International

Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Opec summit debate a limited production increase in Vienna

World oil prices threatened to hit a new high today ahead of a crunch meeting between the Opec oil-producing states where they will decide on whether to increase production.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
European Union threat to pints and miles lifted

Decades of wrangling between London and Brussels over switching to metric will come to an end with an announcement that imperial measures can carry on indefinitely.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar election October 11, under new constitution

Gibraltar will be calling a General Election Thursday October 11. Governor Sir Robert Fulton, advised by Chief Minister Peter Caruana issued a Proclamation dissolving Parliament and convening the General Election.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Livestock responsible for 18% global gas emissions says UN

A senior United Nations official called this week for action not only to tackle the causes of global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also to cope with its effects such as the increasing vulnerability of agriculture which places developing countries especially at risk.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Russian exporters propose international “grain OPEC”

With global grain prices reaching record levels the idea of an international “Grain OPEC” is floating again in the air and under consideration in a Moscow conference. Russia is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of cereals.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC agrees to half a million bpd oil production hike

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to increase oil production by 500.000 barrels per day from November first, Qatar's Energy Minister announced at the 145th OPEC session Tuesday in Vienna.
Monday, September 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
APEC leaders pledge new effort to conclude Doha talks

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC, leaders meeting in Australia pledged on Sunday their political will and flexibility to bring faltering global trade talks into their final phase this year.
Monday, September 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN agency warns about commodities' windfalls

Millions of people throughout the developing world could be left out of the window of opportunity created by current windfalls of commodities unless those funds are used to diversify emerging economies according to a report by a United Nations (UN) agency.
Monday, September 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Fosset's wife thanks volunteers

One week after millionaire aviator Steve Fossett disappeared, his wife, Peggy, issued a statement that she remained hopeful and “confident of a successful resolution to this search.”
Sunday, September 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
NZ support for South Chile's blue whales controversy

The New Zealand Residence House hosted a send-off Wednesday for a Chilean delegation heading to New Zealand to study the country's protection and management of marine resources.