The US, it is widely believed, can go to great lengths to lay its hands on oil whether this means having to unleash a full fledged war on faraway Iraq, or throwing open a part of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge back home. At least in the la

an unsavoury row has erupted in the us over the import of Vietnamese frozen fish fillets. On January 27, the us department of commerce (doc) slapped anti-dumping duties on the product stating

The pastures are turning brown for the five rare white rhinos which Zambia imported in 1994. The country is in the grip of a severe drought that has already claimed the lives of 48 other wild animals

A US boutique is fined for selling shahtoosh shawls. In India, the government plans to ban its sale

punjab farmers are protesting against a World Trade Organisation (wto) agreement that will come into force from April 1, 2001. According to the agreement, as many as 1,429 items from other

Strikes and protests greet the Nepal government s decision to ban polluting vehicles