OSLO - Although he doesn't show up at the Copenhagen climate talks until next week, U.S. President Barack Obama won't be far from global warming issues when he lands in Oslo Thursday to collect his contentious Nobel Peace Prize. Greenpeace activists
COPENHAGEN - Negotiators on Wednesday worked to bridge the chasm between rich and poor countries over how to share the burden of fighting climate change, and a top U.S. envoy was to highlight the Obama administration's efforts to curb greenhouse emi
ABUJA - Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The Nigeria Police Force is
COPENHAGEN - Developing nations who face huge climate change burdens are demanding that wealthy nations shoulder more of the costs, as a leaked Danish document and fresh evidence of a hotter planet raised temperatures at the U.N. climate conference.
JOHANNESBURG - Beware of police roadblocks in Nigeria: If you cannot pay a bribe, you can land up dead, according to an Amnesty International report published Wednesday. It highlights a new danger in a country regularly denounced as one of the most
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien looks set to miss Saturday's clash with Everton after picking up a hamstring injury against Apoel Nicosia.Essien limped off midway through the first half of Tuesday's 2-2 Champions League draw at Stamford Bridge. Co
BEIJING - Police have finally presented a case against prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, who has been jailed for a year without charge after helping produce a high-profile manifesto calling for sweeping democratic reforms in China, a lawyer said Wedne
LONDON - Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for travel expenses, a report said Wednesday. The heir to the throne repaid the 2,744.34 pounds
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