International

• Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Land Rover and Jaguar now belong to Tata from India

  India's top car manufacturer Tata Motors Ltd. Announced on Monday it had completed the 2.3 billion US dollars acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. The deal, which was agreed in March, includes all necessary intellectual property rights, manufacturing plants, two advanced design centres in the UK and a worldwide network of sales companies, Tata Motors said in a statement.

• Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional conflicts and food prices in OAS assembly agenda

  

  The 38th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, opened this weekend in Colombia and although the motive of the meeting is “Youth and democratic values”, more pressing issues will have to be addressed by the gathering.

• Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Financial markets can not govern us!

  Appealing to common sense, experience and ethics nine distinguished European political personalities and former elected officials have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission warning about the consequences of the current financial crisis, which is showing “once again that the financial market is not capable of self-regulation” and calls for the immediate naming of a “European crisis committee”.

• Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  UN praises World Bank funding to tackle food crisis

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the 1.2 billion US dollars in funding from the World Bank to help tackle the global food crisis that has emerged in recent months.

• Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  SnoMotes rovers to help collect data on melting ice shelves

  US researchers from the universities of Georgia and Pennsylvania have created specially designed robots, called SnoMotes which will help collect information on the world's ice melting shelves in the Arctic and Antarctica.

• Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil prices makes Euro Zone inflation bounce to 3.6% in May

  

  Inflation in the Euro zone bounced to a record 3.6% in May amid soaring oil prices, according to a first estimate from the EU Eurostat data agency released on Friday. The 12-month inflation rate had eased in April to 3.3% after hitting 3.6% in March, the highest level since the launch of the Euro in 1999.

• Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “World No Tobacco Day ”. “Tobacco-Free Youth.”

  

  As a reminder to the public that there is a better life beyond tobacco, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated (today) on May 31.This year's theme is “Tobacco-Free Youth.”

• Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  China: “alternative sources” for Argentine soybeans

  China is looking for “alternative sources” for the purchase of soy since Argentina is rapidly becoming a “non reliable” supplier, according to the Financial Times.

• Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  UN praises adoption of convention on cluster munitions

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Friday the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Dublin, and encouraged States to ratify the new agreement.

• Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EU steel lobby rejects BHP Billiton Rio Tinto takeover bid

  

  Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. formally filed Friday with the European Commission to take over rival Rio Tinto, triggering an antitrust review of the hostile takeover. The EC confirmed the notification and will reach a decision by July 4 when it can approve the deal, open an in-depth investigation or permit a short extension.