 ABC Online | Denying responsibility for our fossil fuel exports ABC Online As Prime Minister Julia Gillard greets other world leaders at the Rio+20 sustainable development summit, a close look at the official messages her government is sending to the world on our behalf reveals a fundamental contradiction. On the one hand, ... Rio+20 Opens Amid Low Expectations UN's Ban Ki Moon praises Julia Gillard at Rio+20 Earth Summit Economy casts shadow on Rio+20 environmental summit |
 ABC News | Officials Delay Announcing Egypt Election Winner ABC News Officials postponed declaring a winner in Egypt's disputed election on Wednesday, sending political tensions soaring as the country awaited its first new president in three decades. Adding to the confusion and uncertainty were reports about the health ... More uncertainty in Egypt amid delayed vote results, questions over Mubarak's ... Egypt Delays Declaring Winner of Presidential Election Vote result delay frays Egyptian nerves |
 ABC News | Officials delay announcing Egypt election winner Fox News CAIRO â€" Officials postponed declaring a winner in Egypt's disputed election on Wednesday, sending political tensions soaring as the country awaited its first new president in three decades. Adding to the confusion and uncertainty were reports about the ... Egypt Delays Declaring Winner of Presidential Election Tension rises on Egypt election delay Vote result delay frays Egyptian nerves |
 Christian Science Monitor | Economy casts shadow on Rio+20 environmental summit Christian Science Monitor World leaders are gathering in Brazil for a three-day meeting on sustainable development, but the US election and Europe's economic woes are making the conference a subdued affair. By Bradley Brooks, The Associated Press / June 20, 2012 Brazil's ... UN environment summit opens in Rio Activists stage colorful anti-Rio+20 demo Climate change to worsen hunger as UN's Rio+20 begins |
 BBC News | Ecuador ruling on Wikileaks' Assange due 'on Thursday' BBC News Ecuador's government has said it will make a decision on the fate of the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, within 24 hours. Mr Assange is at the country's embassy in London, where he is seeking asylum to prevent him being sent to Sweden to answer ... Julian Assange Seeks Ecuador Asylum Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy Ecuador's President: No Decision Yet on Assange |
 ABC News | Vote result delay frays Egyptian nerves Reuters | CAIRO (Reuters) - Allegations of fraud delayed the result of Egypt's presidential election on Thursday, fraying nerves as the Muslim Brotherhood, which claims victory, threatened to take to the streets in protest at moves by the ruling generals to ... Egypt Delays Decision on Winner of Presidential Vote Egypt president announcement delayed Egypt presidential poll result delayed as tensions rise |
 BBC News | Egypt presidential poll result delayed as tensions rise BBC News The results of Egypt's presidential run-off has been delayed by the election authorities, further raising tension across the polarised country. They had been due to be announced on Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to look ... Egypt president announcement delayed Mubarak health reports leave Egypt confused and suspicious Egypt Fraud Probe Stalls Vote Result |
 USA TODAY | Climate change to worsen hunger as UN's Rio+20 begins USA TODAY By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY As leaders from more than 130 nations convene a United Nations conference on sustainable development Wednesday, new research shows how climate change will likely exacerbate a key issue: hunger. The number of undernourished ... Big UN environmental summit opens in Rio Development banks pledge $175bn for public transport at Rio+20 |
 Voice of America | Egyptian Presidential Election Results Delayed Voice of America Egypt's Election Commission says it has delayed Thursday's planned announcement of the results of a runoff presidential vote while it continues to review appeals from the two candidates, hiking tension as allegations of fraud mounted. Egypt election results delayed; both candidates allege fraud Egypt Delays Decision on Winner of Presidential Vote Egypt's Mubarak on life support |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt Delays Decision on Winner of Presidential Vote New York Times CAIRO â€" Egypt's election commission injected new volatility into the country's growing political and constitutional crisis on Wednesday, deciding to delay its final determination of who had won the presidential runoff vote one day before the scheduled ... Egypt President Announcement Delayed Egypt Delays Election Result Egypt vote result delayed: state agency |
 CBC.ca | Rio + 20 Summit opens with promises, criticisms CNN International Rio de Janeiro (CNN) -- World leaders poured into Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, 20 years after the landmark Earth Summit, to commit themselves to a new roadmap for sustainable development -- with that roadmap already under fire for failing to set firm ... Rio+20 welcomes heads of state, but change driven at local level Climate change to worsen hunger as UN's Rio+20 begins Rio+20 summit kicks off under a cloud of criticism |
Christian Science Monitor | Rio+20 welcomes heads of state, but change driven at local level Christian Science Monitor Leading up to the Rio+20 conference, there was skepticism an agreement on a green future could even be drafted before global leaders arrived. But real action is taking place at the community level. By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer / June 20, ... Climate change to worsen hunger as UN's Rio+20 begins Rio: pollution rife during UN enviro conference Rio+20 summit kicks off under a cloud of criticism |
