Nations divided over lifting ban on whale hunt By ARTHUR MAX 2010-06-21T00:16:54Z CASABLANCA (AP) -- A showdown looms this week over the 25-year ban on commercial whaling: Should it be eased, which might mean fewer whales are killed? Or should it remain - leaving Japan, Norway and Iceland to hunt down as many whales as they want?... © 2010 The Associated Press.