By JOHN C.K. DALY
UPI International Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Only the former Soviet republics are rich in hydrocarbon reserves, coveted by both Russia and the West in a replay of the "Great Game." A plant indigenous to Central Asia, Camelina sativa, however, has a rich potential as a biofuel. With Western financing and expertise, the plant offers former Soviet republics, particularly Uzbekistan, an opportunity to free themselves from dependency on their Soviet-era cotton monoculture.

TOKYO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Several Asian airlines including Japanese are seeing growing credit card fraud in the purchase of duty-free items on international flights, Japanese police say.

SYDNEY, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- British Airways and Australian airline Qantas reached a combined $15.6 million price-fixing settlement with Australian authorities Tuesday.

By ANDREI FEDYASHIN
UPI Outside View Commentator MOSCOW, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- In August, Spain introduced Europe's first plan for saving gas, diesel fuel and electricity, imposing stringent limits on speed and energy consumption. Given current prices for fossil fuels, other countries in Europe and the rest of the world are bound to follow suit, and many of them already are preparing to do so.

The outlook for the airline industry is becoming more favorable thanks to the pullback in jet fuel prices and decreased capacity – as weak carriers go out of business, more planes stay on the ground, and mergers such as Northwest-Delta (DAL) reduce the number of companies competing for less demand as business and consumer travel declines in the wake of the global economic[More...]

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