World leaders back delay to final climate deal

World leaders back delay to final climate deal

World leaders back delay to final climate deal

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 12:50 AM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday rallied around plans to avert a failure at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen that would delay legally binding agreements until 2010 or even later.


Iran could produce advanced missile defence - MP

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon be able to produce an advanced missile defence system itself if Russia does not deliver it to the Islamic Republic, a senior lawmaker said in comments published on Sunday.


Obama in a grass skirt? Hawaii to host APEC 2011

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama invited fellow leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011, but may have alarmed them with the dress code.


Somali pirates free nine Indians, Bangladeshis

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have freed nine Indian and Bangladeshi seafarers after businessmen and clan elders in the country's semi-autonomous northern Puntland region negotiated their release, residents said on Sunday.


ANALYSIS - Abortion exposes divisions among U.S. Democrats

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 10:24 PM PST

DALLAS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul America's healthcare system has exposed a split within his Democratic Party over abortion that threatens to undercut the party's gains in recent elections.


Mock funeral mourns Venice's shrinking population

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 10:24 PM PST

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - A procession of gondolas accompanied a pink coffin along Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral to protest against the steep decline in the city's population.


AIRSHOW - Arms race dominates Dubai air show

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 10:24 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Middle East tension is driving demand for military hardware at the Dubai Air Show which opens on Sunday, but recession means fewer orders for civilian jets.


Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills 8 Japanese

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 10:24 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - A fire that tore through a South Korean indoor shooting range killed eight Japanese visitors and two South Koreans, including the group's Korean guide, the fire service said on Sunday.


France and Brazil in climate deal

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST

France and Brazil have adopted a common position on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen summit next month.


Saudis respond to Yemeni conflict

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST

Fighting between rebels and Yemeni forces on the country's border with Saudi Arabia is beginning to cause a refugee crisis, according to the UN.


Tension around Egypt 2010 match

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST

Egyptians are celebrating victory in a crucial World Cup qualifying match against Algeria on Saturday, after a tense weekend on and off the field.


Russia, U.S. leaders to discuss arms pact, Iran

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:49 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Russian and U.S. leaders meet in Singapore on Sunday as the clock is ticking for the world's two leading nuclear powers to strike a new arms cuts deal.


Obama warns of more crises if imbalances persist

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:23 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday the world economy was on a path to recovery but warned that failure to re-balance the global economic system would lead to further crises.


Obama set to meet Myanmar PM at ASEAN summit

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:49 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Barack Obama will meet Myanmar's prime minister on Sunday when he becomes the first U.S. president to have a formal meeting with leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations.


Ousted Honduran leader says won't negotiate return

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:49 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Saturday he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of any deal to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup.


SNAP ANALYSIS - APEC nations back face-saving climate plan

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:49 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama backed on Sunday a compromise proposal to ensure U.N. climate talks next month in Copenhagen don't end in failure.


APEC leaders back delaying final climate deal

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:49 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders threw support on Sunday behind a proposed two-step plan for December's climate talks in Copenhagen that would leave legally binding agreements until later.


Russia, U.S. leaders to discuss arms pact, Iran

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:24 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian and U.S. leaders meet in Singapore on Sunday as the clock is ticking for the world's two leading nuclear powers to strike a new arms cuts deal.


Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills 8 Japanese

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:24 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - A fire that tore through a South Korean indoor shooting range killed eight Japanese visitors and two South Koreans, including the group's Korean guide, the fire service said on Sunday.


APEC leaders believe final climate deal unlikely in Dec

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 07:29 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Many Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Sunday that it was unlikely they would clinch a legally binding deal at next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, a U.S. official said.


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