International

Monday, December 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Major £35 million upgrade for frigate HMS Sutherland

British Defence Minister Baroness Taylor announced earlier this month a £35m (70 million US dollars) major upgrade to Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland.
Sunday, December 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Last minute compromise reached at Bali climate talks

Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part
Sunday, December 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK visa time for outside EU tourists “to be halved”

Proposals to cut the time tourists from outside the EU can stay in the UK from six months to three are expected to be announced by ministers this week.
Saturday, December 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Climate change has no respect for borders, warns Ban Ki-moon

Global warming impacts everyone regardless of national borders, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday, calling on negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, to overcome differences and agree on a road map to tackle the issue.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
With the Lisbon Treaty EU prepares for active global role

European Union leaders have signed a treaty in Portugal's capital that is expected to greatly alter the way the 27-nation body operates. The treaty creates an EU president and a more powerful foreign policy chief.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Past decade warmest on record: 0.41 Celsius above average

The past decade has been the warmest on record, with this year's global mean surface temperature 0.41 degrees Celsius, or 0.74 degrees Fahrenheit, above the 1961-1990 annual average, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization Who announced this week.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN backed pact to protect sharks and control finning

Dozens of governments agreed in principle to a new United Nations global agreement to protect sharks, which have long been neglected by conservationists and overexploited by the modern fishing industry.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: Historic rock arrives at memorial; Monte mishap causes Norwegian Dream to cancel; Access to remote islands restricted.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Inflation emerges as the main challenge for US and EU

November inflation in United States and the European Union rose at faster paces than anticipated spurred by energy and food prices. Consumer prices in November in the US rose 0.8% over October while in the 13 nation Euro zone block they climbed to 3.1% compared to November last year and up from October's 2.6% increase.
Friday, December 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Fish farm parasites threaten Canada's wild salmon

Wild salmon on Canada's west coast are being driven to extinction by parasites from nearby fish farms, a study claims. Wild pink salmon around the Broughton Archipelago are declining rapidly and will die out within 10 years if no action is taken, say researchers.