Gibraltar dispute: Spanish fishermen in reef protest

The BBC's Tom Burridge said it is a "chaotic scene" in the disputed waters

Spanish fishermen have sailed into disputed waters off Gibraltar to protest about a reef put there by the British territory's government.

The fishermen say the reef restricts their right to fish, but Gibraltar says they should not be fishing there.
Gibraltar police said the protest, which lasted an hour and passed off without incident, ended at 10:20 BST.
The row over the artificial reef has led to tensions between the UK, Gibraltar and Spain in recent weeks.
'Not theirs' Spanish fishing boats set off at about 09:00 BST to protest near the spot where 70 concrete blocks were dropped into the sea to create the artificial reef.
It had been suggested that they might try to remove the blocks, but the fishermen said before the protest that they would not attempt this.
The BBC's Tom Burridge, on board a Spanish fishing boat, described the situation as "chaotic and tense" as Spanish fishermen, and the Gibraltarian and Spanish police, weaved among each other.
Chief Inspector Castle Yates, of the Royal Gibraltar Police, said "about 38 Spanish fishing boats and seven or eight pleasure craft" were involved.
He said they crossed into Gibraltarian waters where police and the Royal Navy set up a cordon and "corralled" them.
"They tried to breach the cordon several times but they were not successful," he added.

Spanish fishermen gathered at the area where the reef was built using concrete blocks

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At the close of the demonstration, Gibraltar's chief minister Fabian Picardo tweeted: "Big thank you also to Royal Navy, Gib Defence Police, HM Customs and Port Authority for their deployment too. Cool, professional and calm!"

Meanwhile, GBC News, Gibraltar's public service broadcaster, posted: "Spanish fishermen's demo in #Gibraltar waters seems to have passed without incident. Most fishing boats returning to La Atunara now."
The Spanish government has accused Gibraltar of creating the reef, which is located off the western runway of Gibraltar Airport, "without the necessary authorisation" in "waters that are not theirs".
It has said that, in building the reef, Gibraltar is contravening environmental laws and damaging Spain's fishing industry, because Spanish fishing nets are in danger of catching on the concrete reef blocks.
But Britain has said it was trying to encourage sea-life to flourish.
In response, Spain has imposed tougher checks at the border in recent weeks, leading to lengthy delays. It said the checks were necessary to tackle tobacco smuggling.
'Serious concerns' But the UK accused Spain of breaking EU free movement rules.
Chief minister Mr Picardo has said he is not willing to make any concessions to persuade Spain to relax the controls.

On Friday UK Prime Minister David Cameron called EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to raise "serious concerns" that Spain's extra border checks were politically motivated and "disproportionate".
The UK wants to resolve the row through "political dialogue", a Downing Street spokesman said.
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster, which left Portsmouth last weekend, is due to arrive in Gibraltar on Monday in a visit described by the Ministry of Defence as "long-planned" as part of "a range of regular and routine deployments".
Spain disputes UK sovereignty over Gibraltar, a limestone outcrop near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, which has been ruled by Britain since 1713.
In recent years the dispute has taken the form of a clash over fishing rights. Both Spain and Gibraltar have claimed jurisdiction over the waters off the Rock, and both sides have complained about incursions into what they claim are their waters.

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North Korea agrees to family reunions with South

 

North Korea has agreed to a South Korean proposal to resume reunions of families separated since the 1950-1953 war, official media in Pyongyang say.

The reunions will take place in a North Korean tourist resort on 19 September.
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye called last week for the resumption of the reunions, last held in 2010.
Her appeal followed an agreement to reopen a joint industrial plant, the latest step in the easing of tension between the two countries.
Mt Kumgang The latest statement on the reunions came from the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.
It said: "The reunion of separated families and their relatives shall be made in Mt Kumgang resort on the occasion of the upcoming Harvest Moon Day."

Timeline: Korean tensions

• 12 Dec: North launches a rocket, claiming to have put a satellite into orbit
• 12 Feb: North conducts underground nuclear test
• 11 Mar: US-South Korea annual military drills begin
• 30 Mar: North says it is entering a "state of war" with South
• 2 Apr: North says it is restarting Yongbyon reactor
• 3 Apr: North blocks South workers from Kaesong industrial zone, then on 9 Apr pulls its workers out
• 26 Apr: Seoul announces withdrawal of all remaining South Korean workers from Kaesong
• 2 May: North Korea jails US man for 15 years
• 14 Aug: Koreas reach deal to reopen Kaesong
• 17 Aug: North agrees to resume family reunions

Talks will take place between Red Cross officials from both sides on 23 August at Mt Kumgang to prepare for the reunions.

Many families were separated at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War by the dividing of the peninsula. The two sides remain technically at war, because the conflict ended in an armistice and not a peace deal.
The North Korean statement also called for the resumption of tourist trips to Mt Kumgang.
The resort, the first major joint project between the nations, hosted thousands of South Korean visitors between 1998 and 2008 but tours were suspended after a North Korean soldier shot dead a tourist who strayed into a restricted area.
The CPRK said: "The Kaesong Industrial Zone and the tours to Mt Kumgang resort are valuable works common to the nation which should not be delayed as they are symbols of reconciliation, unity, reunification and prosperity."
The Kaesong Industrial Complex is home to 123 South Korean factories which employ more than 50,000 North Korean workers. The inter-Korean joint project is a key source of revenue for Pyongyang.
North Korea withdrew its workers in April, angered by the expansion of UN sanctions after its 12 February nuclear test and annual US-South Korea military drills.
After the Kaesong deal last week, President Park said: "I hope this agreement will help correct wrong practices of the past inter-Korean relations and pave the way for new relations of co-existence."

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Lisa Robin Kelly, That '70s Show actress, dies aged 43

Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, who had a role in the US sitcom That `70s Show alongside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, has died at age 43.

Her manager Craig Wyckoff said Kelly died on Wednesday at a Los Angeles addiction treatment facility where she had been admitted earlier in the week.
No official cause of death was given.
Kelly portrayed Laurie Forman, the promiscuous sister of Eric - played by Topher Grace on the Fox series, which ran from 1998 until 2006.
She left the series at the end of the fifth season in 2003. Her character was portrayed by the actress, Christina Moore, in season six.
Kelly fell out of the spotlight after leaving the show but soon began making headlines for her troubled personal life.
She was arrested in November along with her 61-year-old husband, Robert Joseph Gilliam, in connection with a disturbance at their home in North Carolina.
In June, she was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in California.
"Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years," said Wyckoff.
"I spoke to her on Monday, and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her. Last night, she lost the battle," he added.
Prior to That '70s Show, Kelly had minor roles in several US TV shows, including The X-Files, Charmed and Married With Children.
She also had roles in the TV movies Amityville Dollhouse, Late Last Night and Jawbreaker.

British embassy in Yemen to reopen

The UK embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa will open "as normal" on Sunday after staff were withdrawn earlier this month due to "increased security concerns".

Announcing the news on Twitter, British ambassador Jane Marriott apologised for a "brief hiatus".

All UK staff based in Sanaa were sent home after messages between the head of al-Qaeda and the group's head in Yemen about a major attack were intercepted.

US embassies across the Middle East and North Africa were also closed.

A terror alert was sparked after secret plans discussed by al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and Nasser al-Wuhayshi were picked up by US intelligence officials.

Unprecedented security measures were taken in Sanaa, with hundreds of armoured vehicles deployed.

Speaking at the time, the BBC's Abdullah Ghorab, in Sanaa, said a security source had confirmed that Yemeni intelligence services had discovered that dozens of al-Qaeda members had arrived in the city in the preceding days in preparation for a major attack.

The source suggested it was to include explosions and suicide attacks aimed at Western diplomatic missions and Yemeni military headquarters.

Yemen is the base of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has recently suffered a series of setbacks after the military launched an offensive in June with the help of US forces.

The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the whole country.

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