WORLD
Peak Oil May Be A Decade Earlier Than Predicted
2010-03-10 12:05pm
Researchers in Kuwait are predicting that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014, which is almost a decade earlier than some other predictions.
Ban Speaks Out Against Israeli Plans To Expand Settlements
2010-03-10 11:55am
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel's settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
Nigerian Government Urged To End Violence
2010-03-09 12:09pm
The United Nations human rights chief says she is appalled by the latest "massacre" of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to tackle the underlying causes of the tension in the region.
EU Warships Sink Pirate Ships And Capture Crews
2010-03-08 02:35pm
European Union naval ships have intercepted six pirate groups off the coast of Somalia with mother ships and skiffs destroyed and over 40 pirates taken into custody.
Calls For Unity After Polls Close In Iraq
2010-03-08 11:34am
The United Nations' chief envoy to Iraq called on political candidates and groups to respect the democratic process as counting gets under way after yesterday's vote in national parliamentary elections.
Large Agribusiness Hurting Small Landholders
2010-03-06 02:12pm
In an increasingly globalised food sector dominated by large transnational corporations, small landowners are getting a smaller portion of the food dollar, the independent United Nations expert on the right to food has warned.
US$34m Appeal For Drought-Stricken Guatemala
Sunday's Election A Defining Moment For Iraq
Food, Electricity, Water Top Priorities For Chile
At Least 80 Dead In Ugandan Mudslide
Nepalese Media Group Head Murdered
Saudi Arabian Tanker Hijacked in Gulf Of Aden
Quake Cripples Chilean Health System
NASA Finds 600 Million Tons Of Ice On Moon
Chile Quake Occurred In Zone Of "Increased Stress"
Scientists Suggests Widening Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Dozens Dead After Storms Lash Europe
Chile Quake Toll Nears 400
State Of Catastrophe Declared In Chile After Quake
Former Rwandan Colonel Gets 25-Years From War Crimes Tribunal