Green light for world trade talks

Bleary-eyed delegates at the World Trade Organisation conference today agreed to start a new round of much anticipated talks to free up global commerce after the lone dissident - India - agreed to abstain.

After six days of hard bargaining in Doha, the Qatar capital, trade ministers approved a deal many hope will send a shot of confidence into the flagging global economy - and restore credibility to an organisation traumatized by its failure in Seattle two years ago.