India to keep 9% of GDP growth this year

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

India can keep nine percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in medium term with added efforts despite soaring international oil prices, said the Indian Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on NDTV Tuesday. ...

New Zealand joins group to reach consensus on whaling

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The annual slanging match between pro- and anti-whaling nations could be a thing of the past after changes to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Radio New Zealand reported on Wednesday. Under the new plans, 24 nations inclu ...

Fed, SEC redrawing Wall Street regulations

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The U.S. Federal Reserve and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are finalizing an agreement to start the process of redrawing how Wall Street is regulated, the Wall Street Journal said on its website on Sunday. The agreement, which ...

Ban praises peacebuilding commission’s work in Africa

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

UN chief Ban Ki-moon Monday praised the Peacebuilding Commission's work in Burundi and Sierra Leone, saying no single actor holds the key to peace and all must come together at a "crucial time that counts." "It is gratifying to note ...

UN report: Firmer commitments needed to overcome risks to stability in Burundi

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Despite considerable strides made by the government, the Peacebuilding Commission and other stakeholders in Burundi, overcoming the remaining risks to stability requires firmer and more continuous commitments, a UN report posted on its webs ...

Conservation measures urged to preserve tuna at risk in E Pacific

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The fishing countries of the eastern Pacific should adopt conservation measures to guarantee the existence of endangered tuna in the eastern Pacific, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) warned on Monday. The warning ...

UN lauds Cameroon’s efforts in hosting external refugees

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

The government of Cameroon has demonstrated an exceptional amount of generosity and understanding by agreeing to play host to hordes of refugees from strife-torn neighboring states, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ...

Barroso: No quick fix to soaring oil prices

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

There is no quick fix to the soaring oil prices, the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday. "We have sent out a very clear message that there will not be a quick fix for the issue of the oil prices," Barro ...