http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html Washington - A key measure of US economic performance gained in October, according to a private research group Thursday, signalling that a broader recovery may be taking hold. The New York-based Conference Board's Leading Economic Index added 0.3 per... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291210,clinton-to-attend-mideast-forum-in-morocco.html Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Morocco next month to attend a conference about improving life in North Africa and the Middle East. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed Clinton's participation in the... US,World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:28:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291210,clinton-to-attend-mideast-forum-in-morocco.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291168,iraqi-parliament-delays-discussion-of-electoral-law--summary.html Baghdad - Iraq's parliament on Wednesday postponed until Sunday an additional session on a law covering the conduct of elections scheduled for January. The move, announced by lawmaker Baha al-Araji at a Baghdad press conference, came after lawmakers ... Middle East,World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:55 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291168,iraqi-parliament-delays-discussion-of-electoral-law--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Barcelona - December's Copenhagen climate conference will produce a real but probably not binding agreement, a US climate change negotiator said Thursday. Jonathan Pershing made the comments in Barcelona, Spain, where UN climate negotiators are try... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html Athens - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on developed countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent in an address to the Greek parliament Thursday. With just over a month remaining before a key UN climate change conference in... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290001,clinton-lavrov-agree-on-diplomatic-route-with-iran--summary.html Moscow- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov agreed in talks in Moscow Tuesday to pursue a diplomatic route in regards to Iran's nuclear programme. Stating in a press conference that it was not yet ti... Europe,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:34:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290001,clinton-lavrov-agree-on-diplomatic-route-with-iran--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291348,us-economic-indicator-rises-more-than-expected.html Washington - A key gauge of the US economy climbed faster than expected in September in the latest sign that the world's largest economy is on the road to recovery, a private research group said Thursday. The New York-based Conference Board reported ... US,Business Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:10:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291348,us-economic-indicator-rises-more-than-expected.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291316,technology-and-its-diffusion-key-to-meeting-climate-change-singh.html New Delhi - Appropriate and effective technology solutions were the key to helping developing countries meet the challenge of climate change, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday. Singh was speaking at at an international conference on ... Environment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291316,technology-and-its-diffusion-key-to-meeting-climate-change-singh.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292212,russian-drug-policies-under-spotlight-at-aids-conference--summary.html Moscow - The number of HIV cases in Russia is rising and potentially out of control due to poor health policies, a regional conference hosted in Moscow on AIDS heard Wednesday. Russia now has around 1 million HIV-infected people and around 2 million ... Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292212,russian-drug-policies-under-spotlight-at-aids-conference--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291045,minister-rules-out-deploying-military-against-drug-gangs-in-rio.html Brasilia- Brazilian Justice Minister Tarso Genro Tuesday ruled out deploying the Armed Forces to combat drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro, where 24 people were killed over the weekend. In a press conference in Brasilia, Genro said the government of Brazil... America,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:40:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291045,minister-rules-out-deploying-military-against-drug-gangs-in-rio.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293435,obama-invites-native-american-leaders-to-white-house--summary.html Washington - US President Barack Obama promised improved relations with Native Americans and an end to neglect during a White House conference on Thursday. Obama acknowledged the role early American settlers played in bringing disease and driving ind... US,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:52:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293435,obama-invites-native-american-leaders-to-white-house--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292069,us-stocks-fall-slightly-as-consumer-confidence-falls.html New York - Most US stocks fell Tuesday as consumer confidence dropped for the second straight month. The private Conference Board's index stood at 47.7 in October, down 5.7 points from the previous month. Rising unemployment played a major role in t... US,Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:34:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292069,us-stocks-fall-slightly-as-consumer-confidence-falls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290977,karzai-accepts-runoff-vote-to-be-held-in-november-7.html Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on Tuesday that he failed to win an outright election in the first round of voting and accepted the results requiring a second round that will be held in two weeks. The president told a press conference... Asia,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:52:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290977,karzai-accepts-runoff-vote-to-be-held-in-november-7.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292022,vattenfall-boss-doubts-fully-fledged-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Stockholm - The head of Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall Tuesday expressed doubts that United Nations talks in December on curbing carbon emissions will end in a fully fledged agreement. Lars G Josefsson made the remarks during a conference ca... Energy,Environment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292022,vattenfall-boss-doubts-fully-fledged-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291752,new-fruit-drinks-promise-health-benefits.html Cologne - Drink manufacturers increasingly promise their wares can boost health with just a few swallows. Nowhere is this more common than at the recent Anuga nutritional conference in Cologne, Germany. For example, a fruity concoction of nettles, gi... Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:10:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291752,new-fruit-drinks-promise-health-benefits.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294290,brazils-lula-defends-ahmadinejads-visit.html Brasilia - Brazil doesn't veto talks with anyone, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday, defending the upcoming visit of his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is expected in Brazil on November 23. At a joint press conference w... World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:58:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294290,brazils-lula-defends-ahmadinejads-visit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294282,german-foreign-minister-welcomes-verdict-in-el-shirbini-murder-case.html London - The clear and independent verdict of life imprisonment for the courtroom murder of a pregnant Egyptian women in Germany was welcomed by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference during an introductory visi... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294282,german-foreign-minister-welcomes-verdict-in-el-shirbini-murder-case.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294274,miliband-rules-out-running-for-eu-foreign-policy-post--update.html London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday ruled himself out as a candidate for the new post of the European Union's foreign policy chief. Miliband, speaking at a news conference in London, said: When I said I was not a candidate, I... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:52:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294274,miliband-rules-out-running-for-eu-foreign-policy-post--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295672,greenpeace-accuses-taiwan-tolerating-overfishing-tuna-stocks.html Taipei - International environment protection group the Greenpeace on Saturday accused the Taiwan government of tolerating illegal fishing and overfishing of tuna by the country's fishermen. At a news conference held in Taipei together with the Envir... Nature,Environment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295672,greenpeace-accuses-taiwan-tolerating-overfishing-tuna-stocks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295300,hungary-declares-influenza-epidemic.html Budapest - Influenza has officially reached the level of an epidemic, an official at Hungary's National Epidemiological Centre announced at a conference on Wednesday. More than 22,000 people reported flu symptoms over the past week, up 30 per cent fr... Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295300,hungary-declares-influenza-epidemic.html