International

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 16:21 UTC

  Bolivia organizes grassroots alternative to UN climate change

  

  Delegates are gathering in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba for a grassroots alternative to last year's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen. The meeting will also celebrate the rights of Mother Earth on 22 April.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:59 UTC

  Argentina hosts FAO summit on fish and seafood trade

  

  The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) are convening an international meeting on trade in fish and seafood to be hosted by in the Argentine government Buenos Aires 26-30 April.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:42 UTC

  UK economy recovery forecasted towards the end of 2011

  

  Prospects for the UK's economic recovery remain poor this year with output growth of 1% or less predicted in 2010, a leading forecaster has warned. It also suggested that although consumer spending is on the rise, it will remain too weak to sustain a recovery this year as consumers try to pay off debts as quickly as possible.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:33 UTC

  IATA criticizes Europe’s management of airports’ ash cloud-closure

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sharply criticized Monday Euroepan governments for their lack of leadership in handling airspace restrictions in light of the Icelandic volcano eruption and urged a re-think of the decision-making process.

• Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 06:36 UTC

  As markets begin to normalize controversy over capital inflow controls resurfaces

  

  The International Monetary Fund has warned that an over reliance on capital controls could derail the current global recovery. Although admitting that it may be a good idea for one country to apply controls on capital inflow, as the levy imposed by Brazil, “it could encourage too many others in the region to follow suit”.

• Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 01:37 UTC

  Ash cloud over Europe cancels 17.000 flights, costs carriers 200 million daily

  

  Millions of passengers have been stranded in Europe as air traffic controllers cancelled 16.000 flights Friday after a huge ash cloud spread from an Icelandic volcano covering much of the northern continent.

• Friday, April 16th 2010 - 09:38 UTC

  Outsider Clegg judged winner in first UK TV debate

  

  Nick Clegg, a rank outsider to become Britain's next prime minister, upstaged the two main candidates in an unprecedented televised debate on Thursday, according to snap polls of viewers.

• Friday, April 16th 2010 - 04:02 UTC

  Iceland volcano ashes cause massive flights disruption across Europe

  

  Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Iceland. Hundreds of thousands of passengers are affected and severe disruption could extend into the weekend, including on flights to North America and Asia.

• Friday, April 16th 2010 - 03:38 UTC

  Researchers discover a huge North Atlantic Garbage Patch

  

  A vast patch of floating plastics garbage extending for thousands of square kilometres in a remote area of the North Atlantic has been documented by two different groups of scientists sailing from Bermuda to the Azores islands.

• Friday, April 16th 2010 - 00:10 UTC

  China agrees to invest heavily in Brazilian infrastructure

  

  China and Brazil bolstered their growing ties with trade and investment agreements on Thursday in Brasilia before a summit of the world's top four emerging markets that was cut back after China's leader decided to return home to deal with a major earthquake.