07 Dec 2009 19:53:27 GMT Effigies of the devil are seen along a street in Guatemala City Effigies of the devil, which are to be burned as part of the annual tradition of the Burning of the Devil, are seen along a street in Guatemala City December 7, 2009. The centuries-old Christian ...
07 Dec 2009 19:48:18 GMT A boy and his father walk past effigies of the devil in Guatemala City A boy and his father walk past effigies of the devil, which are to be burned as part of the annual tradition of the Burning of the Devil, in Guatemala City December 7, 2009. The centuries-old ...
07 Dec 2009 19:41:49 GMT Pedestrian walks by effigies in Guatemala City A pedestrian walks by effigies of the devil, which are to be burned as part of the annual tradition of the Burning of the Devil, in Guatemala City December 7, 2009. The centuries-old Christian ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: Rich Nations Resist Binding Commitments Betrayal and backsliding by rich countries marks the beginning of the final negotiations for a global climate treaty, according to many developing world participants at the U.N.-sponsored
talks here.
07 Dec 2009 19:21:31 GMT US charges Chicago man in 2008 Mumbai attack * American said to scout Mumbai targets, port for attack
* Ex-Pakistani military man charged in Danish paper plot (Adds details, previous WASHINGTON)
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A ...
07 Dec 2009 19:18:59 GMT REFILE-US STOCKS-Bernanke speech gives Wall St small lift * Bernanke says economy improving, but faces headwinds
* Fed looking at "extended period" for current rates
* Dow up 0.4 pct, S&P up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.1 pct
* For up-to-the- ...
07 Dec 2009 19:13:41 GMT Obama still wants Congress to pass climate law WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama still believes that comprehensive energy legislation is the best way to tackle planet-warming gases, the White House said on Monday.
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07 Dec 2009 19:01:02 GMT Kazakh steel town fights to shake off Soviet legacy * Kazakh town plagued by toxic emissions
* Steel plant operator says to improve ecology
* Problem highlights global efforts to cut emissions
By Maria Golovnina
TEMIRTAU, Kazakhstan, Dec 7 ( ...
07 Dec 2009 18:52:20 GMT Senior southern figures held as Sudan bans rally * Three south Sudan party leaders arrested, then released
* Police use tear gas and batons to break up protests
* Ruling party office set on fire in southern town
(Adds background, Amnesty ...
07 Dec 2009 18:41:12 GMT ANALYSIS-Gabon's Bongo needs swift results to ease tensions * Bongo must act swiftly on reforms, social tensions
* Opposition regrouping, targeting 2011 poll
* Just a little progress should ensure PDG domination
By David Lewis
LIBREVILLE, Dec 7 ( ...
