Japan and anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd have each accused the other of violent and illegal acts on the high seas around Antarctica.
The chronically deadlocked International Whaling Commission will debate ways to boost transparency and battle alleged corruption.
In a white skirt and sandals, a young American, secateurs in hand, is busy in the vine rows of Bordeaux’s Chateau Paloumey. Working in the vineyards at harvest time is just one of a new range of options that wine tourists, or "oeneotourists" as they are known locally, can indulge in.
Inspired by the success of up-market wine centres in California and Australia, a French wine merchant from Bordeaux this month opened a new â,¬20-million complex, the first of its kind in France. The 12 000 square metre Winery is the inspiration of fourth-generation Bordeaux wine merchant and mail-order specialist Philippe Raoux, who owns Chateau d’Arsac, next door to the complex.