International

Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Australia to monitor by air and sea Japanese whalers

Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental activists heading for a showdown in the Southern Ocean to act with restraint, warning deaths could occur if anything went wrong.
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
EU debates fisheries 2008 TAC, quotas (cuts and bans)

The European Union (EU) Council of Fisheries Ministers began negotiations this week that would determine fisheries TAC and quotas for next year.
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Russia's Putin named “Person of the Year” by Time magazine

Time magazine named President Vladimir Putin its person of the year Wednesday, in recognition of the Russian leader's role in making Moscow “a critical linchpin of the 21st century.”
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
North Sea cod quota 11% hike leaves most EU satisfied

European Union fisheries ministers decided Wednesday in Brussels to allow fishermen to catch more threatened fish like cod in 2008 against the recommendations of scientists and environmentalists.
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
RFA Gold Rover in mid Atlantic medical rescue operation

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Gold Rover has been involved in the urgent re-supply of drugs and medical stores to the isolated volcanic island of Tristan Da Cunha after having been earlier re-tasked from her maritime Security and support duties in the Atlantic to provide assistance.
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN satisfied with results of Bali climate change conference

After the successful conclusion of the landmark United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, developed and developing countries alike must continue to build on the momentum generated by the meeting, an official from the world body said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Xmas riddle: who's the Postal Union best associate?

The United Nations Universal Postal Union, UPU, has identified the recipient of the most personalized letters in the world: a white-bearded man who prefers to wear red suits and is so reclusive that he only travels on one night of the year.
Tuesday, December 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
China's economy overestimated but is the world's second

The size of China's economy is overestimated by some 40%, but it remains the world's second largest using a ranking based on purchasing power, the World Bank said Monday.
Monday, December 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
EU joins the dispute and supports Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay

The European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Sunday that the Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay which recently begun production and is at the heart of an acrimonious dispute with Argentina complies “reasonably” with environmental requisites.
Monday, December 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
World's sea levels rising twice faster than predicted

The world's sea levels could rise twice as high this century as UN climate scientists have previously predicted, according to a study. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change proposes a maximum sea level rise of 81cm (32in) this century.