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| Pachauri-led IPCC needs fundamental reforms: UN panel Times of India UNITED NATIONS: A UN-ordered review said on Monday that the global panel on climate change needed to "fundamentally reform" how it operates after embarrassing errors in a landmark report dented its credibility. The review also said that the climate ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Outlines New Sanctions Aimed at North Korea Wall Street Journal By JAY SOLOMON WASHINGTON—The Obama administration outlined new financial sanctions on North Korea aimed at further choking off Pyongyang's arms trade and illicit businesses funding dictator Kim Jong Il's government. The US specifically targeted a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions The Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank — The US relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts — and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hurricane Earl gains strength in eastern Caribbean BBC News A storm moving through the eastern Caribbean has strengthened to a Category Four hurricane, prompting warnings for several islands. Hurricane Earl is generating sustained winds of 215km/h (135mph). Forecasters say it is a major hurricane and could ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Deripaska's jet denied landing at Norilsk airport RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - The private jet of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska was not allowed to land on Monday at an airport in the northern Russian city of Norilsk, where Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is to hold a meeting on Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Biden says US won't abandon war-battered Iraq The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden sought Monday to reassure Iraq that America is not abandoning it as the US military steps back and a stalemate over who will run the war-battered nation's next government approaches its sixth month. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gillard to set out case for government today ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will today set out her case for Labor to form a minority government. She'll address the National Press Club in Canberra, as negotiations with key Independent MPs continue. One of those MPs, Andrew Wilkie ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Single window for export licensing soon: Obama Times of India WASHINGTON: A single agency would soon handle all applications for export licenses in the US, President Barack Obama announced today as he laid down his motive of streamlining the cumbersome and time consuming procedure across multiple agencies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran state media call French first lady prostitute The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state media called France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a "prostitute" on Monday in an unusual attack on the wife of a world leader that shows deep anger over her support for an Iranian woman who faced death by stoning on an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gadhafi Upsets Some Italians by Urging Conversion to Islam Wall Street Journal By STACY MEICHTRY ROME—Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, who holds increasing sway over the Italian economy, upset some Italians by urging conversion to Islam during a three-day visit to the home of Roman Catholicism. Col. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Orleans' Lower Ninth: Katrina's Forgotten Victim? TIME By Tim Padgett / New Orleans Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 Abandoned homes are seen in the Lower Ninth Ward as the moon rises August 20, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It never crossed Corey Robinson's mind to leave New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Campaign against Taliban to intensify: NATO chief Times of India COPENHAGEN: NATO forces in Afghanistan are set to intensify the campaign against Taliban strongholds in the coming weeks, the head of the military alliance said on Monday. "I share the point of view of American military leaders on the intensification ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ecuador's Foreign Reserves Fall to Lowest Since 2009 BusinessWeek By Nathan Gill Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ecuador's foreign reserves dropped to the lowest level since July 2009, heading for their biggest monthly decline since May, as government cash deposits at the central bank fell. Foreign reserves in Ecuador have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Telethon for Pakistani flood victims raises Dh85 million GulfNews The donations were received at RCA branches, the authority's call centres, at some commercial centres and through SMS. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi: The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) telethon raised over 85 million dirhams in donations on Monday. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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