PREVIEW - Forest carbon scheme hopes for green light in Copenhagen

PREVIEW - Forest carbon scheme hopes for green light in Copenhagen

PREVIEW - Forest carbon scheme hopes for green light in Copenhagen

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:38 AM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - While nations bicker over the size of emissions cuts and climate funds, saving forests has turned out to be among the least contentious issues in U.N. climate talks and has achieved the most progress.


China says talks best way to solve Iran nuclear issue

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:38 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks remain the best way to solve the Iran nuclear issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday, after Iran announced plans to expand uranium enrichment in defiance of international pressure.


FACTBOX - Yukiya Amano, starts job as head of IAEA

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:38 AM PST

Here are some facts about Amano:


South Korea sends in police to tackle railway strike

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:38 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's pro-business government on Tuesday sent in police to raid the offices of striking railway workers, refusing to negotiate over what it calls an illegal walkout.


Australia carbon laws in doubt, election possible

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:38 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Australian government's plans to cut carbon emissions were headed for defeat in a hostile Senate after the elevation of a new opposition leader opposed to carbon trade laws, setting a trigger for an early 2010 election.


Space station crew return to Earth

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:38 PM PST

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.


Q+A - Outlook for new U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Amano

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:38 PM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano took charge of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday, replacing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei who retired after 12 years at the helm.


Coal concerns lead U.S. climate bill challenges

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For anyone trying to understand why the United States is having such a hard time joining an international effort to combat global warming, a short drive west from Washington to one of the smaller states in the country might explain a lot.


First lady urges HIV action

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:31 PM PST

The French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, says it is "unfair" that women and children in the developing world often miss out on treatment for HIV.


Media Titans in Italian TV 'war'

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:02 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch has launched a new television channel in Italy in a move to challenge Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's media group.


Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce on Tuesday that he will send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow for a U.S. exit.


FACTBOX - Different audiences for Obama's Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:08 PM PST

REUTERS - From West Point to the mountains of Afghanistan, from Iowa to Washington and across the world to Islamabad, President Barack Obama will be speaking to multiple audiences when he announces his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday.


Q+A - Obama faces political peril with Afghan policy

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan carries political peril as his Democratic Party gears up for tough midterm congressional elections next year.


Obama to announce Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:13 PM PST

President Obama is expected to announce he is sending more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. It is a political gamble meant to pave the way for an eventual US exit from a costly and gruelling war.


Serbia challenges Kosovo secession

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST

It is almost two years since the territory of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Today the International Court of Justice begins examining the legality of the move, the first case of secession ever brought before court.


Australia carbon laws in doubt, election possible

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:38 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's plans to cut carbon emissions were set for defeat in a hostile Senate after the election of a new opposition leader opposed to carbon-trade laws, setting the stage for a possible early 2010 election.


Chinese protest home demolition after kidnapping

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:38 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained 24 people after kidnappings led to a protest against forced demolition of homes in southwestern Guizhou Province, local media reported on Tuesday.


Flying injures 1,000 a year in U.S. - report

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 1,000 people are hospitalized with aviation-related injuries in the United States each year and about 750 are killed, according to a report released on Tuesday.


HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigma

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:08 PM PST

FUYANG, China (Reuters) - The second storey of this nondescript building in Fuyang city in China's central province of Anhui houses HIV-positive orphans, but unlike many other similar establishments, there are no signboards outside.


South Korea knocks down rumour North leader dead

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 08:38 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Unification Ministry dismissed rumours on Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been attacked and killed, which prompted financial markets to slide briefly in what one analyst said was a reflection of fragile sentiment.


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