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Copenhagen is a world and a decade away from Kyoto

guardian.co.uk - Tim Flannery, Erik Rasmussen - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Al Gore, centre, shakes hands with Ryutaro Hashimoto, right, who was the Japanese prime minister at the time of the Kyoto talks in December 1997.

Four dead as wave of Baghdad bomb attacks continue

CNN - Mohammed Tawfeeq, Yousif Bassil - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Iraqis inspect damage at the site of Tuesday's blast near the Finance Ministry in Baghdad. Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Four people were killed in two blasts in Iraq's capital Wednesday, a day after a string of suicide bombings killed nearly 130 people and ...

Japanese Economy Grew More Slowly Than First Thought

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
By REUTERS The Japanese economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than first thought as capital spending fell, according to revised figures released Wednesday, but a double-dip recession is seen as unlikely, with exports rebounding and ...

Current Decade is Warmest on Record

Laboratory Equipment - ‎23 minutes ago‎
This decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the UN weather agency reported during the pivotal 192-nation climate conference.

Palestinians struggle to build in West Bank

Washington Post - Tom Perry - ‎2 hours ago‎
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - In the occupied West Bank, a bedouin community whose school is made out of car tires and mud faces the same problem as a developer planning a whole new Palestinian town: building controls imposed by Israel.

Two Top Aides Show Unity on Afghan Strategy

New York Times - Eric Schmitt - ‎3 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The top military commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Tuesday that he had been granted all the forces he needed, was confident of success and did not expect to have to request more troops at a later date, ...

Philippine Police Seek 161 Suspects in Massacre

Voice of America - ‎2 hours ago‎
Philippine police say those identified for involvement in last month's gruesome massacre of 57 people include government militiamen.

Minarets and Slender Arguments

New York Times - ‎19 hours ago‎
By BLOOMBERG NEWS If it did nothing else, Switzerland's vote to ban the building of minarets drew attention to Europe's identity crisis.

US assures nkorea of 'robust' direct talks channel

The Associated Press - Jae-Soon Chang - ‎6 hours ago‎
SEOUL, South Korea - The United States assured North Korea of "a robust channel" for direct talks if the communist regime rejoined nuclear negotiations, while a senior US envoy was in Pyongyang on Wednesday to try to salvage the stalled talks.

Abbas in Egypt says no deal yet on Israeli Shalit

Reuters - Yasmine Saleh, Tom Perry - ‎36 minutes ago‎
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday there was no deal for now between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas on freeing an Israeli soldier held in Gaza.

Iran: UN observatory near border is spy station

The Associated Press - Ali Akbar Dareini - ‎45 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused world powers on Wednesday of trying to spy on the country with a newly built UN seismic monitoring station near its border to detect tremors from nuclear explosions.

Iran steps up its crackdown on student protesters

Washington Post - Thomas Erdbrink - ‎32 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN -- Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Tuesday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the grounds of the country's most prominent university and assaulted students who had gathered in protest.

Lahore blasts caused by suicide bombers: Pakistan

AFP - ‎2 hours ago‎
LAHORE, Pakistan - Blasts which killed 51 people and engulfed a busy market in flames in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore were caused by two suicide bombers, police and bomb disposal experts said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka to free most Tamil Tigers

ABC Online - Karon Snowdon - ‎3 hours ago‎
The government says the process of returning people displaced by the conflict is well underway. (Reuters) Sri Lanka's government says most of the people associated with the Tamil Tiger rebels now held in detention ...

Guinea accuses France of being complicit in shooting of junta leader

guardian.co.uk - ‎2 hours ago‎
Guinea president Moussa Dadis Camara, with Toumba Diakite in the background. Photograph: Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images Guinea has accused France of complicity in the shooting of its de facto president as the hunt for the would-be assassin threatened to ...

Gates Visits Troops in Afghanistan

Voice of America - ‎3 hours ago‎
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured a new command headquarters Wednesday that serves as a joint operation center for all NATO combat troops.

Somalia: Calm Returns to Elasha Village After Large Riot

AllAfrica.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Somalia - Calm has returned to Elasha Biyaha village out of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, just after large riot against the Islamic organization of Hizbul Islam.

Bin Laden capture or death is key to defeating al-Qaida, US general says

guardian.co.uk - ‎3 hours ago‎
Testifying before the US Congress, General Stanley McChrystal said Bin Laden was an "iconic figure" whose survival emboldened al-Qaida as a franchising organisation across the world.

President-elect meets other leaders

MiamiHerald.com - Alex Leff - ‎7 hours ago‎
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- In a sign that Honduras' newly elected leader is inching toward international recognition, President-elect Porfirio Lobo met Tuesday with leaders of Costa Rica and Panama.

Mullen expects casualties to rise in Afghanistan

The Associated Press - Kevin Maurer, Kristin M. Hall - ‎Dec 7, 2009‎
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the last three years and he expects casualties to rise next year as additional US troops pour into the ...

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