International

Tuesday, April 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Benchmark US ruling on polar bears (and global warming)

A US federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide by May 15 whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. The decision was hailed by conservation groups which have been hounding the US government on the issue for years.
Monday, April 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Transparency call for oil industry to help with “revenue puzzle”

A majority of leading oil and gas companies are far from transparent when it comes to the payments they make to resource-rich countries, leaving the door open to corruption and hampering efforts to fight poverty, according to a report published Monday by Transparency International (TI).
Monday, April 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Free Tibet flags were being made in Chinese factory

Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, according to media reports in Beijing. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Monday, April 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
High meat and cereal prices for some time forecasts bank

China's preference for different types of meat and a growing demand for cereals and oilseeds have had a direct impact on the price of food world wide according to an expert from the Spanish bank BBVA, which has a strong influence and presence in Latinamerica.
Monday, April 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC and Bush agree: speculation dominates oil prices

For once OPEC and US president George Bush seem to agree there's no short term fix to oil international prices. The convergence occurred Monday as crude prices edged closer to 120 dollars a barrel, fueled by the shutdown of a key pipeline and concerns about violence in Nigeria.
Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
N Zealand scientists begin working on rare colossal squid

Technicians in New Zealand are set to begin defrosting a rare colossal squid. Having removed the creature from the freezer on Sunday, the team realized it would defrost too early for a planned examination by scientists on Wednesday, reports BBC.

They now aim to begin operations at 1500 (0300 GMT) in Wellington.
Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Rotterdamers win cup for Van Marwijk, next Dutch national coach

Bert van Marwijk, soon to succeed Marco van Basten as coach of the Dutch National team, went out on a winning note when his league team Feyenoord convincingly won the Dutch Cup final on Sunday, beating Roda JC by 2-0.
Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chileans among most intolerant towards immigration

Chile is one of the most intolerant Latinamerican countries with respect to immigration, according to a survey published late last week by the pollster Latinobarometro.
Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Economist links lower US rates with soaring oil, food prices

Surging commodity price inflation should deter the United States central bank, the Federal Reserve from cutting its benchmark lending rate below 2%, suggested National Bureau of Economic Research President Martin Feldstein on Tuesday.
Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US supports South American Defence council proposal

The Brazilian proposal for a South American Defence Council is considered “interesting” by United States but Washington has no immediate reaction to the issue said Thomas Shannon, US Under Secretary of State for Latinamerica, according to an interview published in the Sao Paulo financial newspaper, Valor.