 The Associated Press | Egypt president announcement may be delayed The Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI, AP â€" 1 minute ago CAIRO (AP) â€" Authorities may delay the announcement of the winner of Egypt's presidential election, which had been expected on Thursday, hiking tension as allegations of fraud swirled and each candidate declared he ... Mubarak on Life Support Adding to Confusion in Egypt Why Mubarak's death wouldn't change Egypt's future Mubarak Reportedly Has Stroke as Egyptians Stage Massive Protest |
 Voice of America | UN Environmental Summit Opens in Rio Voice of America Leaders from more than 100 nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday for the first day of a three-day United Nations environmental summit. The leaders are expected to put the finishing touches on a draft document approved by diplomats from more ... Rio: pollution rife during UN enviro conference Rio+20: Progress on Earth issues 'too slow' - UN chief Rio+20: the Earth Summit diaries, Wednesday 20 June |
 CTV.ca | Mubarak health drama adds to Egypt uncertainty Reuters By Yasmine Saleh and Marwa Awad | CAIRO (Reuters) - Hosni Mubarak's move out of jail to a Cairo military hospital where officials said he was slipping in and out of a coma on Wednesday has created a fresh sense of uncertainty for Egyptians as the wait ... Intrigue Over Mubarak Condition Intensifies as Lawyer Offers New Account Mubarak death reports dent credibility of Egypt's media Lawyer says Mubarak in stable condition, but confusion still reigns |
CBC.ca | As Rio +20 kicks off, need for more deliberation on sustainable development goals Times of India MUMBAI: The most anticipated environment event of the year, The UN conference on sustainable development, popularly referred to as the Rio +20 has kickstarted with much anticipation about whether the participating countries will agree upon the need for ... Environmental summits lose value as past pledges go unmet Gillard in Rio for environment summit Development banks vow $175 bln for clean transport |
 CBS News | Gunman takes hostages, later freeing 1 of 4 in French bank standoff amid high ... CBS News Updated at 9:50 am ET (CBS/AP) TOULOUSE, France - A gunman took four people hostage Wednesday in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot before eventually letting one of the hostages free, police said. Gunman frees one of four hostages taken at French bank Toulouse hostages held in French bank siege France: Gunman takes hostages at Toulouse bank |
 Globe and Mail | Environmental summits losing value as past pledges go unmet Globe and Mail As more than 100 world leaders descend on Rio de Janeiro for a global conference on the environment this week that's supposed to build on the 1992 Earth Summit, some environmentalists say these large international gatherings have lost their value. Greens urge Gillard to intervene in Rio COLUMN-Economy trumps environment in Rio: Gerard Wynn Rio+20 is a chance to secure our children's future |
 New York Times | Official Silence on Mubarak's Health Adds to Egypt's Tension New York Times CAIRO â€" Egyptian officials maintained a conspicuous silence about former President Hosni Mubarak's health on Wednesday, a day after the state news agency reported that his condition was so grave that he had to be transferred from the prison where he is ... Mubarak reportedly in coma, off life support Hosni Mubarak in coma as Egypt tension grows Egypt's Mubarak reported in coma, off life support |
 USA TODAY | Egypt's Mubarak said to be off life support and in coma USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) â€" Security officials say Hosni Mubarak is in a coma but off of life support and his heart and other vital organs are functioning. Overnight, state media reported that the 84-year old former president, who was ousted in last year's uprising, ... Egypt's Mubarak on Life Support Uncertainty grows over Mubarak's health as power struggle looms Hosni Mubarak in coma as Egypt tension grows |
 The Guardian | Mubarak 'coma' deepens Egypt crisis - live updates The Guardian 10.32am: Egypt: Mubarak's last prime minister Ahmed Shafiq is to launch a political party whoever wins the presidential election, according to the Egypt Independent. It quotes a source as saying: We know that we will face strong resistance from some ... Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak 'health worsens' Mubarak on Life Support Complicates Egypt Mubarak on Life Support Adding to Confusion in Egypt |
 CBC.ca | Barack Obama 'confident' in eurozone crisis resolution Telegraph.co.uk US President Barack Obama voiced confidence on Tuesday in Europe's ability to "break the fever" of its raging debt crisis as he sought to calm both global financial markets and the election-year worries of voters at home. Speaking at the close of the ... World Leaders Weigh Stimulus Vs. Austerity at G-20 Obama: Euro Crisis Could Affect My Re-Election World Leaders Make Little Headway in Solving Debt Crisis |
 ABC News | World Leaders Weigh Stimulus Vs. Austerity at G-20 ABC News With major European economies on the brink of collapse, leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting sought Tuesday to reassure the world that they would find a way to put out the debt-fueled economic wildfire that has threatened banks, ... Obama: Euro Crisis Could Affect My Re-Election US keeps up pressure on Europe as crisis weighs on Obama election hopes |
 Telegraph.co.uk | US keeps up pressure on Europe as crisis weighs on Obama election hopes Telegraph.co.uk The US has warned that Europe faces a "critical" summit in Brussels next week, as the White House tries to keep up pressure on the continent's major powers to find a way out of the debt crisis. US President Barack Obama at a news conference on the ... Obama: Euro crisis could affect my re-election G20 summit: US 'encouraged' by eurozone plans G-20 summit ends with Europe still hanging over Obama |
