Greenpeace on Parliament roof
Environmental campaigners were occupying the roof
of Britain’s Parliament Monday in a bid to urge returning lawmakers
to overhaul their climate change policies before the UN’s key
Copenhagen summit.
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Afghan election announcement expected within days
Afgha - nistan’s electoral authorities are
expected to announce their decision on fraud allegations plaguing
the presidential election within days but the bitter wrangling is
likely to drag on.
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Pakistan jets blast Taliban bases
After hostage drama:
Pakistani jets pounded Taliban sanctuaries after
a dramatic hostage siege at the army headquarters, as the military
geared up Monday for a full ground assault to take on the
increasingly brazen rebels.
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Russian mission control centre says:
Soyuz capsule lands back on Earth
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Canadian circus
tycoon Guy Laliberte and two astronauts on Sunday landed back on
Earth in Kazakhstan, the Russian mission control centre said.
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