The US cracked down on large greenhouse gas emitters on Monday by ruling that carbon dioxide and five other gases were a danger to human health, showing its determination to tackle climate change as an international summit opened in Copenhagen.The r
NEW YORK - Political, costly, and likely to choke off growth. That's how the energy industry and companies that use a lot of energy describe the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger and must be re
The whistleblower central to the US government’s drive to crack down on tax evasion through undeclared accounts in Switzerland has launched a challenge to have his prison sentence overturned.Lawyers for Bradley Birkenfeld, the former UBS banker whos
The European Commission announced Thursday it would appeal against court decisions which blocked EU attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions from Poland and Estonia. The commission is going to appeal... on several grounds, the EU executive arm's
WINDHOEK - Namibia, one of the last African nations to win independence, voted Friday in elections expected to return the long-ruling SWAPO to power despite a tough challenge from a new breakaway party. Voting on the first day of the two-day electi
Valencia star David Villa has refused to rule out a move to in the Premier League, should he decide to leave the Mestalla. The Primera Division club are drowning in debt believed to be in the range of £500 million, and it has been widely spec
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change: former President Hashemi Rafsanjani will not be leading the prayers. The removal of Rafsanjani
ST PETERSBURG, Russia - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday criticized regional officials in Russia's ruling party for failing to ensure fully democratic local elections last month. The party must always be modern so as not to grow old, not to b
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