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G20 wants 'ambitious' Copenhagen talks

General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, where the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting is being hosted. The G20 is committed to an
AFP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago

ST ANDREWS (AFP) - - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding. More »

  • US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner (left) speaks to British Finance Minister Alistair Darling before a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph in St Andrews, Scotland. The world's largest and top emerging economies have agreed at a G20 meeting a timetable on mutual monitoring of their economic policy, a European source has told AFP.

    G20 'agrees timetable' for monitoring economic policy

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - - The world's largest and top emerging economies agreed at a G20 meeting here Saturday a timetable on mutual monitoring of their economic policy, a European source told AFP.

  • Map locating the Tatarski Strait that divides Russia's Far East island of Sakhalin from the mainland, where a Russian military plane has crashed, leaving all 11 crew members missing, presumed dead.

    Russian military plane crashes, killing 11

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - A Russian military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all 11 crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said on Saturday.

  • A view of the Paris Commercial Court shows a piece of crocheted clothing made by the fashion house World Tricot which is accusing the French fashion house, Chanel of

    Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    PARIS (AFP) - - French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

  • This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast. Families of the boat's crew -- being held by Somali pirates -- have appealed to Spain's government to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.

    Families of Spanish hostages urge negotiations with pirates

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    MADRID (AFP) - - Families of the crew of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates appealed to Spain's government on Friday to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.

  • British Airways planes at Heathrow's Terminal 4. British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an

    British Airways to cut extra 1,200 jobs amid losses

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost reduction programme.

  • Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.

    RBS reports sharp loss, expects slow recovery

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.

  • State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter

    Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp loss

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    LONDON (AFP) - - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter.

  • Female Russian murder suspect Yevgenia Khasis, with a black bag over her head, is led by plain-clothes police operatives into a Moscow court. Two Russian nationalists have been arrested and charged in the high-profile killings of a human rights lawyer and journalist who were gunned down in Moscow in January, officials said on Thursday.

    Two charged over murders of Russian lawyer, reporter

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Two Russian nationalists have been arrested and charged in the high-profile killings of a human rights lawyer and journalist who were gunned down in Moscow in January, officials said on Thursday.

  • Chartered surveyors during their ascent of the Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said following an official survey.

    Mont Blanc shrinks by foot-and-a-half

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    ANNECY, France (AFP) - - Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday following an official survey.

  • Bank of England pumps billions more into economy

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    LONDON (AFP) - - The Bank of England revealed plans Thursday to pump another 25 billion pounds (28 billion euros, 41 billion dollars) to boost the recession-hit British economy, and held interest rates at a record low.

  • A police officer opens a bag of cocaine that was seized in 2008. Cocaine's relentless march through Europe's social order showed no sign of abating in 2009, according to an annual report into drug use and addiction by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

    Cocaine's charge through Europe undiminished: report

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - - Cocaine's relentless march through Europe's social order showed no sign of abating in 2009, an annual report into drug use and addiction showed on Thursday.

  • BNP Paribas bank has reported a 44.8-percent rise in net quarterly profits, beating expectations with strong investment banking and markets performance.

    BNP Paribas reports 44.8-pct quarterly profit leap

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    PARIS (AFP) - - BNP Paribas bank reported a 44.8-percent rise in net quarterly profits on Thursday, beating expectations with strong investment banking and markets performance.

  • European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Karel De Gucht (R) looks at a stand with Cuban cigars during a visit to the 27th International Trade Fair of Havana. The European Union does not seek a regime change in communist Cuba, but expects progress on human rights, the visiting EU official said after meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro

    EU seeks Cuban gesture on human rights: EU official

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    HAVANA (AFP) - - The European Union does not seek a regime change in communist Cuba, but expects progress on human rights, a visiting EU official said after meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro.

  • British mercenary Simon Mann, seen here in 2008, arrived home after being freed from jail in Equatorial Guinea expressing relief to be back in Britain.

    Freed British mercenary returns from E. Guinea

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    LUTON, England (AFP) - - British mercenary Simon Mann arrived home Wednesday after being freed from jail in Equatorial Guinea expressing relief to be back in Britain.

  • A doctor examines a lung x-ray. The X-ray was named the most important modern scientific achievement Wednesday in a poll conducted for Britain's Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA.

    X-ray named top achievement by British museum

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    LONDON (AFP) - - The X-ray was named the most important modern scientific achievement Wednesday in a poll conducted for Britain's Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA.

  • British mercenary Simon Mann, seen here during a 2008 court appearance, has left Equatorial Guinea on a private jet. Mann was granted amnesty for a 2004 failed coup plot in the oil-rich African nation.

    British mercenary leaves E.Guinea

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    LIBREVILLE (AFP) - - British mercenary Simon Mann, granted amnesty for a 2004 failed coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday left the west African country on a private jet, airport officials said.

  • British police are expected to question mercenary Simon Mann, pictured in court in 2008, over a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea when he returns home after being freed, media reports said here Wednesday.

    Police to quiz mercenary over EGuinea plot: reports

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    LONDON (AFP) - - British police are expected to question mercenary Simon Mann over a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea when he returns home after being freed, media reports said here Wednesday.

  • Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a warehouse in St. Petersburg. The huge fire broke out at a facility owned by an industrial firm in Russia's second city, news agencies reported.

    Huge fire breaks out in Saint Petersburg: reports

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - A massive fire broke out late Tuesday at a facility owned by an industrial firm in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported.

  • Czech president signs EU reform treaty

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    PRAGUE (AFP) - - Czech President Vaclav Klaus has given a long-awaited final seal of approval to the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the 27-nation bloc to find a new president.

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