WASHINGTON - The United States will propose an emissions
reduction target at a U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen,
a senior administration official said.
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LONDON - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, aware his chances of
re-election may hinge on Britain's economy emerging from
recession, called for a global growth strategy to tackle trade
and currency imbalances.
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CAIRO - Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap
with Hamas and the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange
hundreds of Palestinian inmates for an Israeli soldier held in
the Gaza Strip, officials said.
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BEIJING - China accused a U.S. congressional advisory panel
of bias for a report in which it said the Chinese government
appeared increasingly to be piercing U.S. computer networks to
gather useful data for its military.
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BUCHAREST - President Traian Basescu led by a slim margin in
the first round of Romania's presidential election, but the
close results pointed to tough talks ahead on forming a new
government.
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ROME - Divisions in the Italian government over Economy
Minister Giulio Tremonti's tight rein on spending deepened, with
another minister saying the entire cabinet was critical of
Tremonti.
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HEGANG, China - Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at
a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded
answers from the owners as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that
any more survivors would be found.
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RIYADH/SANAA - Saudi air force and artillery pounded Yemeni
rebel hideouts to push the rebels away from its southwestern
border and stop the war spilling into its territory, a Saudi
security source said.
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