International

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 22:24 UTC
An alcoholic drink a day helps keep heart disease at bay, says medical report

An alcoholic drink a day can help keep heart disease at bay, according to a review of 30 years of research. The work, published in the British Medical Journal, showed a 14% to 25% reduction in heart disease in moderate drinkers compared with people who had never drunk alcohol.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 07:36 UTC
Amnesty International top anti-poverty officials resign and pocket £ 850.000

Amnesty International paid its outgoing secretary general and deputy secretary general a total of about £850,000 in the year that both women resigned, the organization’s accounts show.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 07:04 UTC
Canada and Australia have seven of the top ten most liveable cities in the world

Canada’s Vancouver has been selected as the world's most liveable city, while Toronto remained the fourth most attractive place to live, according to the Economist magazine.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 07:02 UTC
OPEC promises to compensate for any oil drop off by unrest in Middle East

Trying to calm turbulent oil markets, Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister said on Tuesday that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was ready to pump more oil to compensate for any drop-off caused by unrest in the Middle East.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:32 UTC
Biotech crops keep advancing and currently cover over a billion hectares

The amount of land devoted to genetically engineered crops grew 10% last year, and 7% in the year before, as farmers in major grain and soy exporting countries such as Brazil and Argentina continued to adopt the new seeds.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Ireland flatly opposes beef quotas in current EU/Mercosur trade talks

Beef quotas being sought by the Mercosur countries as part of the ongoing negotiations with the EU were “simply not acceptable”, said Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 14:44 UTC
NZ quake kills 65; 100 people trapped in the rubble; major glacier cracks

More than 100 people are believed to be trapped in rubble after a deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, killing at least 65 people.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 06:23 UTC
Gaddafi denies he fled to Venezuela while cracks begin to appear in the regime

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared Monday on state television signalling his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 06:19 UTC
“Multiple fatalities” as quake strikes New Zealand’s second city at busy mid-day

Rescuers dug frantically for bodies and people trapped after a major 6.3 earthquake caused “multiple” deaths in New Zealand's second city of Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 00:03 UTC
China raised fuel prices for the second time in three months

China has raised fuel prices for the second time in three months as it looks to offset a jump in global crude costs. However, the move has raised questions over government attempts to slow inflation.