International

Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Keep pledges, urge G8 campaigners

Thousands of peaceful British campaigners urged G8 leaders to keep their promises on tackling poverty as violence erupted at an anti-summit rally in Germany. The demonstration in London took place as protesters clashed with riot police in the northern German town of Rostock.
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.