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Guinea junta leader flying to Morocco -spokesman
04 Dec 2009 12:02:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
CONAKRY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Guinea junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara is flying to Morocco for a medical checks, a spokesman said Friday, after Camara survived an gun attack by his own soldiers ... 
Donors pledge over $8 bln in aid to Vietnam next year
04 Dec 2009 11:58:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds context, quotes) HANOI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - International donors on Friday pledged more than $8 billion in official development assistance to Vietnam for next year, a surge of more than 60 ... 
China denounces carbon tariff idea ahead of Copenhagen
04 Dec 2009 11:55:40 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's official news agency has denounced proposals for "carbon tariffs" on goods from big greenhouse gas emitting countries, saying on Friday that the idea could ... 
Sri Lanka Humanitarian update
04 Dec 2009 11:55:24 GMT
Source: UNHCR
We are encouraged by the Sri Lankan government's long-awaited decision this week to allow increased freedom of movement for some 135,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) remaining in 20 closed ... 
Appeal on humanitarian grounds by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, in respect of Ms. Aminatou Haidar
04 Dec 2009 11:55:17 GMT
Source: UNHCR
In light of the rapidly deteriorating condition of Ms. Aminatou Haidar, of Laayoune, on hunger strike at the airport in Lanzerote since 16 November, the High Commissioner appeals on the basis of ... 
ENERGY-MEXICO: Big Plans for Ethanol from Algae
Source: IPS
The Mexican company BioFields will begin production in 2014 of an algae-based biofuel at a site 300 kilometres from its border with the United States, which is likely to be its biggest customer. 
FACTBOX-Rich nations plan 14-18 pct cuts by 2020
04 Dec 2009 11:42:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
OSLO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Developed nations are offering cuts in greenhouse gas emissions totalling between 14 and 18 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 ahead of U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Reuters ... 
Nepal cabinet meets at Everest to send climate message
04 Dec 2009 11:40:15 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds details, quotes) By Gopal Sharma SYANGBOCHE, Nepal, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Wearing oxygen masks, Nepal's cabinet met close to the base camp of Mount Everest on Friday to send a message on the ... 
Donors pledge over $8 bln in aid to Vietnam next year
04 Dec 2009 11:35:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds context, quotes) HANOI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - International donors on Friday pledged more than $8 billion in official development assistance to Vietnam for next year, a surge of more than 60 ... 
Karadzic files motion to remove appointed lawyer
04 Dec 2009 11:27:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Karadzic seeks to replace appointed legal counsel * Was representing himself at war crimes trial * Court imposed lawyer after he boycotted hearings THE HAGUE, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Former ... 
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