International

Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN expert describes bio-fuels as “crime against humanity”

A United Nations expert has condemned the growing use of crops to produce bio-fuels as a replacement for gasoline as a crime against humanity. The UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, said he feared bio-fuels would bring more hunger.
Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Tourism promotes understanding among cultures says UN

Tourism can play a key role in advancing understanding among cultures, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Transition to organic wool picks up in Australia, New Zealand

Australian wool broker Lanoc Wool has recently initiated a 'transition to organics' course with the help of TM Organics and a group of ten woolgrowers who collectively produce around 3000 bales per annum.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Scientific Spanish vessel researching in South Atlantic

A state of the art Spanish fisheries research vessel currently in Punta Arenas is scheduled to collect sea bed and water samples in the South Atlantic, off the Falkland Islands before heading for Montevideo.
Saturday, October 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US dollar plummets and soaring oil keeps breaking records

The US dollar tumbled to yet another new low against the Euro and oil prices rose to a record 92 US dollars per barrel on fears over supplies for the northern hemisphere winter months ahead.
Friday, October 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK ratifies no Gib sovereignty talks without people's consent

Britain will not enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which the people of Gibraltar are not themselves first content. That was the message from Jim Murphy the new British Minister for Europe at the Foreign Office to over 1,200 people gathered at the Guildhall in London for Gibraltar Day last Monday October 22.
Friday, October 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean sovereignty from “Arica to the Southern Pole”

The Chilean Congress Lower House Defence Committee arrived Thursday in Antarctica to strong gusts and freezing temperatures and with the purpose of exercising “Chilean sovereignty” in the midst of a growing controversy over off Antarctica sea bed claims.
Friday, October 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK remains vulnerable to fallout from credit crunch

The United Kingdom remains vulnerable to further fallout from the recent credit crunch that has gripped world markets, a Bank of England report warns. BoE said British sub-prime borrowers could encounter problems obtaining credit because banks faced higher borrowing costs.
Friday, October 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
China rolls on at 11.5% soon to become third largest economy

China's booming economy has grown by 11.5 percent in the third quarter, slightly less that the 11.9% of the previous quarter. Beijing efforts to slow the rapid expansion. The continued growth has put China on track to surpass Germany as the world's third largest economy, by as early as December.
Friday, October 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Stora-Enso is closing three paper mills and cutting 1.700 jobs

The Finnish-Swedish forest products group Stora Enso reported Thursday a third quarter loss and announced plans to cut production by closing mills in Finland and Sweden which will mean the loss of 1.700 jobs.