LONDON (Reuters) – New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter will miss Saturday’s test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium and has been replaced by Aaron Cruden after failing to recover from a leg injury. “Gutted not to be playing with these boys in this stadium tomorrow,” Carter said on his official Twitter account. Carter, the leading points scorer in test rugby, pulled up in training on Thursday and looked to be in discomfort. Cruden, 23, has won 18 caps. …
Merkel rival warns Greece could cost Germans
BERLIN (Reuters) – German chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrueck warned in a newspaper interview released on Saturday that German taxpayers could get stuck with a large bill if Greece were to default on its loans. Steinbruec k told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that Germany has so far only provided loan guarantees for Greece but that could end up costing German taxpayers billions of euros. He said the government should make that fact clear to the public at home. … Will storm-struck US deliver at climate talks?
During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet. Regional leaders meet in Uganda over Congo crisis
Regional leaders are meeting in Uganda in the latest summit intended to find a solution to the crisis in eastern Congo as the M23 rebel group takes territory from the army and threatens to topple President Joseph Kabila’s government.
U.N. rights team to visit Bahrain next week over crackdown
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay is sending a team of experts to Bahrain next week to discuss how the Gulf state can improve its rights record amid concerns over Manama’s decision to revoke the nationality of 31 people and ban public protests. Bahrain’s government invited the four experts to assess the kingdom’s need to improve its track record on the issue, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement late on Friday. …
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