The new Labour leader Carwyn Jones is due to be elected as Wales' first minister at the Welsh assembly.Mr Jones's elevation to the post follows Rhodri Morgan's departure after nearly a decade in the job. Mr Morgan tendered his resignation to the Que
CARACAS (Reuters) - A senior minister and close confidant of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resigned on Sunday in a scandal that has shaken the OPEC nation's banks and triggered a purge of businessmen with ties to the government. In a move likely
China's greenhouse gas emissions will peak between 2030 and 2040, the country's science and technology minister said Monday, as crunch talks on climate change were set to get under way in Copenhagen. Wan Gang said the precise timing of the level wou
BERLIN - Germany's new development minister said Saturday he opposed taxing financial transactions, putting him at odds with support for such a levy expressed earlier this year by Chancellor Angela Merkel. I am speaking out clearly against a tax o
South Korea is caught in a dilemma between its promise to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions and mounting concerns that the move will only benefit business rival China, a minister said Tuesday. Knowledge Economy Minister Choi Kyung-Hwan also s
The impacts of climate change on Nigeria could be dire for the economy and ecology, and this could lead to civil unrest, Environment Minister John Odey warned on Tuesday in Abuja. Although climate change is a global issue, Nigeria is one of the cou
TOKYO For politicians in , the road to scandal usually winds through construction companies, defense contractors or a mistress. For newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, the road leads to his mother, an octogenarian heiress.Prosecutors have
SAO PAULO - Brazil's sports minister says bureaucracy could keep keyinfrastructure work from being completed in time for the 2014 World Cup.Orlando Silva says bureaucratic delays in the construction sector couldundermine the nation's ability to suc
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