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Bunches of bananas at a warehouse. A deal to end Europe's ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - Bunches of bananas at a warehouse. A deal to end Europe's long-running trade war over taxes on banana imports will not come before World Trade Organization talks next week in Switzerland, an informed source said Wednesday.(AFP/File)

Police officer checks fences to secure the area around the International ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:19:48 GMT

(AP) - Police officer checks fences to secure the area around the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. A World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting is due to take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, at the venue. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Police officers install fences to secure the area around the ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:15:45 GMT

(AP) - Police officers install fences to secure the area around the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. A World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting is due to take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, at the venue. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Police officers checks fences to secure the area around the ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:01:29 GMT

(AP) - Police officers checks fences to secure the area around the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2006. A World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting is due to take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, at the venue. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Ready to secure : A woman walks behind barbed wire that will ...

(AFP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:51:44 GMT

(AFP) - Ready to secure : A woman walks behind barbed wire that will be used to secure the area around the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva ahead of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting due to take place between November 30 and December 2. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Ground beef is displayed for sale at a supermarket in Sunnywide, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ground beef is displayed for sale at a supermarket in Sunnywide, Washington, in 2003. The World Trade Organisation will rule on a challenge brought by Canada and Mexico against US regulations requiring country-of-origin labels for food.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

Gas flares off under heavy snowfall at a liquefied natural gas ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:02 GMT

(AFP/File) - Gas flares off under heavy snowfall at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Sakhalin island outside the town Korsakov in February 2009. EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on the climate ahead of the Copenhagen conference in December.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)

A child holds a sign during a rally by Russian human rights ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:02 GMT

(AFP/File) - A child holds a sign during a rally by Russian human rights activists in honour of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow in October 2009 on the third anniversary of her death at the hands of an unknown gunman. EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on the climate.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Talks during the summit between the European Union and Russia, ...

(AFP/SCANPIX) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:02 GMT

(AFP/SCANPIX) - Talks during the summit between the European Union and Russia, in Stockholm attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on the climate.(AFP/SCANPIX/Anders Wiklund)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) poses in front of Russian, ...

(AFP/SCANPIX) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:02 GMT

(AFP/SCANPIX) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) poses in front of Russian, EU and Swedish flags with EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (C) and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt during the summit between the European Union and Russia in Stockholm. EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday.(AFP/SCANPIX/Claudio Bresciani)

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hand with Russia's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:29:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hand with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev as they meet at Stockholm Castle November 18, 2009. Medvedev said on Wednesday Russia has not decided yet whether it wants to join the WTO as a separate country or together with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a three-way customs union. REUTERS/Pontus Lundahl/Scanpix Sweden (SWEDEN POLITICS ROYALS) NO COMMERCIAL USE. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L-R) shakes hand with Russia's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:26:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L-R) shakes hand with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev as Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria smiles when they meet at Stockholm Castle November 18, 2009. Medvedev said on Wednesday Russia has not decided yet whether it wants to join the WTO as a separate country or together with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a three-way customs union. REUTERS/Pontus Lundahl/Scanpix Sweden (SWEDEN POLITICS ROYALS) NO COMMERCIAL USE. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

Afghan day labourers work at a brick factory near Kabul. In ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:04:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghan day labourers work at a brick factory near Kabul. In a survey by UK charity Oxfam, seventy percent of people surveyed named unemployment and poverty as major driving factors for the war, and 48 percent identified the corruption and ineffectiveness of the Afghan government as a major cause, the study said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

An Afghan girl who works at a carpet-weaving firm takes a break ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:04:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Afghan girl who works at a carpet-weaving firm takes a break from helping other children in a small compound in Kabul. Poverty and corruption are driving the war in Afghanistan, says a new survey released by British charity Oxfam and local organisations on the eve of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) talks with World Trade ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:32:21 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) talks with World Trade Organisation Director General Pascal Lamy during a Trade Ministers infromal breakfast meeting at the APEC Summit in Singapore November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez (SINGAPORE POLITICS BUSINESS)

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is pictured before the opening of the WTO's General Council in Geneva November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is pictured before the opening of the WTO's General Council in Geneva November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:36:42 GMT

An unidentified delegate arrives with documents before the opening ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:08:53 GMT

(Reuters) - An unidentified delegate arrives with documents before the opening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council in Geneva November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

An unidentified delegate reads documents before the opening ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:08:50 GMT

(Reuters) - An unidentified delegate reads documents before the opening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council in Geneva November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:04:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is pictured before the opening of the WTO's General Council in Geneva November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:30 GMT

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:21 GMT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is pictured during a meeting ...

