UN climate talks looking to China

UN climate talks looking to China


UN climate talks looking to China

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:19 PM PST

Chinese delegates at the world climate talks in Durban say they are willing in principle to join a future, legally binding deal, the BBC's Richard Black reports.


Di Rupo Is Set to Take Office in Belgium

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:38 PM PST

French-speaking socialist Elio di Rupo will head a new Belgian government to be sworn in on Tuesday, ending 18 months of political stalemate in time for the new prime minister to take his seat at a European summit at the end of the week, officials said.


Obama Challenges G.O.P. on Payroll Tax Stance

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST

President Obama questioned why Republicans who opposed paying for tax cuts in the past now won't support them unless they are offset with other revenues.


Moscow protest after Russia vote

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:42 PM PST

Several thousand people take to the streets of Moscow shouting "Down with Putin" after international observers criticise the conduct of the election.


Media Decoder Blog: Bronfman Stepping Down at Warner Music

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:46 PM PST

Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., a major player in the music industry, is stepping down as chairman of the board.


UN climate talks looking to China

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:19 PM PST

Chinese delegates at the world climate talks in Durban say they are willing in principle to join a future, legally binding deal, the BBC's Richard Black reports.


U.S. forces begin leaving Pakistan drone base

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. personnel have taken steps to evacuate a remote airfield in Pakistan that had been used for staging classified drone flights directed against militants, U.S. and Pakistani sources said on Monday.


DR Congo 'to use army if there is poll chaos'

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST

Senior member of government says army will be deployed if street protests against election result become "too chaotic".


Ratings agency 'to warn Germany'

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

Credit ratings agency, Standard and Poor's is reportedly to warn Germany and five other AAA-rated euro members that their rating could be downgraded.


Seoul to send $5.7m in aid to North Korea

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST

South Korea to resume sending medicine and vaccines to northern neighbour through children's agency UNICEF.


VIDEO: Supercars in super-crash

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST

Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes, a Lamborghini and two other vehicles have been involved in a motorway crash in Japan's southern prefecture of Yamaguchi.


VIDEO: Eight killed in Indonesia wall collapse

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:43 AM PST

A seven-metre concrete wall collapsed on Sunday, leaving eight people dead and eight injured on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.


Live - Monday football

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:01 AM PST

Struggling Fulham host Champions League-chasing Liverpool in Monday night's sole Premier League fixture.


Nations Promise to Help Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST

Representatives of 85 countries pledged to support Afghanistan in the decade after most coalition forces withdraw in 2014, demanding in exchange better governance, a clampdown on graft, and clean elections once President Hamid Karzai's term expires.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 5, 2011

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:57 AM PST

Western monitors criticize Russian elections; France and Germany push for fiscal discipline; and presidential parodies on Saturday Night Live.


India Ink: The Danger of a Declining Rupee

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:05 AM PST

A vulnerable economy and criticism for the Reserve Bank of India.


South Korea and U.S. Differ on Nuclear Enrichment

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST

In talks resuming Tuesday, Seoul wants the go-ahead to enrich uranium and reprocess spent fuel from power plants, but Washington, concerned about proliferation and North Korea, is resisting.


China Scrambles for High-Tech Dominance

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:57 AM PST

China's booming economy and growing technological infrastructure may thrust it to the forefront of the next generation of computing, many American experts say.


Smog Closes Beijing Airport

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:07 AM PST

Capital International Airport canceled hundreds of flights because of heavy smog, the latest sign that pollution in China is leading to significant economic losses.


Traffic Accident Wrecks a Dozen Luxury Cars in Japan

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:29 AM PST

A group of drivers apparently en route to a car festival crashed, an accident that cast a spotlight on Japan's super-rich, typically a discreet group.


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