International

Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
£1m to find Loch Ness monster

A £1 million reward has been offered to anyone who can find conclusive proof that the Loch Ness monster exists.
Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Five of the best wines for your BBQ

It's finally time to get out of the house and into a big glass of refreshing, hot-weather wine. What wines are perfect with cookouts and other summertime entertaining? Here's a short list.
Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Commercial whaling ban strengthened at Anchorage meeting

Anchorage, United States ÃÂ¢€“ Following last year's ”St. Kitts Declaration”, which mumbled that the moratorium on commercial whaling might not be necessary anymore, the anti-whaling countries have bounced back with a 37-4 vote for a resolution strengthening the commercial whaling ban.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
France demands from US reciprocity in farm subsidies cuts

France's agriculture minister said Thursday Europe's farming sector is a “strategic” industry that has already been significantly overhauled and called for no further unilateral concessions in the global free trade negotiations.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Energy for sustainable development, main issue in OAS summit

The Thirty-Seventh Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will open in Panama City, Panama, next Sunday, June 3, with a focus on “Energy for Sustainable Development,” in recognition of the fundamental importance of energy resources for the future of the nations of the region.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
The football industry involves 4% of the world population

A total of 265 million male and female players and a further five million referees, coaches and other officials, a grand total of 270 million people, or 4% of the world's population, are involved in football.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Black Swan”: Odyssey denies alleged lawsuit filed by Spain

Odyssey Marine Exploration, one of the world's leaders in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration stated Thursday that claims of an alleged lawsuit against Odyssey by the Spanish government were false.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Japan threatens to leave whaling forum

Japan threatened to quit the International Whaling Commission on Thursday after fierce opposition from anti-whaling nations forced it to scrap a proposal to allow four coastal villages to hunt the animals.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Zoellick's first job, restore confidence

Robert Zoellick has dealt with the Cold War, the killing in Darfur, China's rise as an economic colossus. His next challenge: to restore confidence at the badly shaken World Bank.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic krill race continues

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has issued four licences to trawl for krill off Antarctica this week. Two licences were given to Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS, and one each to Ervik Marine Services AS and Krill Seaproducts AS. The fishery will take place in areas controlled by Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).