'CHOOSING TRUDEAU OVER TRUMP': TRADE COMMITTEE CLEARS WAY FOR FINAL CETA VOTE IN BRUSSELS

Even if the 751-seat European Parliament votes for CETA, it would only enter force provisionally... READ MORE›

PHOTOS SHOW JAPANESE WHALERS KILLING MINKE IN SANCTUARY, SAYS SEA SHEPHERD

Anti-whaling campaign group alleges it photographed Japanese whalers carrying out a slaughter inside Australia's Antarctic whale sanctuary... READ MORE›

STUDY TIES PAIN RELIEVERS TO HEARING LOSS

Researchers prospectively tracked the use of pain relievers and self-reported hearing loss in 55,850 women over six years... READ MORE›

CETA: EU AND CANADA SIGN HISTORIC TRADE DEAL

We have 20 ongoing negotiations and today we are fixing the global standards the European Union and the European Commission want others to accept... READ MORE›

EU, CANADA SIGN FREE TRADE DEAL BUT BATTLE NOT OVER

Assuming the European Parliament gives its assent, CETA could come into force partially early next year... READ MORE›

CONTROVERSIAL CETA DEAL SIGNED AS PROTESTERS STORM EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS

Controversial CETA deal signed as protesters storm European Council in Brussels -- RT News... READ MORE›

TRUDEAU HEADING OFF TO SIGN HARPER'S CETA DEAL

The next major arguments over the investor-state dispute settlement provisions of CETA will be held at the European Court of Justice... READ MORE›

EU AND CANADA TO SIGN TRADE PACT AFTER BELGIANS STRIKE KEY DEAL

The parliaments of Brussels and the Dutch-speaking community approved the deal a few hours later... READ MORE›

WHALING NATIONS BLOCK SOUTH ATLANTIC SANCTUARY PLANS

Japan and other pro-whaling nations have defeated a proposal to create an sanctuary for whales in the South Atlantic... READ MORE›

BELGIUM WALLOONS BLOCK KEY EU CETA TRADE DEAL WITH CANADA

Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said, because of objections led by its Wallonia region... READ MORE›

WORLD'S TOP ZOO ORGANISATION ACCUSED OF LINKS TO TAIJI DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN

Conservationists take World Association of Zoos and Aquariums to court for allegedly sanctioning a deal with fishermen in which dolphins were selected for capture... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS LEGAL ACTION AS JAPAN SNUBS ANTARCTIC WHALING BAN

Environment minister Greg Hunt says he hopes Japan does not undertake a??so-called scientific whalinga?? in the Southern Ocean this summer... READ MORE›

JAPAN PLANS UNILATERAL RESTART TO ANTARCTIC WHALING IN 2015, SAYS OFFICIAL

Japan plans unilateral restart to Antarctic whaling in 2015, says official... READ MORE›

MASS WHALE STRANDING IN NEW ZEALAND KILLS 24 WITH MORE FATALITIES EXPECTED

Almost 200 pilot whales became stuck on Farewell Spit in Golden Bay, prompting nearly 100 volunteers to help refloat them... READ MORE›

JAPAN ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING WHALING DATA

A study has compared official Japanese whaling data submitted to the International Whaling Commission IWC with formerly secret internal Soviet whaling industry reports... READ MORE›

ROAMING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN CLET TURNS UP OFF MULL

Bottlenose dolphins Scotland is best known location for bottlenose dolphins is the Moray Firth on the east coast... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HEAD SAYS WILL TRY TO SAVE CANADA-EU DEAL

Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, said he would meet Freeland at 7 30 a.m... READ MORE›

FAILURE OF EU TRADE DEAL WOULD LEAVE CANADA IN TOUGH POSITION

Failure of EU trade deal would leave Canada in tough position... READ MORE›

THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO THE SOUNDS OF THE DEEP SEA

Sound travels five times as fast underwater as it does in air... READ MORE›

BELGIUM SNAG FOR EU-CANADA TRADE DEAL CETA

If ?Europe is unable to sign a progressive trade deal with a country like Canada, this will send a clear and unfortunate signal, he said... READ MORE›

CHINESE BAN CUTS INTO US DRUG USE

Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos Opioids Addictive painkillers Meperidine - Meperidine is another narcotic analgesic, similar to morphine... READ MORE›

JUST 97 OF THE 'WORLD'S CUTEST' SEA MAMMALS REMAIN

This is the last chance to save the vaquita, it's make or break time and every single day counts, said Greenpeace's cetaceans campaigner, Richard Page... READ MORE›

RECLUSIVE DEEP-WATER WHALE WASHES UP ON US BEACH

The 17ft carcass weighing almost a tonne is believed to be a female Sowerby's beaked whale which typically range in waters up to 5 000ft deep... READ MORE›

GERMAN COURT REJECTS BID TO BLOCK CANADA-EU TRADE DEAL, TRUDEAU IMPATIENT

EU trade ministers are due to vote on the accord next week and Brussels and Ottawa then hope to sign it on Oct. 27... READ MORE›

