December 07 News international

Wednesday 07 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Moderate Islamists gain upper hand after election run offs Egypt's moderate Islamists, the Muslim Brotherhood, appeared to further their electoral gains against the hardline Salafists post the first phase of parliamentary run-offs, claiming to have won a majority of seats against the radical Al Nour party. HEADLINES NATO allies meet amid tensions with Russia, Pakistan  NATO allies meet on Wednesday hoping to calm Russian fears over their missile shield project but US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angered Moscow by criticising its parliamentary elections. Roadside bomb kills 19 in south Kandahar The vehicle was driving on a road in Helmand province's volatile Sangin district -a Taliban stronghold when it hit the bomb, said Daoud Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Helmand government. "Big Three" polluters oppose binding climate deal The world's three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move towards a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions on Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal this week. US welcomes Gilani's overtures towards rebuilding Pak-US ties  Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's statement to rebuild strained ties with US has been welcomed by Washington which said the bilateral relations were vital to their national security interests. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES 58 dead in Afghan shrine blasts on Shiite holy day  World pledges long-term help to Afghanistan Italy's cabinet adopts urgent anti-crisis measures New Egypt election results show Islamists dominant