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Walkout heightens failure fears for climate marathon
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Negotiators worked through the night Tuesday to prevent a UN climate summit from ending in catastrophic failure after developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery.
Nations:Denmark China U.S. People:Ban Ki-moon Barack Obama Al Gore Source:(AFP)
2009-12-14
Seoul to spend $15 million on flu aid to N.Korea
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea is preparing to ship medical supplies worth more than 15 million dollars to help North Korea fight an outbreak of swine flu, officials said Monday.
Nations:South Korea North Korea Activities:North Korea-South Korea Source:(AFP)
2009-12-14
US pushes for 'additional pressure' on Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The administration of President Barack Obama pushed Monday for tougher sanctions on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions after driving home the point that its near year-long diplomatic engagement with Tehran had yielded little.
Nations:Russia People:Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-12-14
Castro says US on offensive in LatAm despite Obama
HAVANA - Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama's "friendly smile and African-American face" are hiding Washington's sinister intentions for Latin America - more evidence of a new cooling in U.S.-Cuba relations after a thaw had seemed possible just months ago.
Nations:Colombia Afghanistan Honduras People:Barack Obama Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez Hillary Clinton Activities:Cuba-U.S.
2009-12-14
Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program.
People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-12-14
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