http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html Wiesbaden, Germany/Washington - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US officials said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday,... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html Wiesbaden, Germany - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday were aimed at confiscating c... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295508,airbus-transport-customers-fail-to-agree-on-troubled-order.html Berlin - The seven nations that ordered A400M military transport aircraft failed to reach any joint decision Thursday at talks in Berlin on the future of the Airbus plane, which has become a design nightmare. Defence departmental heads are to return ... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295508,airbus-transport-customers-fail-to-agree-on-troubled-order.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295311,un-team-to-probe-september-killings-in-guinea.html New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged three investigators to work independently to assess the facts that led to the deaths of scores of people who demonstrated against the government in Guinea in September. Moha... US,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:28:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295311,un-team-to-probe-september-killings-in-guinea.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html New York - Faced with prospects of failure in Copenhagen's climate change summit next month, the United Nations on Thursday cited key targets that could improve the chance of success in the talks on reducing greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global... Environment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295466,witchcraft-murderers-leave-east-african-albinos-living-in-fear.html Nairobi - Dozens of witchcraft-related murders of albinos in Tanzania and Burundi have left the albino populations of both nations living in fear, a report released Thursday said. The report, Through Albino Eyes, by the International Federation of Re... Africa,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295466,witchcraft-murderers-leave-east-african-albinos-living-in-fear.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291300,climate-change-poverty-highlighted-at-development-talks.html Stockholm - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Thursday called nations to put national interests aside in order to secure a global deal on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Reinfeldt was one of the keynote speakers at the European Dev... Environment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291300,climate-change-poverty-highlighted-at-development-talks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291183,analysisbid-or-bluff-as-the-eu-plays-climate-change-poker.html Luxembourg - If you want poker players to show you their cards, you have to put your own hand on the table first. That was the philosophy which led the European Union on Wednesday to publish a near-complete set of demands for United Nations climate-c... Environment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:16:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291183,analysisbid-or-bluff-as-the-eu-plays-climate-change-poker.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290528,un-military-campaign-in-congo-to-continue-despite-bad-results.html New York - The United Nations-backed military operation against rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo must continue despite reports that the campaign has sparked more killings and rapes, a UN official said Friday. Alan Doss, the UN speci... US,World Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:10:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290528,un-military-campaign-in-congo-to-continue-despite-bad-results.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290518,un-rights-expert-to-make-first-ever-trip-to-zimbabwe.html Geneva - A United Nations special expert on human rights will visit Zimbabwe later this month at the invitation of Harare, it was announced Friday, in the first such trip of its kind. It is the first time ever that the Zimbabwean authorities have ex... Africa,World Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:16:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290518,un-rights-expert-to-make-first-ever-trip-to-zimbabwe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290516,un-human-rights-council-adopts-gaza-war-crimes-report--summary.html Geneva/Jerusalem - The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Friday the war crimes report of Justice Richard Goldstone regarding the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip last December and January, setting the stage for possible further interna... Middle East,World Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:58:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290516,un-human-rights-council-adopts-gaza-war-crimes-report--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293386,un-relocating-up-to-600-staff-from-afghan-danger-zones.html Kabul - The United Nations began to relocate up to 600 of its foreign personnel in Afghanistan from danger zones in the country in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday. The decision to temporarily move up to 60 per cent of it... Asia,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293386,un-relocating-up-to-600-staff-from-afghan-danger-zones.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293305,un-approves-universal-mobile-phone-charger.html Geneva - The United Nations telecommunications unit has announced it's found the solution to the lack of universality in chargers for mobile phones. The International Telecommunications Union in Geneva says it has approved an energy-efficient one-ch... Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293305,un-approves-universal-mobile-phone-charger.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289980,un-to-reopen-debate-on-gaza-war-crimes-report--summary.html Geneva - The United Nations Human Rights Council said Tuesday it will hold a special session to debate the war crimes report of Justice Richard Goldstone later this week. The special session would be held at the request of the Palestinian diplomatic ... World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:04:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289980,un-to-reopen-debate-on-gaza-war-crimes-report--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289976,syria-and-turkey-cancel-visa-requirements.html Aleppo - Ministers from Syria and Turkey on Tuesday signed an agreement to eliminate visa requirements between each others countries during a meeting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. This is a day for both nations to celebrate, Turkish Foreig... Travel,General Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289976,syria-and-turkey-cancel-visa-requirements.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291321,thailand-moots-south-east-asian-cooperation-in-eco-cars.html Cha-am, Thailand - Thailand's Commerce Ministry on Thursday proposed that the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) find a production niche for the region in eco-car manufacturing. We have proposed that the ASEAN private sector come up wit... Cars,General Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:46:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291321,thailand-moots-south-east-asian-cooperation-in-eco-cars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291317,karadzic-will-not-attend-trial-claims-he-is-not-ready.html The Hague - The trail of former Bosnian Serb leader would go ahead as scheduled, the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague which is hearing his case confirmed Thursday, after Karadzic indicated he would not be present in court. The hearing ... Legal,General Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:40:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291317,karadzic-will-not-attend-trial-claims-he-is-not-ready.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291061,singapore-sees-chance-for-asean-to-rise-with-china-india.html Singapore - Singapore urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Wednesday to stay on track with integration efforts so that the region could boom along with China and India. ... Asia,World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:58:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291061,singapore-sees-chance-for-asean-to-rise-with-china-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289972,un-to-reopen-debate-on-gaza-war-crimes-report.html Geneva - The United Nations Human Rights Council said Tuesday it will hold a special session to debate the war crimes report of Justice Richard Goldstone later this week. The special session would be held at the request of the Palestinian diplomatic ... World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:16:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289972,un-to-reopen-debate-on-gaza-war-crimes-report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289971,chinese-president-hails-pakistan-infrastructure-projects--summary.html Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao praised his country's infrastructure projects in Pakistan on Tuesday, as he and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reaffirmed the traditional close friendship between the two nations. Hu said China wante... Asia,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:10:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289971,chinese-president-hails-pakistan-infrastructure-projects--summary.html