Developing countries boycott UN climate talks (AP)

12/14/2009 7:00:50 AM

AP - China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.

Citigroup to repay $20 billion in bailout money (AP)

12/14/2009 7:13:28 AM

AP - Citigroup Inc. said Monday it is repaying $20 billion in bailout money it received from the Treasury Department, freeing the banking giant from the close scrutiny and pay restrictions that came with the rescue program. The government will also sell its stake in the company.

Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan (AP)

12/14/2009 7:05:11 AM

AP - Senate Democrats who thought they had a workable compromise to move ahead on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul learned otherwise from Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is threatening to join Republicans in opposing a bill if it expands Medicare.

Dubai gets $10B from Abu Dhabi to cover debt (AP)

12/14/2009 5:49:15 AM

AP - Dubai got a $10 billion lifeline from oil-rich Abu Dhabi to save one of its prized companies from imminent default Monday, calming fears for now about the city-state's shaky finances. Dubai's main stock market spiked more than 10 percent on the news.

British Airways cabin crews vote to strike (AP)

12/14/2009 6:33:36 AM

AP - British Airways cabin crews will strike over the busy Christmas period, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday makers into uncertainty.

Court to review employer access to worker messages (AP)

12/14/2009 7:06:05 AM

AP - The Supreme Court says it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from company accounts.

Stephanopoulos starts early shift as 'GMA' co-host (AP)

12/14/2009 6:51:36 AM

AP - George Stephanopoulos began tackling an early shift Monday in his new job co-hosting ABC's "Good Morning America."

Exxon Mobil to buy XTO energy in big U.S. gas bet (Reuters)

12/14/2009 7:00:12 AM

Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp will buy XTO Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction valued at about $30 billion, in a bid that thrusts the oil giant to the forefront of North America's fast-growing natural gas industry.

U.N. talks to resume after African protest (Reuters)

12/14/2009 7:16:42 AM

Reuters - African nations agreed to resume U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Monday after a half-day suspension, accusing rich countries of trying to kill the existing Kyoto Protocol.

U.S. forces chief warns of Afghanistan fight (Reuters)

12/14/2009 6:32:22 AM

Reuters - The top U.S. military officer warned on Monday the first U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's surge can expect more fighting and casualties, hours after 15 Afghan police were killed.

Nike chairman stands by Tiger Woods: report (Reuters)

12/14/2009 6:58:14 AM

Reuters - Nike Inc Chairman and co-founder Phil Knight said the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods is "part of the game" in signing endorsement deals with athletes and did not back away from the athletic shoe and clothing maker's relationship with the golfer.

West hopeful as Karzai prepares government (Reuters)

12/14/2009 5:41:11 AM

Reuters - Western officials are cautiously hopeful President Hamid Karzai will keep technocrats in key posts when he names his Afghan cabinet this week, a decisive moment for the newly re-elected leader whose standing has slid in the West.

Walkout in Copenhagen heightens fears of failure (AFP)

12/14/2009 7:01:19 AM

AFP - The UN climate summit hit major turbulence Monday when developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery, as the spectre of failure loomed heavily over Copenhagen.

US Afghan surge to begin this week (AFP)

12/14/2009 7:04:41 AM

AFP - The vanguard of the 30,000 US troop surge to Afghanistan will arrive this week to fight a war increasingly linked to Al-Qaeda and extremists in Pakistan, the top US military officer said Monday.

Exxon Mobil To Buy XTO Energy For $31 Billion

12/14/2009 5:29:00 AM

Exxon is snapping up Fort Worth-based XTO, which claims about 45 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, in an all-stock deal. The move could signal a new rush to own natural gas assets by big integrated producers, and perhaps the start of significant consolidation in the energy industry.

Developing Nations Block U.N. Climate Talks

12/14/2009 4:41:00 AM

Representatives from 135 developing countries are demanding that rich nations discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions, throwing the 192-nation U.N. climate summit into disarray.

British Airways facing Christmas strikes

12/14/2009 7:06:20 AM

British Airways cabin crew vote to strike from 22 December, threatening major Christmas disruption to passengers.

Climate talks row sees negotiations 'suspended'

12/14/2009 6:32:34 AM

Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing nations withdrew their co-operation.

England call up spinner Tredwell

12/14/2009 6:04:08 AM

England call up Kent off-spinner James Tredwell as cover for Graeme Swann ahead of the Test series against South Africa.

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12/4/2009 12:42:59 AM

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Exxon Mobil agrees $41bn gas deal

12/14/2009 6:10:13 AM

US oil giant Exxon Mobil is buying natural gas producer XTO Energy in a deal worth $41bn.

4G network comes to Scandinavia

12/14/2009 6:46:12 AM

Swedish and Norwegian mobile users could be among the first to use a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network.

Man detained over Leona assault

12/14/2009 6:12:06 AM

A man is detained under the Mental Health Act after admitting punching pop star Leona Lewis in the face.

Nasa sky survey probe blasts off

12/14/2009 6:12:17 AM

A Nasa satellite designed to uncover hidden cosmic objects has blasted off from an air force base in California.

Greece 'not the next Iceland'

12/14/2009 4:08:07 AM

Greece's finance minister tells the BBC that fears that the country will go bankrupt are unfounded, despite its huge debt and deficit.

