Only hours before, the Greek prime minister, Antonis Samaras, had resolutely declared that Greece was not at war with the international bodies keeping the debt-stricken country afloat. But on Tuesday, inspectors representing those organisations may have been forgiven for thinking otherwise.In scenes not witnessed since the beginning of Greece’s economic crisis, auditors from the European […]

The US is spearheading an attempt to limit, and possibly phase out, whale hunting by Japan, Iceland and Norway ahead of a crucial meeting of the International Whaling Commission.The proposal would allow the three countries to continue killing a smaller number of whales commercially over the next decade, with a view to ending the controversial […]