International

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 17:15 UTC

  “The Protester” named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

  

  From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement, “The Protester” was named Time magazine's 2011 Person of the Year. Time defines the Person of the Year as someone who, for better or for worse, influences the events of the year.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 17:04 UTC

  October marks UK highest unemployment level in 17 years

  

  The number of Britons out of work rose to its highest level in more than 17 years in October, and these jobless figures look set to rise further as firms facing the threat of a renewed recession cut back on staff.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 16:48 UTC

  OPEC agrees 30m bpd supply target; Saudis want oil below 100 dollars per barrel

  

  OPEC oil producers on Wednesday sealed their first new production limit in three years in a deal that settles a 6-month-old argument over output levels firmly in Saudi Arabia's favour.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 16:29 UTC

  Duke of Kent to visit Falklands to mark Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee

  

  Britain's royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 16:15 UTC

  EU sustainable fishing fails because of fleet overcapacity, says Court of Auditors

  

  The European Court of Auditors, evaluating whether EU measures have contributed to adapting the capacity of EU fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities concluded that current measures have “failed” mostly blaming the ongoing overcapacity of the fishing fleet.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 04:14 UTC

  Latam “progressive” countries openly supported tyrants despised by ”Arab Spring”

  

  The so called ‘progressive’ Latin American governments not only did they not support the revolution wave later known as the “Arab Spring” but openly and repeatedly backed the regimes against which the peoples of those countries rebelled.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  Scientists find signs of Higgs bason, crucial particle in the creation of Universe

  

  International scientists said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 23:28 UTC

  Fearing EU banking crisis, IATA downs drastically airline 2012 profits forecast

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced revisions to its industry outlook with profitability for 2011 remaining weak but unchanged at 6.9 billion dollars for a net margin of 1.2%.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 22:32 UTC

  Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol regrettable, says UN climate official

  

  Canada’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is surprising and regrettable, the United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres said on Tuesday, calling on developed countries to meet the commitments they recently made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 22:23 UTC

  Southwest Airlines makes largest aircraft order: 208 Boeing single-aisles 737

  

  The US Southwest Airlines ordered single-aisle 737s with a catalog value totaling 19 billion dollars from Boeing Co., the largest aircraft order ever and the first to include the more fuel-efficient MAX variant.