Two parties win most seats in Mongolian parliamentary election

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and the Democratic Party won 39 and 25 seats respectively in the country's 76-seat parliament, the General Election Commission said on Monday. Ten of the 76 seats were still undecided, the ...

UNHCR urges South Africa to halt deportation of Zimbabweans

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The United Nations refugee agency has called on South Africa to stop deporting Zimbabweans, noting that many are arriving in South Africa to flee from political violence in their homeland. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHC ...

Pakistan says UN agrees to probe Bhutto’s killing

Friday, July 11th, 2008

The United Nations and Pakistan have agreed on a broad understanding on the establishment of an inquiry commission on Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday. Speaking to report ...

EU endorses proposal to reduce standby electricity consumption

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

European Union (EU) member states have endorsed the European Commission's proposal for a regulation reducing standby energy consumption by household and office products, the commission said Tuesday. The regulation lays down energy e ...

EU requests information from member states on pollution levels

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

The European Commission has written to 23 European Union (EU) member states to request information on actions they are taking to comply with the EU's air quality standard for dangerous airborne particles known as PM10. These coarse ...

EC proposes urgent measures to help fisheries tackle fuel crisis

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday a package of emergency measures to help struggling fisheries sector tackle fuel crisis. The European Union (EU)'s executive arm said the core of the proposal consisted of a regime of tempo ...

EC proposes single European registration for SMEs

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday for a single European Union (EU) registration for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). "If SMEs want to do business in several member states, they have to set up subsidiaries using ...

Three mln Australian jobs under threat from climate change

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) said in a report on Thursday that more than 3 million Australian jobs are under threat from efforts to tackle climate change. But the report, commissioned by the A ...