Stories for April 2007

Monday, April 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New attempt, this time in India, to end Doha Round deadlock

Four leading trade powers will meet Wednesday in New Delhi, India for two days of potentially make-or-break talks to end a deadlock in the Doha Round of global trade negotiations.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Veggie-fueled vehicle” links Alaska with Ushuaia

In a fire engine fuelled by Chilean chip fat, Mexican lard, Colombian palm oil, Argentine soybean and corn oil Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt completed last week the longest journey made without diesel or petrol.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Lack of political will” to address climate crisis, claims Gore

Former United States vice president Al Gore claims there's a lack of political will to solve the global climate crisis, including from United States. In an interview with Colombia's main daily, El Tiempo, he blamed several US corporations on the confusion surrounding the controversy.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: picketers preparing new timetable

One of the three week long blockades by environmentalists and activists along the Argentine-Uruguayan fluvial border was lifted Sunday mid day, a second is expected to follow mid night and the third could continue for an indefinite period, according to the latest news from the area.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China's plan to tackle industrial and farmland pollution

Six thousand of China's top industrial polluters will be under closer scrutiny by the country's top environmental watchdog. The list, published on the website of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), includes well-known companies and factories, reports “China Daily”.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Greek cruise captain blames disaster on “strong currents”

The Greek captain of the cruise vessel “Sea Diamond” which sank last Friday, speaking on Sunday to government run Greek television denied responsibility for the incident and blamed strong sea currents for the disaster.
Sunday, April 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine provinces teachers' dispute spills nationwide

Argentina's two main unionized labor organizations have declared a strike for Monday following the death of a teacher who was hit by a tear gas canister during a teachers' protest march last Wednesday in the Patagonian province of Neuquén.
Saturday, April 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sunken Greek cruise ship's skipper arraigned; two passengers still missing

The captain of a Greek cruise ship that sank in the Aegean Sea was due to appear before a prosecutor on Saturday as coastguards continued to search for two missing French tourists, the Greek merchant marine ministry said.
Saturday, April 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela, assuming chair of OAS Permanent Council

Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Jorge Valero, assumed the chairmanship of the Permanent Council and talked about the need for deeper conceptual and institutional change within the hemispheric organization.
Friday, April 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sinking cruise ship evacuated off Greece

A listing cruise ship carrying nearly 1,600 people was evacuated safely Thursday after it struck rocks and began taking on water off the Greek island of Santorini, authorities said.