International

Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Financial markets can not govern us!

Appealing to common sense, experience and ethics nine distinguished European political personalities and former elected officials have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission warning about the consequences of the current financial crisis, which is showing “once again that the financial market is not capable of self-regulation” and calls for the immediate naming of a “European crisis committee”.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN praises World Bank funding to tackle food crisis

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the 1.2 billion US dollars in funding from the World Bank to help tackle the global food crisis that has emerged in recent months.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
SnoMotes rovers to help collect data on melting ice shelves

US researchers from the universities of Georgia and Pennsylvania have created specially designed robots, called SnoMotes which will help collect information on the world's ice melting shelves in the Arctic and Antarctica.
Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Oil prices makes Euro Zone inflation bounce to 3.6% in May

Inflation in the Euro zone bounced to a record 3.6% in May amid soaring oil prices, according to a first estimate from the EU Eurostat data agency released on Friday. The 12-month inflation rate had eased in April to 3.3% after hitting 3.6% in March, the highest level since the launch of the Euro in 1999.
Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“World No Tobacco Day ”. “Tobacco-Free Youth.”

As a reminder to the public that there is a better life beyond tobacco, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated (today) on May 31.This year's theme is “Tobacco-Free Youth.”
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
China: “alternative sources” for Argentine soybeans

China is looking for “alternative sources” for the purchase of soy since Argentina is rapidly becoming a “non reliable” supplier, according to the Financial Times.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN praises adoption of convention on cluster munitions

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Friday the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Dublin, and encouraged States to ratify the new agreement.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
EU steel lobby rejects BHP Billiton Rio Tinto takeover bid

Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. formally filed Friday with the European Commission to take over rival Rio Tinto, triggering an antitrust review of the hostile takeover. The EC confirmed the notification and will reach a decision by July 4 when it can approve the deal, open an in-depth investigation or permit a short extension.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
European fishermen up in arms over fuel prices

Thousands of fishermen in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Belgium are on strike protesting rising fuel prices. Union leaders said on Thursday Portugal's entire coastal fleet stayed in port on Friday, while in Spain, 7,000 fishermen held protests at the agriculture ministry.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
FAO anticipates sharp price hikes in food supplies

Further sharp price hikes and continued volatility in markets for food supplies appear to be likely for the next few seasons, according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the run-up to a summit on the global food crisis which is being held in Rome early next month.