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30 Nov 2009 17:53:14 GMT
International: Commonwealth vetoes Sri Lanka bid to hold 2011 gathering
Sri Lanka has been blocked from hosting the next meeting of Commonwealth leaders in protest at Colombo's military repression against the Tamil population earlier this year.

30 Nov 2009 17:53:14 GMT
International: Israel ready to release 1,000 Palestinians for captured soldier
Israel revealed for the first time yesterday it is ready to release nearly 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to secure the freedom of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza.

30 Nov 2009 17:53:13 GMT
International: Uganda considers death sentence for gay sex: Minimum penalty is life in jail, under bill before MPs: US evangelists are main activists behind measure
As a gay Ugandan, Frank Mugisha has endured insults from strangers, hate messages on his phone, police harassment and being outed in a tabloid as one of the country's "top homos". That may soon seem like the good old days.

30 Nov 2009 17:53:12 GMT
Copenhagen 2009: Emission impossible?: Copenhagen is the most important political gathering of our time. What are its chances of success? Here, two leading thinkers on climate change give their views: The optimist
The two defining challenges of our century are managing climate change and overcoming poverty. And if we fail on one we will fail on the other. So the world faces a stark choice at the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen.

30 Nov 2009 17:53:12 GMT
Climate Conference: Countdown to Copenhagen EU accused of putting talks at risk with stance on aid funding: Europeans want assistance for poorer countries to come from existing cash pot, papers show
The EU was accused of threatening the global climate talks last night after confidential papers showed it wants existing overseas aid funding to be used to help poor countries adapt to global warming, not new and additional funds.

30 Nov 2009 17:53:11 GMT
Copenhagen 2009: The circus comes to town: Peaceful protest and theatrical stunts are welcome, say Danish police. But 500 activists in panda masks would stop the party.
In two weeks' time, seven-year-old Gabriel Anderson will be in the centre of Copenhagen, climbing on to a step to address the crowds at the end of another Performance Family Picnic. Gabriel, his brothers Sid (the family's two-year-old "head ...

30 Nov 2009 17:53:10 GMT
Financial: Feed-in tariffs need to rise to 10%, says FoE
Small-scale renewable energy could provide 6% of Britain's electricity needs - equivalent to more than two Sizewell B nuclear stations - by 2020 if the government improves the terms of a new deal for producers due to be launched next April, ...

30 Nov 2009 17:53:10 GMT
Financial: Tories look to break up Big Six energy firms: Plan to boost competition and cut consumers' bills: Suppliers would be forced to divest power stations
The Conservative party is drawing up radical plans to break up the "Big Six" energy companies in an attempt to increase competition and reduce customers' bills, setting the Tories on a collision course with the industry.

30 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT
A HIV-positive boy is fed at a social centre in Ba Vi district, outside Hanoi
A HIV-positive boy is fed at a social centre in Ba Vi district, outside Hanoi November 30, 2009. An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007 ...

30 Nov 2009 17:49:31 GMT
Iran enrichment plans "completely unacceptable"-US
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iran's plans to build 10 new nuclear enrichment plants are unacceptable and may lead the international community to step up the pressure on Tehran to comply with its ...

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