International

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.
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.