UN Chief’s Call for Ambition on Climate Gets Muted Response

[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response Tuesday to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to…

EU Warns Spain Over Expanding Irrigation Near Prized Wetland

[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near the prized…

NATO to Hold Ukraine Meeting Despite Hungary’s Objections

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he would call a high-level meeting of the military organization’s main forum for cooperation with Ukraine next month despite…

After Harmony, Spanish Government’s Ties to Business Hit Discordant Note

[ad_1] By Charlie Devereux and Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – The relationship between Spain’s left-wing government and the business sector has deteriorated sharply this year and mutual attacks are getting…

Record Methane Leak Flows From Damaged Baltic Sea Pipelines

[ad_1] By JAN M. OLSEN and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of…

Credit Suisse-UBS Deal Offers Hope, but Bank Doubts Persist

[ad_1] Shares of Credit Suisse, whose woes stem from questions over its internal controls, closed nearly 56% lower a day after UBS said it would buy its fellow Swiss bank…

UK Aims to Send Migrants to Rwanda in Months if Courts Agree

[ad_1] KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Britain’s government said Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months — but only if U.K. courts rule that…

Scottish Independence at Crossroads in Testy SNP Leader Race

[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party is finding Nicola Sturgeon a hard act to follow. Scotland’s governing party is holding an acrimonious contest to replace Sturgeon, a leader…

Kazakhs Vote in Newly Competitive Parliamentary Election

[ad_1] ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan on Sunday went to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament, which is being reconfigured in the wake…

Rome Hopes to Reverse Decline and Relive La Dolce Vita

[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Romans hope that an alignment of the stars will halt a generations-long decay of the Eternal City that is as beautiful as it is disorganised. After…