Plans to engage the Taliban in talks have gathered pace, with Afghanistan inviting members to a peace council and reports of a secret UN meeting. At a key Afghanistan summit in London, President Hamid Karzai vowed to reach out to "disenchanted brothers". A UN official told news agencies special envoy Kai Eide had met Taliban [...]
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Gordon Brown calls for reform of UN climate talks after Copenhagen talks end in weak agreement Gordon Brown has called for a reform of the way UN climate talks are held. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images today said a new global treaty on had been “held to ransom” by some countries opposed to a deal in [...]