02 Dec 2009 23:13:59 GMT Obama scientist sees strong consensus on climate * Obama science aides defend climate change research
* Hacked e-mails seized upon by global warming skeptics
* Key Republican decries 'scientific fascism'
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02 Dec 2009 23:07:43 GMT U.S. senators line up amendments for health bill WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is debating a sweeping healthcare overhaul backed by President Barack Obama.
Senators are expected to consider dozens of amendments during the course of ...
02 Dec 2009 23:07:42 GMT We have dispute with India on border issue: China
BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday tried to avoid a direct reply on whether China had pressurized the state government of Jammu and Kashmir in India to stop construction of a road near the border area.
02 Dec 2009 23:07:41 GMT Pachauri urges PM to attend summit
NEW DELHI: With barely five days to go before the Copenhagen summit on climate change, Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change chief R K Pachauri on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the final two days of the ...
02 Dec 2009 23:07:41 GMT Obama gives PM a peek into Af-Pak policy
NEW DELHI: Mr Barack Obama, who is scheduled to make the most momentous event of his presidency - an increase in US troops to the country and an exit strategy - on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about his Af-Pak policy. The ...
02 Dec 2009 23:03:17 GMT RISING ANXIETY
Scenes of huge tidal waves crashing into skyscrapers and washing away entire cities may be popular Hollywood devices, but they still arguably evoke fear in everyone.
02 Dec 2009 23:03:16 GMT NEW HORIZONS
At the age of 14, Aman was forced to quit school, leave home and seek asylum in neighboring Iran. "My uncle and I traveled days by bus, car and foot until we managed to find safety and employment, two things absent back home in ...
02 Dec 2009 23:03:16 GMT GOVT-BACKED GAY BAR FAILS TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS
The idea was simple: Set up a bar to attract gay men and then use it to distribute information on AIDS/HIV prevention.
The media loved the idea - but all the attention kept the gay men away.
02 Dec 2009 23:03:16 GMT TAKING CONFUCIUS TO KABUL
While Aman and 12 others from Afghanistan learn Chinese in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, more students back in Kabul also have a chance to learn about Chinese culture with the opening of a Confucius Center on Nov 10.
02 Dec 2009 23:03:16 GMT BOOST MONITORING OF HIGH-RISK GROUPS: WEN
Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday urged for better monitoring of high-risk groups in a bid to curb the spread of AIDS.
He made the remarks during his visit to a Beijing hospital on World AIDS Day yesterday. It was his sixth annual visit to AIDS ...
