Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord

Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord


Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST

Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.


Recession Crimped Incomes of the Richest Americans

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:13 PM PST

The share of income received by the top 1 percent fell to 17 percent in 2009 fell from 23 percent in 2007.


An Alarming Greek Contingency: What if It Drops the Euro?

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST

A growing number of legal and financial experts, to say nothing of the Greeks themselves, are examining in detail what would happen if Greece abandoned the euro.


Newsmaker: Gambia's Bensouda to counter ICC critics

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:22 PM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Fatou Bensouda, the first African to be named as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has little time for accusations that the Hague-based court has harbored bias against Africa during its nine-year history.


Brazil's Lula is beating cancer, doctors say

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:11 PM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Doctors in charge of throat cancer treatment for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called his response to chemotherapy "impressive" and said the tumor in his larynx had shrunk by 75 percent in size.


Canada says invoking right to quit Kyoto protocol

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday.


Chelsea 2-1 Man City

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:53 PM PST

Frank Lampard comes off the bench to score a decisive penalty as Chelsea hand 10-man Manchester City their first Premier League defeat of the season.


VIDEO: An artistic sensation at 75

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

Haji Khanem, a 75-year-old woman from the Iraqi Kurdistan, has become an artistic sensation.


U.S. Ties Cyberspying to Chinese Military

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

The U.S. has pinpointed many of the Chinese groups responsible for cyberspying in the U.S., and most are sponsored by the Chinese military.


Obama Calls on Iran to Return Downed U.S. Drone

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:08 PM PST

The Obama administration said it has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but is not hopeful that Iran will comply.


Kabila Defends Congo Election Results

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST

President Joseph Kabila defended the election that secured him a second five-year term, as sub-Saharan Africa's largest country braced for a clash between the government and opposition leaders who say the vote was stolen.


Iranian president targeted by shoe thrower

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

A 45-year-old textile worker who has been out of work for a year threw his shoes Monday at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to protest not having received unemployment benefits, an Iranian website reported.


Spanish and Italian aid workers appear in video

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:40 PM PST

MADRID (Reuters) - Two Spanish aid workers and an Italian kidnapped from a Sahrawi refugee camp in western Algeria have been shown on a video recording, the first time pictures of the three have been since they were captured in October, Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.


Russian billionaire to run against Putin

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 11:59 AM PST

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov -- the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and one of the world's richest men -- said Monday that he will run for president of Russia next year.


Weather warnings issued across UK

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:39 PM PST

Weather warnings are in place for much of the UK, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow predicted into Tuesday.


Lawrence accused: 'I'm no racist'

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 11:39 AM PST

The Stephen Lawrence trial hears that defendant Gary Dobson told police in 1993 that he was 'no racist'.


Iowa Evangelicals Divided Over Caucus Endorsement

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST

Conservative Christian voters cannot agree on which Republican presidential candidate to support, finding faults based on principle or electability.


VIDEO: Bus bombed in 'valley of death'

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST

The BBC's Caroline Wyatt reports from a patrol on the road between the Afghan towns of Sangin and Gereshk, where a local bus came under attack.


VIDEO: Bus bombed in 'valley of death'

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST

The BBC's Caroline Wyatt reports from a patrol on the road between the Afghan towns of Sangin and Gereshk, where a local bus came under attack.


Former dissident becomes Tunisian president

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST

Moncef Marzouki was Ben Ali's bete noire throughout his political career and was forced to live in exile in France.


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