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U.N. adds "energy poverty" to climate debate

UNITED NATIONS — Development officials say almost half the world's population lacks modern fuels to cook or heat or any electricity, and insist negotiators must address that "energy poverty" as part of any global climate pact next month in Denmark. In ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: World Health Organization

Collider back in smashing mode

GENEVA — The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

China OKs Mickey Mouse in Shanghai

SHANGHAI — China's economic planning agency says it has approved a proposal to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai. The National Development and Reform Commission said the park would be built as planned in Shanghai's eastern Pudong district. It gave ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

Brazil's president nudges Iran, West

BRASILIA, Brazil — The world must engage, not isolate, Iran in the push for Middle East peace, and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a "just and balanced" solution to concerns over its nuclear program, Brazilian President Luiz ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Thatcher unveils her portrait at 10 Downing

LONDON — Former British leader Margaret Thatcher returned to London's Downing Street on Monday as she unveiled her own portrait, which has been installed in the official residence of Britain's prime minister. The 84-year-old Thatcher, British leader ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Margaret Thatcher,  Gordon Brown,  David Cameron,  UK Conservative Party,  Richard Stone

China sentences school critic to 3 years in prison

BEIJING — A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children during China's massive earthquake last year — an apparent government attempt to ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009

Catholic lawmaker defends colleague against bishop

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Pennsylvania lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island congressman not to receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights. "We don't legislate ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Patrick Kennedy,  Patrick Murphy,  U.S. Democratic Party,  John F. Kennedy

Astronauts finish final spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of astronauts zipped through a spacewalk Monday, helping to install a 1,200-pound oxygen tank at the international space station and accomplishing everything else on their list. Randolph Bresnik and Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  23 Nov 2009

Hate crimes rise against gays, religious groups

WASHINGTON — Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday. Overall, the number of reported hate-crime incidents increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Police chief convicted in break-in

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — A police chief was convicted of three felonies Monday but acquitted of burglary charges in an alleged break-in at the home of a woman who carried twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. A jury found suspended ...

From DENVER POST WIRE REPORT, Denver Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Jessica Parker,  Matthew Broderick

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