Conciliation talk at whaling meet
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Delegates at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting look for harmony rather conflict.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans opened a crucial meeting yesterday as the church struggles to reconcile Scripture and homosexuality, with the American wing coming under increasing pressure to reconsider its liberal stance on gays.
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Experts on both sides of the bitter feud on whaling wrapped up two days of talks here Thursday aimed at finding common ground on the future of the deadlocked International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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Talks on national fishing quotas are underway in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission. The commission recently announced another major round of cuts in the allocations to help conserve stocks.
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A special meeting of the global whaling body called by Japan  is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.
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Britain was cautioned after using what was termed &quot;derogatory&quot; language during an emotional debate Wednesday on Japan&#39;s controversial bid to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling.
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Scientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
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Japan has held talks with dozens of countries to plot the future of the global whaling body, but most Western states boycotted the meeting as a charade aimed at resuming commercial hunting.
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of talks aimed at reaching a peaceful settlement to the violent dispute threatening the world&#39;s top cocoa grower. enabling him to provide recommendations to all parties.
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Renewing a five-year bowhead whale quota for Alaska native communities that rely on subsistence whaling is crucial, a U.S. senator said Monday at opening of the International Whaling Commission meeting.
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants.
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Can stalemate be avoided at this year's International Whaling Commission's annual meeting?
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The International Whaling Commission has failed to resolve the increasingly heated debate over Japan's whaling program and needs to be thoroughly reformed, organizers of a conference on the dispute said Friday.
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Whaling was banned two decades ago, but a vote this week marked a big step toward bringing it back
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A meeting called by Japan to plan the end of the whaling moratorium is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.
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Greenland's plan to expand its whale hunt causes deadlock at an annual whaling conference in Alaska.
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Fresh conflict was brewing at world whaling talks, with Japan&#039;s opponents girding for a fight over Tokyo&#039;s drive for a return to commercial whale hunting.