Combating climate change creates new kind of crime: Carbon crooks can cash in on credit tradeAMSTERDAM — Customs agents this week arrested nine people in the London area suspected of a multimillion dollar fraud in trading carbon permits, bringing attention to a rich new field for crime sprung from the fight against climate change. New Zealanders vote to overturn law that bans hitting kids but govt says it won’t change lawWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealanders voted overwhelmingly to overturn a law that prohibits parents from hitting children, according to the results of a nationwide referendum released Friday, but the government says the law is working and won’t be changed. Australia designates Somali extremist group as terrorists after alleged plot on Sydney baseSYDNEY — Australia’s government designated a Somali extremist group with links to al-Qaida as a terrorist organization on Friday, just weeks after several men allegedly associated with the group were charged with planning a suicide attack on an Australian military base. Beeps drown out croaks: Traffic noise may foil efforts by urban frogs to attract sex partnersCANBERRA, Australia — Traffic noise could be ruining the sex lives of urban frogs by drowning out the seductive croaks of amorous males, an Australian researcher said Friday. Woman believed to be victim of ‘54 unsolved Boulder murder found living in AustraliaBOULDER, Colo. — Investigators say a woman they believed might have been killed in 1954 and found along a Boulder creek actually has been living in Australia for the last 46 years. How deep is your love? New Zealand diver finds wedding ring 16 months after it went overboardWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man who promised his wife he would find his wedding ring after it fell into the capital’s murky harbor has succeeded — 16 months later. Rio Tinto’s first-half profit falls nearly 65 percent on falling commodity pricesMELBOURNE, Australia — Mining giant Rio Tinto said sharp falls in metals and mineral prices were behind first-half profit dropping by nearly two thirds. Australian Parliament passes law to require 20 percent renewable energy by 2020CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Parliament passed a law Thursday requiring that 20 percent of the country’s electricity come from renewable sources such as the sun and wind by 2020, matching European standards and up from about 8 percent now. Australia expects to begin swine flu vaccinations next monthCANBERRA, Australia — Australia said Thursday it expects to launch swine flu vaccinations starting next month, in what may turn out to be the first such program since the emergence of the disease in April. Australian Senate passes bill to require 20 percent renewable energy by 2020CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Senate passed legislation Thursday to require that 20 percent of the country’s electricity come from renewable sources such as the sun and wind by 2020, matching European standards and up from about 8 percent now. A look at Australia’s Gorgon gas field project and its developersA snapshot of the Gorgon gas field development off Australia’s far northwest coast: Known for oil, Exxon Mobil focused on growing natural-gas productionHOUSTON — Exxon Mobil may be synonymous with Big Oil, but two major deals announced this month show the company is focused on expanding natural-gas output. Australian parties agree on 20 percent renewable energy target by 2020CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s main political parties struck an agreement Wednesday on a new law requiring that 20 percent of the country’s electricity comes from renewable sources such as the sun and wind by 2020 — more than twice the current level. Rio Tinto receives binding $2 billion offer from Amcor Ltd. for Alcan Packaging divisionsMELBOURNE, Australia — Packaging company Amcor has offered to buy Rio Tinto’s remaining Alcan Packaging divisions for $2.025 billion, the mining giant said Tuesday. Australia says China canceled minister’s visit over Uighur activist rowCANBERRA, Australia — China canceled a senior minister’s trip in anger that Australia granted a visa to an exiled Uighur activist, the government said Tuesday, in the latest sign that ties between the two countries are strained. Government blip gives away New Englanders’ Social Security numbers to Pacific IslandersCONCORD, N.H. — When Tropical Storm Chata’an struck the Federated States of Micronesia in 2002, the U.S. government sent 1,300 blankets, 4,000 disposable diapers, 30 cases of sardines — and my Social Security number. Chinese takeover of Australia’s Felix Resources embraced by investors as shares soarSYDNEY — Investors on Friday firmly endorsed an Australian dollars 3.5 billion ($3 billion) plan for Yanzhou Coal to buy Felix Resources Ltd. in what would be China’s biggest investment yet in the Australian minerals sector. Australian judge rules quadriplegic man can direct carers to stop feeding him so he can dieCANBERRA, Australia — Christian Rossiter has proven his legal right to die and declared himself a champion of other quadriplegics who no longer find life worth living. German construction company, airport operator Hochtief says 2Q net profit down 6 percentFRANKFURT — German construction company and airport operator Hochtief AG said Friday that second quarter net profit fell 6 percent but that the order backlog increased to an all-time high despite the economic crisis. Asian markets mixed amid new signs the world economy emerging from deep recessionBANGKOK — Most major Asian markets advanced Friday with commodity stocks rising amid more signs the world economy is emerging from a deep recession. European shares traded higher. Asian markets gains amid new signs the world economy emerging from deep recessionBANGKOK — Most major Asian markets advanced Friday with commodity stocks rising amid more signs the world economy is emerging from a deep recession. European shares traded higher. Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers with virus that captures banking dataADELAIDE, Australia — A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday. Tonga police warn may never identify all 93 victims of ferry sinkingNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Tonga may have to abandon attempts to recover the bodies of 93 people believed to be trapped inside a ferry that sank off the coast of the South Pacific country because of the expense of the operation, officials said Thursday. Australia proposes revising terrorism laws to include psychological harm, adjust police powersADELAIDE, Australia — Terrorism would be redefined to include psychological harm and police would gain emergency powers to search homes without warrants under proposed revisions to Australia’s counterterrorism laws. Australian border officials intercept boat with 77 suspected asylum seekers in Indian OceanADELAIDE, Australia — A boat carrying 77 suspected asylum seekers was intercepted Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the latest in a string of such vessels caught in Australian waters this year. Judge dismisses some charges against territorial lieutenant governor, senatorHONOLULU — A federal judge has dismissed portions of an indictment returned against the lieutenant governor and a senator of the U.S. territory of American Samoa. French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe ‘burquini’ swim suitPARIS — A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a “burquini” — may have opened a new chapter in France’s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code. Inquiry blames captain’s ‘errors of judgment’ for WWII ship tragedyCANBERRA, Australia — A military inquiry on Wednesday blamed a navy captain’s “errors of judgment” for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragedies, in which 645 crew were lost when a cruiser was sunk by a German raider during World War II. Wreck of capsized ferry found off Tonga coast, but no sign of 93 missing, presumed deadNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Searchers located the wreck Wednesday of a ferry that capsized off Tonga a week earlier and found no immediate signs of the 93 people on board who are still missing and presumed dead. Inquiry blames captain’s ‘errors of judgment’ for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragediesCANBERRA, Australia — A military inquiry on Wednesday blamed a navy captain’s “errors of judgment” for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragedies, in which 645 crew were lost when a cruiser was sunk by a German raider during World War II. |
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