International

Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Multilateralism, only way to tackle global concerns says UN

Whether it is resolving conflicts, protecting human rights, achieving development goals or safeguarding the environment, the only viable way to effectively tackle today's complex global challenges is through multilateral cooperation, underlined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF is no longer “policeman” says Strauss-Khan

“The IMF can no longer play the role of policeman” admitted incoming International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn who added that the global economy is drastically different from when the IMF was created, and therefore “must adapt to change”.
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush and Chavez in the same bag: worst regional image

United States president George Bush and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez are the regional leaders with the worst image, according to a public opinion poll published this week end in the influential Brazilian daily O Estado de Sao Paulo.
Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Turbulence: strong € displaces concern with weak US dollar

As the Euro hits new highs against the US dollar conflicting signals seem to be coming from Europe as to how address the issue, but much will depend on what happens next Thursday when the European Central Bank and the Bank of England hold monthly meetings.
Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bluetongue: 11 cases in UK but no idea of how virus arrived

The British government is not complacent about bluetongue and will take action against the disease at “a very high level”, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.
Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake south of New Zealand

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit some 500 km (300 miles) southwest of New Zealand on Sunday, but there were no reports of damage and authorities discounted the risk of a major tsunami
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
European Strauss-Kahn selected to lead IMF by ample “consensus”

Former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn was selected September 28 as the new Managing Director of the IMF. The IMF Executive Board said it selected Strauss-Kahn, 58, by consensus to succeed Rodrigo de Rato for a five-year term beginning November 1.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Standing Police Capacity officers to train in UK

Officers from the United Nations Standing Police Capacity will undergo two weeks of training in transitional justice and other aspects of peacekeeping at the top police leadership centre in the United Kingdom from 8-19 October ahead of deployment to their first mission, revealed senior UN Police officers in New York.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN: oil and gas reserves competition becoming tougher

The emergence of new players in the global market and shifts in the policies of gas and oil producers means that traditional conglomerates from industrialized nations are facing increasing competition in the race to access the world's reserves, revealed the United Nations agency on trade and development issues.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Inequality, greatest threat to global stability warns UK

Inequality is one of the greatest threats to global stability and prosperity, the United Kingdom's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly, issuing a call to industrialized nations to meet their commitments on aid, genuinely reform the international terms of trade and play their part in tackling climate change.