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Flying into Kabul

Many friends are surprised that both times I’ve come to work in Afghanistan, I’ve flown into Kabul on ordinary commercial airlines. Perhaps because the country is so often in the headlines for war, bombings and death, people usually seem to expect ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters Blogs,  30 Dec 2009

Related Topics: George W. Bush,  United Nations,  Taliban,  White House

Afghan cleric says give blood for Ashura, don’t spill it

The most fervent believers among Shi’ite Muslims in Afghanistan traditionally take to the streets for the holiday of Ashura to flagellate themselves with knives and chains, but a top cleric wants them to donate their blood instead. Ashura, one of the ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters Blogs,  28 Dec 2009

What if they didn’t give a news conference and everybody came?

The only laughs in Copenhagen on Friday were for a news conference that never happened. Rumours spread fast among thousands of journalists, particularly if they have spent a day watching climate talks slowly implode in Copenhagen, waiting hours for ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters,  18 Dec 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Packing while Copenhagen burns

The talks were supposed to be over, “family photo” taken, and slaps on the back given all round. So all the 193 countries and many RINGOS, BINGOS, YOUNGOS, banks and others who had set up temporary Copenhagen offices had been told to have them packed ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters,  18 Dec 2009

Related Topics: United Nations

The strange spectacle of too many heads of government

There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters,  17 Dec 2009

Related Topics: Hugo Chávez

Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?

In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters Blogs,  15 Dec 2009

China calls rich nations deceptive on emissions

CHINA has accused the rich world's largest emitters of setting themselves "unambitious and deceptive" targets for planned cuts. Senior Chinese negotiator Su Wei said that the United States had set a goal that was "not notable," the European Union's ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Shanghai Daily,  9 Dec 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  Barack Obama,  United Nations

Copenhagen’s melting mermaid

A sculpture of The Little Mermaid melts outside climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark The Little Mermaid perched outside the climate talks in Copenhagen is slowly melting. An ice tribute to the Danish capital’s famous waterfront statue, her creators ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, Reuters,  7 Dec 2009

Related Topics: Greenpeace

China, U.S. leaders push climate change cooperation

BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese official and senior U.S. politicians warned on Thursday that the world must deal with climate change urgently, but said if the two top emitting nations work more closely together they could spur rapid ...

From EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, EcoEarth News,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hu Jintao,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  White House

China signals long-term plans to curb greenhouse gases

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will make "controlling greenhouse gas emissions" an important part of its development plans, the government said, as pressure on the world's top emitter grows ahead of global talks on tackling climate change. The broad ...

From CHRIS BUCKLEY AND EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON, EcoEarth News,  13 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Wen Jiabao

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