World Oct. 29th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Denmark in climate deal warning

Denmark’s prime minister says he does not think a legally binding deal on climate change will be agreed upon at a December summit in Copenhagen.

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#2 — BBC | Tuna ban ‘justified’ by science

Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, an analysis by scientists advising fisheries regulators suggests.

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#3 — CNN | Woman takes on ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’

(CNN) — For Mary Crowley, the sea is her second home.

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#4 — Fox | Radical Islamic Group Leader Killed in FBI Raid

DETROIT —  Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested several members of a radical Sunni Islam group in the U.S., killing one of its leaders at a shootout in a Michigan warehouse, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

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#5 — Fox | Obama Honors Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign.

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#6 — Times | Tony Blair set to stand for EU presidency ‘if job is big enough’

Tony Blair will stand for the presidency of the European Union if its leaders agree that the role is a substantial one requiring clout on the world stage, The Times has learnt.

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Telegraph | Tony Blair should not be EU president, says Charles Clarke

#7 — Times | MPs to lose £60,000 ‘golden goodbyes’ in expenses crackdown

MPs who stand down at an election will lose their £60,000 “golden goodbyes” as part of reforms to the expenses regime, storing up huge problems in future for party leaders.

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Telegraph | Lords face expenses reductions

#8 — Times | Venezuela accuses Colombia of spying and warns of US aggression

Venezuela mobilised its troops last night and conjured up two alleged Colombian spies in the latest bout of muscle-flexing before the arrival of US drug-fighting troops in the region.

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#9 — Telegraph | Nimrod families call for top-level resignations

Families of 14 men killed in a Nimrod plane crash demanded resignations ”at the very top” after a scathing report accused the Ministry of Defence of sacrificing safety for cost cuts.

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#10 — Telegraph | Australia refuses to accept Tamil refugees

Australia and Indonesia are locked in a stand-off over 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who are refusing to leave an Australian customs vessel that rescued them last week.

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