International

Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Odyssey ship arrested after gunpoint encounter at sea

'Odyssey Explorer', the flag ship of the treasure hunting sea archaeologists Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME), has been arrested along with its captain by the Spanish authorities following a dramatic gunpoint encounter at sea three miles south of Gibraltar.
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Migrant workers' remittances reached 300 billion in 2006

Migrant workers sent home more than 300 billion US dollars to their families in developing countries in 2006, according to a study released Wednesday in Washington, D.C. by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
EU warns China about “deeply unequal” trade relationship

The European Union trade relationship with China is “deeply unequal” said EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson stressing that the EU sells more goods to Switzerland than to China.
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK preparing sea bed claims off British Antarctica

The United Kingdom has increased the list of claims of seabed rights to include a large chunk off Antarctica, an area of over a million square kilometers, according to reports in the British press quoting a spokes-woman from the Foreign Office.
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Holland edge closer to Euro '08 qualification

Holland are virtually certain to qualify for the 2008 European Championships after an unimpressive 2-0 victory over Slovenia. The Dutch need just two points against the bottom teams Luxembourg and Belarus to be certain of qualification.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Turkey and weak dollar push oil prices to new record high

Crude oil traded on Monday in New York above 86 US dollars a barrel on concern oil shipments may be disrupted if Turkish forces pursue Kurdish militants in Iraq.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
September Euro-zone inflation above target: ECB move now

Euro zone annual inflation was 2.1% last September, (up from August 1.7%) and above the European Central Bank's target for the first time in twelve months according to the latest release from Eurostat.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Right to food is a human right, says UN Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked World Food Day on Tuesday with a call for a renewed commitment to stamp out chronic hunger and make the right to food a reality for all in a world where nearly 855 million people still do not have enough to eat.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar has new “non colonial” link, UK tells UN

The British Government told the United Nations Monday that Gibraltar had entered a new “non-colonial” constitutional relationship with the UK and described as “outdated” the UN criteria on de-listing former colonies.
Sunday, October 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Global tension, low stocks push oil to record price

Oil prices reached this week another record surging past 84 US dollars a barrel for the first time. US sweet, light crude jumped as much as 97 cents to trade briefly at $84.05 a barrel in New York on supply fears before falling back to $83.69.