(AFP/POOL) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:06 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is pictured during a meeting in Moscow. Medvedev hopes to conclude negotiations on Russia joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2010, he said in comments released by the Kremlin on Friday.(AFP/POOL/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Volunteers hold a banner near the Great Wall during a snowfall ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:19:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Volunteers hold a banner near the Great Wall during a snowfall on the outskirts of Beijing November 12, 2009. The organizer Oxfam Hong Kong, an international NGO, held the activity to call on U.S. President Barack Obama, who will visit China next week, to keep his public promises and ensure that the U.S. plays a key leadership role in the climate negotiations culminating at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. The Chinese characters on the banner reads "Against Climate Change for Poverty People". REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Volunteer Xiao Xin holds a rice bowl and chopsticks while standing ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:17:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Volunteer Xiao Xin holds a rice bowl and chopsticks while standing in front of a sign during a snowfall on the outskirts of Beijing November 12, 2009. The organizer Oxfam Hong Kong, an international NGO, held the activity to call on U.S. President Barack Obama, who will visit China next week, to keep his public promises and ensure that the U.S. plays a key leadership role in the climate negotiations culminating at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. The Chinese characters on the banner reads "Against Climate Change for Poverty People". REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Volunteer Xiao Xin holds a rice bowl and chopsticks while standing ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:17:56 GMT

Foreign Ministers and Trade Ministers from APEC countries pose ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:57:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Foreign Ministers and Trade Ministers from APEC countries pose for a group photograph with World Trade Organisation Director General Pascal Lamy (front row 4th L) during the APEC Summit in Singapore November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Lianhe Zaobao

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) talks with World Trade ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:19:27 GMT

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) talks with World Trade ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:16:09 GMT

The World Trade Organisation said that 400 trade dispute cases ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - The World Trade Organisation said that 400 trade dispute cases had been filed since the agency was formed in 1995. "This is surely a vote of confidence in a system which many consider to be a role model for the peaceful resolution of disputes in other areas of international political or economic relations," added WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:59:44 GMT

(AP) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders from left to right: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, US President Barack Obama, Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi offer a menu to other members representing poor countries during a performance at the UN climate talks in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. U.N. climate negotiators assured Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam take part in a demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam take part in a demonstration on the final day the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 6, 2009. Climate negotiators prepared to ditch a December deadline for agreeing a new pact as U.N. talks in Barcelona drew to a close on Friday with little progress made. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CONFLICT)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam take part in a demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:33 GMT

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam take part in a demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:51:25 GMT

Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in May 2009. Norway filed an official complaint Thursday at the World Trade Organisation against a European Union ban on imported seal products, saying it violated trade rules.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)

An activist of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing mask of world ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:52 GMT

(AP) - An activist of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing mask of world leader US President Barack Obama hold symbolic money during the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Barcelona is host the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:13:05 GMT

(AP) - Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders fron left to right: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, perform during the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Barcelona is host the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:38 GMT

(AP) - Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders US President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold symbolic money during the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Barcelona is host the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:17:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, take part in a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billion) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:17:40 GMT

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:16:34 GMT

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, take part in a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billon) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, take part in a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billon) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, take part in a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billon) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:37:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, take part in a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billon) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT POLITICS SOCIETY CONFLICT)

Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:37:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of anti-poverty group Oxfam, wearing masks of world leaders, shake hands during a demonstration outside the venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 5, 2009. Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach. Oxfam is calling on rich countries to put �110 billion ($150 billon) on the table in Barcelona to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and cut emissions, according to a press release. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS CONFLICT)

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) and Zhejiang Provincial ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:12 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) and Zhejiang Provincial Governor Lu Zushan exchange gifts during a meeting in Hangzhou, China, on in October 2009. The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said.(AFP/Pool/File/Eugene Hoshiko)

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) and China's Vice Premier ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:12 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) shake hands before a delegation leaders meeting in Hangzhou in October 2009. The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said.(AFP/Pool/File/Eugene Hoshiko)

A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:29:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)