Greenpeace International charged on Tuesday that illicit

Greenpeace International charged on Tuesday that illicit
Indonesian wood is being used in new European Union offices, even
though the union claims to be fighting the illegal timber trade.

The environmental group declared the EU head office under
renovation and a building of the EU's Economic and Social
Committee "forest crime scenes."

It said wood "used in their renovation originates from
companies known for trading in timber from Indonesia's threatened
rain forests." The group accused the EU of double standards. --AP

Nuke talks stalled

Chances appeared slim on Tuesday of a breakthrough to the North
Korean nuclear crisis as envoys to six-party negotiations
gathered in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of talks aimed at breaking
the impasse. Neither Pyongyang nor Washington, the two
protagonists in the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programs,
showed any sign of preparing to budge from their deeply
entrenched stands during the inaugural talks to pave the way for
higher-level meetings. --Reuters

Pakistani's deportation
Sharif re-deported

Pakistan on Tuesday deported opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif
back to Saudi Arabia soon after he flew into Lahore in defiance
of government orders to remain in exile, Information Minister
Sheikh Rashid said.

"He has been deported to Jeddah," Rashid told AFP.

Shahbaz, brother of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, had
returned after more than three years in forced exile, following a
supreme court ruling last month that he was entitled to live in
Pakistan. --AFP