CDC ADDS FIJI TO ZIKA VIRUS CAUTION LIST

In areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes circulate, such as Florida and South Texas, small outbreaks of Zika are likely, the CDC said... READ MORE›

THREE DEAD SPERM WHALES WASH UP ON SKEGNESS BEACH

Three dead sperm whales have washed up on a beach near Skegness... READ MORE›

EU MEMBERS UNSURE HOW TO APPLY CETA, 2 MONTHS FROM SIGNING

But in the leaked July 15 meeting notes, the European Commission said Canada would have a say... READ MORE›

EU TO PUSH THROUGH CANADIAN TRADE DEAL DESPITE BELGIUM SPLIT

Last week, the French-speaking Belgian region voted against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement CETA ... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT DONALD TUSK GLOOMY ON NEW FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

The call is a big blow to Australia, which is about to start trying to negotiate a free trade agreement... READ MORE›

BABY DOLPHIN DIES AFTER SWIMMERS PASS IT AROUND FOR SELFIES

La Plata dolphins -- also known as Franciscana dolphins -- are only found in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, and fewer than 30,000 remain in the wild, the foundation said... READ MORE›

ANONYMOUS LAUNCHES CYBERATTACK AGAINST NISSAN IN PROTEST AT JAPANESE WHALE HUNTING

Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Japanese car manufacturer Nissan in protest at Japan's whale hunting i... READ MORE›

THEY LEFT CUBA BUT MANAGED TO BRING THESE CHERISHED PIECES OF HOME WITH THEM

The coins came later, along with some family jewelry and photographs smuggled out by employees at the Swiss Embassy in Cuba... READ MORE›

ANOTHER WHALE IN TROUBLE OFF NORFOLK COAST

This was the 30th sperm whale death in the North Sea this year... READ MORE›

STUDY FINDS DNA LINKS THAT COULD HELP IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR MIGRAINES

The genes we are finding associated with migraines are involved with vascular function, they are involved in blood vessels... READ MORE›

MEET THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HEART. IT BELONGS TO A BLUE WHALE AND IS THE SIZE OF A GOLF CART

Science gets rare look at the world's biggest heart, belonging to a blue whale... READ MORE›

MEET THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HEART. IT BELONGS TO A BLUE WHALE AND IS THE SIZE OF A GOLF CART

Science gets rare look at the world's biggest heart, belonging to a blue whale... READ MORE›

HEALTH CANADA ANNOUNCES STRICTER ACETAMINOPHEN LABELLING

Health Canada is one of many health regulators around the world now taking steps to make acetaminophen safer... READ MORE›

CIGARETTE BUTT LITTERING IS A SLOW-BURNING FIRE IN OTTAWA, COUNCILLOR SAYS

It's a service launched in 2014 by University of Ottawa students who manage the weekly pick-up of cigarette butts from their own curbside receptacles... READ MORE›

The European Union has the power to shape globalisation and we should harness it... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN POWERS SEEK EU CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA OVER SYRIA

The bloc also plans to continue pushing for humanitarian aid to reach the besieged city of Aleppo... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN POWERS SEEK EU CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA OVER SYRIA

They would be added to the EU's existing sanctions list of some 200 Syrians... READ MORE›

EUROPE & RUSSIA WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE COMMON ECONOMIC SPACE - ENVOY

This is a unilateral problem, created by the European Union and it should be solved by the European Union... READ MORE›

SEA SHEPHERD WILL KEEP HARASSING JAPANESE WHALING BOATS DESPITE US COURT RULING

A United States court ruling preventing conservationists from attacking Japanese whaling boats will not stop the annual protection campaign in the Southern Ocean... READ MORE›

NICOLA STURGEON GETS 'SYMPATHETIC' RECEPTION IN BRUSSELS OVER BREXIT

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been in Brussels for talks with senior EU officials... READ MORE›

BREXIT CASTS DOUBT OVER NEW EU AND NATO DEFENSE STRATEGY

NATO planned on linking itself up to a stronger European Union, not being the default option for a weakened, divided bloc... READ MORE›

BREXIT: YOUNG BRITS ARE ANGRY ABOUT OLDER PEOPLE DECIDING THEIR FUTURE, BUT MOST DIDN'T VOTE

PT1M35S 620 349 The Brexit vote, like most elections, posed a paradox... READ MORE›

AFTER 'BREXIT,' SPAIN TACKLES ITS OWN VOTER FRUSTRATIONS

All the major Spanish candidates had pledged support for the European Union... READ MORE›

THE FORCES BEHIND BREXIT ARE ALSO IN PLAY IN THE US

British voters' stunning decision to leave the European Union after four decades put financial markets in turmoil Friday, with the Dow dropping 610 points... READ MORE›

'BREXIT' PRODUCES WINNERS, LOSERS ON WORLD STAGE

IS OUT, BREXIT PASSESBritain Votes to Leave European Union... READ MORE›

4 REASONS AMERICANS SHOULD CARE ABOUT 'BREXIT' VICTORY

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted 52 percent to 48 percent Thursday in a referendum dubbed Brexit for Britain to exit the European Union... READ MORE›