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EU leaders struggle to agree on climate funding

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

European leaders failed Thursday to agree on how to fund the fight against climate change, leaving their legal beagles to try to hammer out a new proposal overnight, the EU presidency said. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the presidency, ...

Divided EU leaders urged to agree climate funding

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

The Swedish EU presidency urged European leaders to use Thursday's summit to agree on hard figures to help poor nations tackle climate change, amid resistance especially from eastern Europe. But while leaders have already agreed on broad objectives for reducing greenhouse gas ...

EU leaders urged to agree climate funding

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

The Swedish EU presidency urged European leaders to use Thursday's summit to agree on hard figures to help poor nations tackle climate change, amid resistance especially from eastern Europe. While leaders have already agreed on broad objectives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Lithuanian lawmaker: no evidence CIA planes landed

AP News 28 days ago

Lithuanian lawmaker says no evidence that CIA planes ever landed in Baltic state A Lithuanian lawmaker says there is no evidence that U.S. airplanes with al-Qaida suspects ever landed in the Baltic country. A recent report by ABC News claimed the CIA ...

Biographical information on Kenneth Feinberg

AP News 33 days ago

Biographical information on federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg NAME — Kenneth R. Feinberg. AGE — 63, born Oct. 23, 1945, in Brockton, Mass. EXPERIENCE — Obama administration "pay czar" for financial bailout program, June 2009 to present. He is serving without pay, ...

Lithuanian lawmakers demand CIA prison probe

AP News 34 days ago

Lithuanian lawmakers demand probe into possible CIA prison Lithuanian lawmakers on Wednesday demanded an investigation into allegations that the CIA established a prison for al-Qaida suspects in the Baltic country. The Parliament's National Security and Defense Committee said it wants the full ...

Lithuanian leader suspects her country hosted CIA jail

AFP Global Edition 35 days ago

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said Tuesday she had "indirect suspicions" that the Baltic state hosted a secret CIA prison for terror suspects, as a senior European official called for a beefed-up probe. "I do not have a clear answer. I was in ...

Lithuania must probe CIA jail allegation: president

Reuters US Online Report World News 35 days ago

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania must properly investigate allegations it hosted a secret CIA prison for al Qaeda and, if true, take responsibility for its actions, the president said on Tuesday. U.S. ABC news reported in August that Lithuania was the third European ...

65 films contend for foreign-language Oscar

AP News 40 days ago

65 films contend for foreign-language honor at 82nd Academy Awards Here are the 65 foreign-language contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards, along with the names of the directors and countries of origin: Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli. Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," ...

Lithuania resumes IRA dissident trial

AP News 48 days ago

Trial of suspected IRA dissident resumes in Lithuania behind closed doors The trial of a suspected Irish Republican Army dissident accused of trying to purchase weapons and explosives in Lithuania resumed Wednesday with defense attempts to get the prosecutor dismissed. Michael Campbell, ...

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