December 08 News international

Thursday 08 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Raising USD 100 bn for climate fund in dispute Even in hard times, fighting climate change is not a luxury but a necessity, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, as climate negotiators bickered about how to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to adapt to a warming world. HEADLINES Pak and US negotiating new terms of engagement: report  Pakistan and the US are negotiating new terms of engagement for the reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services for the war on terror that will replace an MoU signed during during former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's regime, a media report today said. 9 militants, soldier killed in clashes in Yemen Yemeni officials say al-Qaida-linked fighters have attacked an army post in an embattled southern province, sparking a battle in which nine militants and a soldier were killed. Zardari's condition stable; US says no military coup in Pak  Asif Ali Zardari, who is undergoing treatment in Dubai following heart complications, is in stable condition but would remain in hospital for few more days, authorities said, amid assertion by the US that the embattled Pakistan President's UAE trip was not political and there was no sign of a "silent military coup". ISI agent Fai expected to plead guilty The accused ISI agent Ghulam Nabi Fai, charged with illegally lobbying for Pakistan and its spy agency to influence US policy on Kashmir, is likely enter into a plea agreement before a US court on Wednesday. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES NATO allies meet amid tensions with Russia, Pakistan

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

December 06 News international

Tuesday 06 December, 2011.

TOP STORY 58 dead in Afghan shrine blasts on Shiite holy day Twin blasts at Afghan shrines on the Shiite holy day of Ashura left at least 58 people dead on Tuesday, with one massive suicide attack in Kabul ripping through a crowd of worshippers including children. HEADLINES 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. Indonesia brings global nuclear test ban one step closer The nuclear test ban treaty CTBT is one step closer to being implemented, following its ratification by key signatory Indonesia, the commission overseeing the treaty announced today. Belgian king names new govt after 18-month crisis  Belgian King Albert II named Socialist Elio Di Rupo to head a new government, turning the page on 540 days without a government -- the longest political crisis in the country's history. World pledges long-term help to Afghanistan Afghanistan will need the financial support of the international community for at least another decade beyond the 2014 departure of international troops, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an international conference on Monday. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Italy's cabinet adopts urgent anti-crisis measures New Egypt election results show Islamists dominant Austrlia's Labor votes in favour of uranium sale to India