China says "development right" key in climate talks

China says "development right" key in climate talks

China says "development right" key in climate talks

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will treat talks on a binding global climate change pact in 2010 as a struggle over the "right to develop", a Chinese official said, signaling more contentious deal-making will follow the Copenhagen summit.


U.S. health bill passes crucial Senate test

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

WASHINGTON1 (Reuters) - A broad healthcare overhaul passed its first crucial test in the U.S. Senate on Monday, with 60 Democrats voting to put President Barack Obama's top legislative priority on a path to passage by Christmas.


Japan PM support down but voters OK policy shifts

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has sunk further, according to surveys published on Monday and at the weekend, as he weighed potentially divisive decisions to keep the fiscal 2010/11 budget on track.


Turnout large for Iran cleric's funeral - website

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Iran's top dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri that began in the holy city of Qom on Monday, the reformist Jaras website reported.


Aquino maintains lead in Philippine election survey

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The son of Philippine democracy icon Corazon "Cory" Aquino maintained his lead in the latest opinion poll for next year's presidential election, but his three key rivals showed improved ratings.


Iran's Mousavi in Qom for cleric's funeral - website

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has arrived in the holy city of Qom to take part in the funeral of the country's leading dissident cleric on Monday, the reformist Kaleme website said.


Some Iranians arrested on way to funeral - website

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST

TEHRAN, (Reuters) - Iranian security forces stopped a bus carrying opposition supporters on their way to the funeral of the country's leading dissident cleric and detained some of them, the reformist Kaleme website reported on Monday.


China gets Myanmar assurances on pipeline, border

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Myanmar has given China political assurance over an important crude oil pipeline and promised to maintain stability along the border after unrest in August pushed thousands of refugees into the Chinese side.


Britain accuses China over climate talks - paper

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Environment Minister Ed Miliband has accused China, Sudan, Bolivia and other left-wing Latin American nations of having tried to hijack the U.N. climate summit to stop a deal, the Guardian reported on Monday.


China praises Cambodia as Uighurs deported

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will deal with 20 ethnic Uighurs who were deported from Cambodia over the weekend as illegal immigrants, praising relations with the Southeast Asian country as a model of good cooperation.


Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces election rift

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition Muslim Brotherhood has begun voting for a new leader despite disputes over the process, senior members said.


Chavez launches national police in violent Venezuela

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Sunday launched the first part of a national police force intended to end widespread police corruption in the South American nation, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.


Tensions escalate between Colombia and Venezuela

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia said it is preparing to defend against a possible foreign military attack amid growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday Colombia would regret any actions that hurt his country.


Eurostar suspension extended, fleet to be modified

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Weekend suspensions to Eurostar rail services caused by acute weather conditions will continue through Monday while trains are modified to cope with more snow expected in northern France, the operating company said.


Top Iran dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died at the age of 87, providing a fresh catalyst for renewed demonstrations against the country's hardline leadership.


PROFILE - Montazeri: architect and critic of modern Iran

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died aged 87, was once the designated successor to spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Kohmeini but fell from grace with Iran's leadership after clashing with hardliners.


Venezuela Chavez renames world's tallest waterfall

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Sunday renamed Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall, saying it should be called by its indigenous name Kerepakupai Meru.


Iran's opposition to mourn dissident cleric

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Thousands were expected to mourn Iran's most senior dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at his funeral in the holy city of Qom on Monday that could become a catalyst for fresh opposition protests.


Egypt to demand Nefertiti's return from Germany

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will formally ask Germany to return a bust of Queen Nefertiti after a Berlin museum official presented papers showing the 3,400-year-old treasure was taken unethically, Egypt's antiquities chief said on Sunday.


Madagascar leader names colonel as prime minister

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, named an army officer as his new prime minister on Sunday after the collapse of power-sharing negotiations to end months of political turmoil on the Indian Ocean island.


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