Newsline - 21 June, 2010: Drug companies say they'll make cheaper medicines for the developing world. Moves are made to reach a global agreement on saving the whales. Indian ministers ask the government to provide extra compensation for families of Bhopal victims.

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US drugs giants to make cheaper medicine
New research from the Dutch Access to Medicine Index shows American drug companies are producing cheaper drugs for the developing world. Wim Leereveld who set the bi-annual survey up, explains how it works.

Can the world together save the whales?
Members of the International Whaling Commission are meeting in Morocco to discuss closing a loophole that means some countries are flouting a ban on hunting. World Wildlife Fund director Leigh Henry is at the conference and says more needs to be done to protect the mammals.

Indian MPs demand more cash for Bhopal victims' families
Ministers in India have asked the government to ensure the families of the victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster are given more compensation. Satinath Sarangi from the Bhopal Group of Information and Action says he's also hoping for the extradition of former Bhopal CEO Warren Anderson