U.N. says Burundi on brink of war but no need for peacekeepers yet Storyline:National News, World By Reuters Burundi is on the brink of a war that could have “potentially disastrous effects in an already fragile region” but there is no immediate need to deploy United… 3 mins read
1 min read Storyline:Archive GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL: The aim of the summit was “a binding U.N. framework” and a binding review mechanism to close the gap between the impact on global warming of promised measures and the…
1 min read Storyline:Archive CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING: Xi said it was crucial the climate talks addressed economic differences between nations and allowed different countries to develop their own solutions to the problem of global warming. “It is…
1 min read Storyline:Archive ECUADOR’S PRESIDENT RAFAEL CORREA: “An environmental debt needs to be paid.” An international court for environmental justice should be set up. “It is not understandable that we have courts to force countries to pay…
1 min read Storyline:Archive CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING: Xi said it was crucial the climate talks addressed economic differences between nations and allowed different countries to develop their own solutions to the problem of global warming. “It is…
1 min read Storyline:Archive World leaders open Paris climate change talks CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING: Xi said it was crucial the climate talks addressed economic differences between nations and allowed different countries to develop their own solutions to the problem of…
1 min read Storyline:Archive World leaders open Paris climate change talks U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “As the leader of the world’s largest economy and the second largest (greenhouse gas) emitter … the United States of America not only recognises our role…
2 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech, World World leaders launch bid for climate breakthrough in Paris By Reuters World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, with French President Francois Hollande saying the world was at a “breaking point”…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Soma Oil deal above board, small amounts misappropriated, Committee report By T. Roble The government has given the Soma Oil agreement deal a clean bill of health rubbishing claims by the UN Monitoring Group that the contract was ridden with…
3 mins read Storyline:World Pope to end Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave By Reuters Pope Francis, ending a three-nation African tour, on Monday visits a mosque in a besieged Muslim enclave in Central African Republic’s capital in an effort to bridge the…