Bank robbery 'is Pakistan's biggest'

12/14/2009 5:42:44 AM

Robbers steal at least $3.7m in Karachi in what is being called Pakistan's biggest bank heist.

McNicol accused 'murdered before'

12/14/2009 6:28:54 AM

A man accused of killing a teenage hitchhiker in 1991 is already in jail for murder, a court has been told.

Bishop sorry for Taliban comments

12/14/2009 4:34:32 AM

The new Anglican bishop to the Armed Forces apologises over comments he made about how the Taliban could be admired.

Man gets life for killing ex-partner

12/14/2009 6:04:11 AM

A judge orders a man who murdered his former partner at her home in Essex to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Developing countries boycott climate talks

12/14/2009 6:26:09 AM

China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their ...

Citigroup to repay $20 billion in bailout money

12/14/2009 5:48:39 AM

Citigroup said Monday it is repaying $20 billion in bailout money it received from the Treasury Department, in an effort to reduce ...

Report: Italy's Berlusconi has headache after attack

12/14/2009 2:57:24 AM

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met with close aides at the hospital Monday morning but still had a headache a day after ...

Iran's foreign minister says 3 U.S. hikers to go on trial

12/14/2009 2:46:22 AM

Record-setting kidney swap saves lives

12/14/2009 2:41:25 AM

Twenty-six operations put healthy kidneys into 13 desperately ill people: Doctors in the nation's capital just performed a record-setting ...

Utah mom missing for week; clues are few

12/14/2009 1:51:32 AM

Utah police plan a second interview with the husband of a woman who went missing a week ago without taking her pursue or cellphone.

Pakistan court stays deporting of Americans

12/14/2009 1:47:24 AM

A top Pakistani court on Monday ruled that five Americans being held on suspicion of terror links cannot be deported back to ...

Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan

12/14/2009 1:34:22 AM

Risking the wrath of Democrats, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., threatened Sunday to join Republicans in opposing health care ...

NATO: Top U.S. defense official visits Afghanistan

12/14/2009 12:45:06 AM

The Pentagon's top military officer visited Afghanistan on Monday just as the first of the 30,000 U.S. reinforcements are starting ...

States push e-filing taxes to save money, paper

12/13/2009 10:44:15 PM

A growing number of states are cutting back on distributing printed income tax forms in an effort to save money and encourage ...

Buffalo charges ahead into past

12/14/2009 5:47:16 AM

Restoring landmark structures in struggling Rust Belt cities seen as key to retooling economy.

Afghan surge first targets strongholds in south

12/13/2009 10:13:03 PM

The first reinforcements sent to Afghanistan under President Obama's new plan will try to seize remaining insurgent strongholds ...

Can home market bounce back without more help?

12/13/2009 9:41:25 PM

Colleen Wells heard the housing market was supposed to be picking up, so she felt optimistic when she put her 60-acre farm in ...

FAA low priorities get $3.5B in grants

12/13/2009 9:41:04 PM

Airports have spent $3.5 billion in federal money since 1998 on projects the Federal Aviation Administration rated as low priority ...

72-passenger-a-day airport getsrt gets $7.5M for terminal

12/14/2009 5:50:52 AM

The Pellston Regional Airport in northern Michigan had two advantages when local officials planned a new terminal in 2001: a ...

Berlusconi's nose and teeth broken

12/14/2009 4:35:49 AM

Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi will be in the hospital at least another 36 hours, his doctor said today, after an attack that left Berlusconi with a broken nose and teeth.

New telescope will hunt threats to Earth

12/14/2009 7:19:44 AM

NASA launched a new telescope today to scan the cosmos for undiscovered objects, including asteroids and comets that might threaten Earth.

U.S. hikers to stand trial, Iran says

12/14/2009 6:35:29 AM

Three American hikers held in Iran will be put on trial, Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told the Fars News Agency.

Pakistan won't deport 5 Americans

12/14/2009 6:54:42 AM

A court order issued Monday blocks five Americans arrested in Pakistan last week from being deported or being handed over to the FBI, officials told CNN.

Lieberman opposes Medicare at 55

12/14/2009 12:37:24 AM

Sen. Joseph Lieberman signaled he would oppose a health care bill that includes a proposal to expand Medicare to people as young as 55.

Men in headscarves latest protest tactic

12/14/2009 6:59:22 AM

A new anti-government movement has sprung up among protesters in Iran -- and now among their supporters in other countries -- with men posting pictures of themselves on the Internet wearing women's head scarves as a political statement.

Intriguing: Stephen King helps troops

12/14/2009 6:24:03 AM

William D. Green After a six-year relationship, Accenture ended its association with Tiger Woods. The global consulting company becomes the first major sponsor to cut ties with the golfer, who admitted to infidelity and announced he was taking an indefinite leave from the sport. The son of a plumber, Green, chairman and CEO of Accenture, told The New York Times in November that integrity and character are extremely important to him. "I like taking the responsibility, but I had no idea about the spiritual part. The spiritual obligation to the lives of 177,000 people is a big deal. I'm a guy who had trouble being responsible for his own life in the early days, and now I've got 177,000 people that look up to me. That took a little getting used to," Green told the Times.

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