Copenhagen hopes sail towards Antarctic icebergs

Copenhagen hopes sail towards Antarctic icebergs

Copenhagen hopes sail towards Antarctic icebergs

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:55 PM PST

ON BOARD L'ASTROLABE, Southern Ocean (Reuters) - As Captain Benoit Hebert steers the icebreaker l'Astrolabe on Monday through a stormy Southern Ocean heading for Antarctica his thoughts will soon turn to the dangers of icebergs.


Stakes high as climate talks loom

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:07 PM PST

The long awaited UN conference trying to agree curbs on greenhouse gas emissions opens in Copenhagen on Monday.


Both candidates claim Romanian vote win

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:09 PM PST

Both candidates in the second round of Romania's presidential election have claimed victory.


Film to put Morocco on movie-making map

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:12 PM PST

Hollywood has been cashing in on Morocco's dramatic backdrops with some of the most recent successful films, including Star Wars and Sex and the City 2, being made there.


Iranian police surround university to prevent protest

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:21 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian riot police have surrounded Tehran University to prevent the opposition from hijacking a state-organised rally on Monday, a witness said.


FACTBOX - China's climate stance at Copenhagen

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:21 PM PST

Here are some details about China's stance at the talks, what the country has already promised to do to cut emissions and what it would like to see offered by developed nations:


Mongolian herders harness the sun for greener lives

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:21 PM PST

TUV AIMAK, Mongolia (Reuters Life!) - Often, the best eco-friendly initiatives stem out of necessity.


Bolivia's Morales needs cash, know-how for bold plans

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's President Evo Morales wants to launch state-run paper and cement ventures and develop lithium, petrochemical and iron projects in his second term but a lack of foreign investment and know-how could hamper his ambitious plans.


U.S. said leaving Iraq millions of dollars of gear

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. commanders are donating up to $30 million worth of passenger vehicles, generators and gear to Iraq from each facility they leave, as they scale back deployments, up from a previous cap of $2 million, the Washington Post reported in its Monday editions.


U.N. climate talks to seek deep CO2 cuts, aid

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:50 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The biggest climate meeting in history, with 15,000 participants from 192 nations, begins in Copenhagen on Monday seeking to agree curbs on greenhouse gas emissions and raise billions of dollars for the poor in aid and clean technology.


Taiwan president orders review after poll losses

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:50 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, a propoenent of closer ties with China, ordered a review of weekend local election results that saw his party lose support as his own approval ratings fell, the party said on Monday.


U.S. envoy may take disarmament plan to Pyongyang

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:20 PM PST

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea are working on a road map for ending North Korea's nuclear arms plans that could be on the agenda for a U.S. envoy's visit to Pyongyang this week, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported.


Q+A - What's in store for Obama's envoy in North Korea?

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:20 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, consults with South Korean officials on Monday, a day ahead of a rare visit to North Korea where he will try to revive slumbering talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.


Bolivia's Morales claims landslide re-election win

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:20 PM PST

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed a landslide re-election victory on Sunday as voters backed his left-wing reforms asserting greater state control over the economy and increasing social spending on the poor.


Indian PM arrives in Russia for arms, nuclear deals

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:20 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow on Sunday to ink billions of dollars of weapons deals and for talks on a landmark nuclear deal that could significantly widen atomic fuel imports from Russia.


New Iraqi election law approved

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:25 PM PST

Baghdad's parliament has unanimously approved a new electoral law after weeks of political debate.


Afghan women among worst off in world - rights group

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan women are among the worst off in the world, violence against them is "endemic" and Afghanistan's government fails to protect them from crimes such as rape and murder, a rights group said on Monday.


Serbia eyes breakthrough in EU aspirations

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ministers are expected to lift an obstacle to Serbia's path toward EU entry on Monday in recognition of progress in hunting war criminals, while criticising Turkey for insufficient cooperation.


Karzai urges flexibility for U.S. troop timeline

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised doubts on Sunday that his country could take over responsibility for its security by July 2011, while U.S. leaders said the date was not a "drop-dead" deadline for Kabul.


Nobel laureate aims to shed light on age-linked disease

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of this year's three Nobel prize winners for medicine said on Sunday she hoped their groundbreaking research could help to shed light on common, age-related diseases that AIDS sufferers face at an early stage.


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