Arctic
Clinton tours Arctic as nations vie for resources
TROMSO, Norway - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boarded a research ship on Saturday to tour the Arctic, where the world's big powers are vying for control of vast deposits of oil, gas and minerals that are becoming available as polar ice recedes.
Clinton tours Arctic as big powers vie for resources
TROMSO, Norway - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boards a research ship on Saturday to tour the Arctic, where big powers are vying for vast deposits of oil, gas and minerals that are becoming available as the polar ice recedes.
Clinton to assert U.S. claim in scramble for Arctic
OSLO - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will assert U.S. interest in the Arctic, where the prospects for abundant oil, gas and new trade routes has been likened to a modern-day gold rush, when she visits the region on Saturday.
Shell may join Russia's Shtokman gas team: sources
MOSCOW - Royal Dutch Shell may join a Gazprom -led initiative to extract gas from the Arctic seabed off Russia's coast, several sources said, in an attempt to inject new impetus into the huge project delayed by years of talks over financing.
Canadian sea activist facing charge vows to fight on
BERLIN - Renowned marine conservationist Paul Watson, who is fighting extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over a 2002 campaign against shark finning, vowed on Monday that his fleet would head to the Antarctic without him to fight whaling.
New Antarctic ice shelf threatened by warming
LONDON - Scientists are predicting the disappearance of another vast ice shelf in Antarctica by the end of the century that will accelerate rising sea levels.
Statoil to drill with Rosneft on Russian shelf
MOSCOW - Norway's Statoil will drill in Russian Arctic waters thought to contain 2 billion metric tons (2.20 billion tons) of oil in partnership with Rosneft, marking the third deal of its kind for the Russian state company.
Polar bears can swim vast distances, study finds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Polar bears are capable of swimming vast distances, a potential survival skill needed in an Arctic environment where summer sea ice is vanishing, a study led by the U.S. Geological Survey showed on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Eni and Rosneft to team up in Russian Arctic
MOSCOW - Italy's Eni and Rosneft are expected to agree on Wednesday to search for oil and gas in the Russian Arctic, in Russia's second major offshore deal in two weeks after U.S. ExxonMobil joined forces with the state oil firm.
China's Wen in Iceland, eyes on Arctic riches
REYKJAVIK - China signed accords on energy cooperation and the Arctic in Iceland on Friday as Premier Wen Jiabao started a tour of northern Europe that will focus on Chinese investment in a continent eager for funds and to trade with the rising world power.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
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