International

Friday, October 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China strikes huge gas deposit in northwest region

China's largest oil and gas company PetroChina has discovered a major gas field in the nation's northwest Xinjiang region, state media reported this week. The field, known as Dabei III, boasts an estimated reserve of up to 130 billion cubic meters reports the China Daily newspaper.
Friday, October 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FAO warns about global advance of animal diseases

The recent arrival of the bluetongue virus in the United Kingdom indicates again that animal diseases are advancing globally and countries will have to invest more in surveillance and control measures, warned FAO.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF yes/no policy: growth to continue but also credit turmoil

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Wednesday repercussions from recent market turmoil should be contained within advanced economies, with growth in emerging markets likely to remain broadly on track.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK surveyors: house prices fall at fastest rate in two years

House prices are falling at their fastest rate for two years as buyers stay away from the market, new figures have shown.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Norwegian company converting 132-meter trawler to catch krill

Krill Seaproducts from ÃÃ¢€Â¦lesund, Norway is converting the 132-metre Vlieborg container vessel to a trawler in order to target krill. The steel work is done at Western Shipyard in Lithuania and refurbishing will be completed at the shipyard Fiskerstrand Verft in ÃÃ¢€Â¦lesund. The name of the vessel has been changed to ThorshÃÃ‚Â¸vdi.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Australia Targets Japanese Youth With YouTube

Australia has taken its battle against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic to the Internet, with a new YouTube campaign unveiled on Tuesday that targets Japanese children.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
British activist Doris Lessing wins Nobel for literature

British writer, Iran born, Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday citing her “skepticism, fire and visionary power” in dozens of works, notably her classic “The Golden Notebook.”
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Global education spending concentrated in few rich countries

A new publication by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that global spending on education is concentrated in just a few countries, with the education budget of a single country like France or Italy outweighing education spending across all of sub-Saharan Africa.
Tuesday, October 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Financial support for British farmers hit by FMD restrictions

British farmers affected by current restrictions on the movement of animals imposed following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, FMD, are to be given a multi-million-pound package of support.
Monday, October 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar to address UN Decolonization special session

The United Nations Fourth Committee, the Special Political and Decolonization, meets this Monday for an opening session under the Chairmanship of Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad from Sudan.