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 18:58:39 GMT US moves to curb emissions, aids UN climate talks * Washington to curb greenhouse gas emissions
* Copenhagen talks open, Denmark says deal "in reach"
* EPA step "very significant" - U.N.'s de Boer
By Timothy Gardner and ...
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 ( ...
07 Dec 2009 18:36:00 GMT Pakistan: Despite delayed funds, disease outbreaks averted by volunteers Church World Service December 7, 2009
By Sidney Traynham/CWS
ISLAMABAD—Dr. Kashif Islam knows what it cost to respond to the massive medical needs of overlooked Pakistani families displaced by the military ...
07 Dec 2009 18:35:24 GMT [MARK L. CLIFFORD] Green construction's bottom line
HONG KONG - Killer typhoons in Taiwan and China. A failed monsoon in India. The U.N. secretary general in the Arctic pleading for action on climate change, while politicians bicker over who will bear the costs.
