MOSCOW: The top diplomats of Russia and the United States on Thursday hailed major progress on a new accord to slash the nuclear arsenals of the Cold War-era foes and predicted a deal would be clinched soon. Russian and US negotiators have been holding talks in Geneva to agree a replacement to the 1991 Strategic [...]
President Viktor Yanukovych tightens grip by appointing ally and dour technocrat Mykola Azarov as prime minister Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich congratulates Mykola Azarov, left, after he was appointed prime minister in Kiev today. Photograph: Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters ’s new president, Viktor Yanukovych, today completed his takeover of power by forming a new government and appointing his [...]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed an offer to put on the table at global climate talks in Copenhagen in December after healing a rift over how to split the bill. A dust storm blankets Sydney’s iconic Opera House at sunrise September 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files) Developing countries will need 100 billion euros ($148 [...]