe warns against politicizing London Olympics

    • In this frame grab from a TV advertisement released by Argentine Presidential Office, an Argentine Olympic field hockey player Fernando Zylberberg exercises in front of the Globe Tavern in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Residents of the Falkland Islands are angry over a TV commercial secretly filmed in the islands by Argentina, which calls the archipelago the Islas Malvinas and claims it was stolen from them by Britain nearly 180 years ago. (AP Photo/Argentine Presidential Office)Sebastian Coe has warned against politicizing the London Olympics, a day after the International Olympic Committee criticized an Argentine TV ad that linked the games to Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.



  • IOC expresses concern over Argentine ad

    • The IOC criticized an Argentine TV ad Friday that links the London Olympics to Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, calling it a blatant attempt to use the games for political purposes.
  • UK demands Argentina apologize for Falklands ad

    • LONDON (Reuters) - Britain demanded an apology from Argentina on Friday, accusing it of exploiting the upcoming Olympic Games for political purposes by broadcasting a "tasteless and insulting" TV advert that reasserted its claim to the disputed Falkland Islands.
  • Argentine Olympic ad riles UK

    • Argentina angered some this week when it released an advertisement filmed in the Falkland Islands that claims that the country still has sovereignty over the South Atlantic island chain.
  • Argentina risks British ire with Falklands advert

    • BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has risked stirring up political controversy with Britain ahead of the London Olympics by broadcasting a video of an athlete training on the disputed Falkland Islands which it describes as "Argentine soil". "To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil," is the slogan closing the advert aired on Wednesday night with Fernando Zylberberg of the Argentine men's hockey team on a training run past several landmarks on the British-held islands. ...
  • UK curbing exports to Argentina

    • UK Business Secretary Vince Cable says all UK exports to Argentine armed forces are being halted amid tension over the Falkland Islands.
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