24 Nov 2009 02:12:28 GMT INSTANT VIEW 6-Australia revises carbon-trading scheme SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Australian government revised its plans to cut carbon emissions on Tuesday in order to win majority political support for the reform.
The changes will deliver more ...
24 Nov 2009 02:11:09 GMT FACTBOX-Australia's planned carbon trading scheme Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia's government outlined changes to its planned carbon trading scheme on Tuesday, designed to win political support to help the laws pass through parliament's upper house ...
24 Nov 2009 01:45:11 GMT Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK])
* Ninth such meeting gets under way
* Some Democrats want war tax (Updates with meeting start, announcement likely next week ...
24 Nov 2009 01:41:14 GMT Labour pains on a sampan
PASIR MAS: An expectant woman, caught in sudden floods, had to endure labour pains on a sampan before she could get medical aid to deliver her baby yesterday.
24 Nov 2009 01:41:14 GMT Kelantan floods worsen, 3,000 hit
KOTA BARU: The flood situation in Kelantan worsened yesterday as more than 3,000 people were forced to leave their homes as floodwaters kept rising.
24 Nov 2009 01:41:13 GMT The promise and perils of Palestine
UNITED Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories Richard Falk tells KAMRUL IDRIS why Palestine is the central human rights issue of the 21st century.
24 Nov 2009 01:17:48 GMT Four survive Philippines massacre, says clan leader MANILA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - At least four people survived a massacre in the southern Philippines in which at least 24 people were abducted and killed by political rivals, a local politician said on ...
24 Nov 2009 01:16:03 GMT Kuwait: Free Jailed
Activist (Kuwait City) - The prosecutor-general should immediately order the release
of Muhammad Abd al-Qadir al-Jasim, a lawyer and journalist who is a prominent critic of the government, Human Rights Watch ...
24 Nov 2009 01:04:33 GMT FEATURE-Amazon forest schemes await strong climate pact SUSTAINABILITY
The $30 monthly stipend is a useful rather than a transformational boost to family incomes in Juma, which can be between $2,000 and $5,000 a year.
But for Quadro and the other ...
24 Nov 2009 01:01:25 GMT Australian govt unveils new carbon trade scheme CANBERRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia's government boosted carbon trade compensation to big emitters, coal companies and electricity generators, under a deal offered to opposition lawmakers and ...
