Reuters World News Highlights 1755 GMT Nov 23

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.