Nature's clock ticks on as world leaders delay legally binding climate pact
After Apec member countries dropped ambitious greenhouse gas cuts at a conference Saturday, world leaders agreed to delay the legal technicalities of upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen. France says the U.S. is to blame.
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French academic's trial resumes in Tehran on Tuesday: ISNA
The next trial hearing of French academic Clotilde Reiss, accused of "collecting information and provoking rioters," will take place in Tehran on Tuesday, the ISNA news agency reported.The agency said Sunday that the trial in a Revolutionary Court ...
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Obama arrives in Shanghai for first stop in China visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in Shanghai, China's commercial hub, late on Sunday to torrential rain. He is due to meet city officials and hold a town hall-style meeting with young people before heading to Beijing later on Monday.
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UN 'hunger summit' largely ignored by world leaders
More than 60 heads of state will gather in Rome this week for a summit on global hunger, but leaders of the world's wealthiest nations have largely snubbed the event. Pope Benedict XVI will be among the inaugural speakers at Monday's meeting.
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US has no long-term stake in Afghanistan: Clinton
The United States has no long-term stake in Afghanistan and its primary aim is to defeat Al-Qaeda there, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday."We're not interested in staying in Afghanistan. We have no long-term stake there.
TENNIS
Djokovic tops home favourite Monfils to win Paris Masters
Serbian Novak Djokovic extended a brilliant run of form by defeating France's Gael Monfils to clinch Paris Masters title with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 win on Sunday. This is the World number three's fifth ATP title in the past year.
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Russia's Medvedev warns Iran over nuclear deadlock
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday warned Iran it could face new sanctions if there is no progress in the deadlock over its nuclear programme.Medvedev said after talks with President Barack Obama that neither he nor the US leader were ...
ECONOMY
APEC summit closes with no deal on climate change
Asia-Pacific leaders including US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Sunday to reject trade protectionism and to pursue a new model for economic growth after the world's most severe economic crisis in decades.
HONDURAS
Ousted President Zelaya says he won't negotiate return to power
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has said he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of a US-brokered agreement to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, because if would legitimise the June coup that removed him from power.
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FOOTBALL
France beat Ireland 1-0 in World Cup qualification playoff
France beat Ireland 1-0 in the World Cup qualification playoff in Dublin's Croke Park stadium, thanks to striker Nicolas Anelka's deflected second-half goal.
FRANCE - BRAZIL
Sarkozy and Lula to adopt common environmental stance at Copenhagen
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he and and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed on a common environmental policy ahead of the Copenhagen global warming summit.
USA
Somber burials for soldiers slain in Fort Hood rampage
Somber scenes played out at ceremonies across the United States as the nation mourned the 12 soldiers and one civilian slain in a November 5 rampage which left 42 others wounded at Fort Hood military base in Texas.
FRANCE
Late goal throws Egypt a World Cup lifeline against arch rival Algeria
In one of the most heated World Cup qualifiers, Egypt’s Ernad Moteab scored a late goal to give the Pharaohs a 2-0 victory over Algeria Saturday, leaving the bitter North African rivals level on points at the top of Group C.
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Defence Ministry probes Iraqi torture claims
The British Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation into allegations that British soldiers tortured and in some cases, raped, Iraqi civilians following a news report in a British daily.
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Peru president cancels Chile talks over spy row
Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Saturday he was cancelling planned talks with his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet and leaving a regional summit a day early over an espionage row."I am returning 24 hours earlier than scheduled so I can ...
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Orthodox Jews protest Intel's rest day working
Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated outside the Jerusalem plant of Intel on Saturday, to protest against the factory operating on the Jewish day of rest.The demonstrators chanted "Shabbat, Shabbat" and called on the company to keep the ...
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