International

• Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain: Primer Minister to announce quit date next week

  

  Tony Blair will make a “definitive” statement next week on his plans to leave No 10 - as June 30 emerged as the likely date for the hand-over to his successor.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  The history of May 1, International Workers' Day

  

  Every year, May 1 is celebrated around the world as a day of international working class solidarity. Demonstrations take place from Africa to Asia, across South and North America and in Europe. These events, organized by trade unions in some countries and by revolutionary parties or governments in others, all celebrate the struggle of the international working class.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Norway seeking trawlers to licence for Antarctic krill

  

  Norway will be issuing permits for krill trawling in the Antarctica to four vessels by end of May. One of the vessels that has presented an application, the Saga Sea, is operated by Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS, and is already fishing with a temporary permit. It is expected that this vessel will receive a new and more permanent authorisation, but with regards to 10 other applications submitted it is not as certain which will receive the permits. It is even more uncertain whether there are any vessels available for chartering, or for satisfying the need for cold storage and processing facilities.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Climate Change Meeting Opens In Thailand

  

  Delegates at a major climate meeting debated Monday how to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions that could threaten hundreds of millions with hunger and disease in the coming decades.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Transparency International praises debarment of corrupt companies

  

  Transparency International praised the Washington based Inter-American Development Bank's (IADB) publication of its list of sanctioned firms and individuals. Publication of this information is an effective deterrent to fraud and corruption in development assistance and in the countries receiving that assistance argues TI.

• Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain: Homes damaged in quake

  

  Several families remain in emergency accommodation after an earthquake struck a corner of Britain, causing power cuts and damaging dozens of home.

• Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian bio-ethanol for UK buses

  

  London Mayor Ken Livingstone is about to start trials of London's first bus fuelled by bio-ethanol.
  The Scania OmniCity double-decker will carry 81 passengers and be powered by ethanol made from Brazilian sugar cane.

• Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Latam must prepare for China post raw materials trade

  

  The trade honeymoon between China and Latin America cannot last forever, experts warn: sooner or later, the Asian giant will reduce its need for raw materials, and countries across the Americas will then have to offer value-added, higher-tech goods.

• Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  New Chinese Foreign Secretary UK educated, US expert

  

  China announced Friday the appointment of a new Foreign Affairs Minister, replacing veteran diplomat Li Zhaoxing with a younger Yang Jiechi, who is a former ambassador to the United States.

• Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  China confident in reining inflation with higher interest rates

  

  Inflation in China is forecasted to stay within the government's target zone of 3% in 2007 giving Beijing authorities enough space to push ahead with pricing reforms for resources, according to a government economist.