Washington (AFP) June 27, 2012 - The United States said Wednesday it saw momentum in talks between China and Southeast Asia on agreeing to a code of conduct to ease deep friction over competing claims in the South China Sea.
Hanoi (AFP) June 27, 2012 - Vietnam has denounced China's opening of offshore oil blocks to foreign companies in contested areas of the South China Sea as illegal, as territorial tensions grow between the communist neighbours.
Brussels (AFP) June 26, 2012 - There will be no exceptions to the gamut of tough EU oil sanctions coming into effect against Iran on Sunday despite last-minute requests, a senior European Union official said Wednesday.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Jun 26, 2012 - The U.N. conference on sustainable development that concluded in Rio de Janeiro last week has decisively rejected calls by green activists to shrink the world economy. This aligns with commitments made coming out of the Group of Eight summit in Maryland in May where leaders promoted food security and agriculture investment.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jun 26, 2012 - In the wake of Iran's refusal to rein in its contentious nuclear program at talks in Moscow, the U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf is gathering pace, with four more Navy mine countermeasures ships arriving at the weekend.
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 25, 2012 - Japanese and U.S. physicists are offering new details this week in the journal Nature regarding intriguing similarities between the quirky electronic properties of a new iron-based high-temperature
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jun 25, 2012 - Investment in Australia's liquefied natural gas sector will boost the country's gross domestic product growth by 2.2 percent by 2016, a new study indicates.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Jun 25, 2012 - The European Union tempered its general disappointment over the Rio+20 climate meetings by praising its endorsement of a green economy.
Asuncion, Paraguay (UPI) Jun 25, 2012 - Paraguay's political crisis threatens to exacerbate fuel shortages in the impoverished landlocked country after Venezuela cut off supplies in response to a Senate vote that removed President Fernando Lugo from office.
Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2012 - Hydraulic fracturing to access natural gas should be slowed and eventually stopped, two Cornell University professors who have studied the technology said Monday during briefings for U.S. lawmakers.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 25, 2012 - In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it produces. Their report
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2012 - In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago, various strategies were deployed to prevent 4.9 million barrels of light crude oil from fouling the waters an
Manila (AFP) June 24, 2012 - The Philippines alleged on Sunday that a Chinese vessel accidentally rammed a local fishing boat north of a disputed South China Sea shoal, killing one and leaving four others missing.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 23, 2012 - The outcome of the Rio+20 summit provides further proof that the nation-state system is failing badly in tackling global environmental threats, say analysts.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jun 22, 2012 - The natural gas bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean just keeps getting bigger and so do the geopolitical headaches.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2012 - To ensure the effectiveness of recently mandated Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) programs for offshore drilling and production operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En
