09 Dec 2009 15:29:33 GMT Obama rights record questioned ahead of Nobel prize * Obama criticized for staying quiet on China
* Groups question central tenet of U.S. foreign policy
* Quiet diplomacy makes Obama look weak, rights group says
By Ross Colvin
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 ...
09 Dec 2009 15:28:45 GMT China urges U.S. to increase Copenhagen offer * China willing to discuss global 2050 emissions goal
* U.S., China officials aim for Copenhagen deal
By David Fogarty and Richard Cowan
COPENHAGEN, Dec 9 ...
09 Dec 2009 15:24:57 GMT Abbott seizes conservative high ground
AUSTRALIA: New Opposition leader stocks shadow Cabinet with Howard-era faces
New Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott has cemented his shift to the right to confront Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on what he regards as the conservative high ...
09 Dec 2009 15:12:09 GMT US says more hard work ahead in post-war Sri Lanka By Ranga Sirilal
COLOMBO, Dec. 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has made good progress in its post-war efforts at resettling people, but hard work remains on press freedom and human rights, the top U.S. ...
09 Dec 2009 15:11:20 GMT Nigeria leader still in hospital but recovering-govt * Yar'Adua being treated in Saudi for heart complaint
* Is "responding to treatment", spokesman says
* Opposition says govt can't function properly without him
ABUJA, Dec 9 ( ...
09 Dec 2009 15:07:00 GMT Enditnow: In Kenya, Girls Say No to FGM Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International SILVER SPRING, Md.--In Kenya, where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a serious problem, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is implementing a project that is changing the ...
