Topic: Falkland Islands

On May 4, 1982, an Argentine jet fighter sank the British destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falkland Islands war.

On May 4, 1982, an Argentine jet fighter sank the British destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falkland Islands war.

Seabirds came to the Falkland Islands just the South Atlantic was cooling. New research suggests the birds' arrival drastically transformed Falkland ecosystems.

Ten U.S. Marines F-35B fighter planes arrived on the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to begin exercises in the North Sea, the Marines announced.

Former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, who presided during multiple international crises in the 1980s, has died, the global body said Thursday. He was 100.

The London Zoo said a bird of prey that escaped for the second time in 18 months was recaptured after two days on the loose.

Royal Air Force Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth for the first time with the Meteor air-to-air missile during a Quick Reaction Alert exercise for airspace defense.

The Air Force's 492nd Fighter Squadron sent several F-15E Strike Eagles to support the British Royal Air Force's exercise Typhoon Warrior in Coningsby, England.

The U.K. has confirmed its commitment to the continued development of the Eurofighter program in accordance with its new Combat Air Strategy.

On June 17, 1972, the Watergate scandal began with the arrest of five burglars inside Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex.