Stories for July 8th 2006

Saturday, July 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Countries need to oil their wheels

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in conjunction with the UN, published a major agricultural study last week.

Saturday, July 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Annan extols football's “Universal Language”

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in Berlin to attend the World Cup final, today the state of world football with the state of the world at large, and the most popular sport on Earth came out on top, with its equality, level playing field and transparency affording a shining example.

Saturday, July 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

LatAm Gas Pipeline Begins

The pipeline for transporting natural gas between Colombia and Venezuela got underway Saturday with the welding of two pipes in the presence the president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, of Panama, Martin Torrijos, and of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.