http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293575,brown-warns-afghanistan-over-loss-of-international-support--summary.html London- Britain Friday warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai that he risked the withdrawal of international support if his government fails to improve security and root out corruption. I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in ha... UK,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293575,brown-warns-afghanistan-over-loss-of-international-support--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293545,british-ministers-concede-fading-hopes-on-firm-climate-change-deal.html London - The British government echoed US warnings Friday that a binding deal on climate change is now unlikely to be agreed upon at a United Nations (UN) climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. The barriers to agreement on climate finance r... UK,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293545,british-ministers-concede-fading-hopes-on-firm-climate-change-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293537,brown-warns-afghanistan-over-international-support.html London - Afghan President Hamid Karzai risks the withdrawal of international support if his government should fail to improve security and root out corruption, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday. I am not prepared to put the lives of British ... UK,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293537,brown-warns-afghanistan-over-international-support.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293427,british-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan-as-war-fatigue-grows.html London - Britain Thursday reported the death of another soldier in southern Afghanistan, taking to 230 the total number of military fatalities since the conflict began eight years ago. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said a soldier had died in a roadsi... UK,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293427,british-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan-as-war-fatigue-grows.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293392,profile-david-miliband--labours-rising-star--tipped-for.html London - Relative youth, a formidable brain, a winning smile and a recently-discovered Russian relative are among the characteristics that distinguish David Miliband from most other politicians. Nick-named brains, the 44-year-old wonderboy of New L... UK,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:46:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293392,profile-david-miliband--labours-rising-star--tipped-for.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293356,british-conservatives-dismiss-french-attack-on-europe-policy.html London - Britain's opposition Conservatives were Thursday the subject of a stinging attack from a leading French minister who said the policies pursued by the Tories threatened to castrate Britain's influence in Europe. French Europe minister Pierr... UK,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293356,british-conservatives-dismiss-french-attack-on-europe-policy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293265,british-conservatives-in-fresh-referendum-pledge--summary.html London - Britain's opposition Conservatives pledged Wednesday to make any future transfer of power to the European Union (EU) subject to popular approval in a referendum. Party leader David Cameron, speaking a day after he lost his struggle to stop... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:58:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293265,british-conservatives-in-fresh-referendum-pledge--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293253,extracameron-concedes-lisbon-treaty-defeat-but-vows-to-fight-on.html London - British Conservative leader David Cameron Wednesday conceded defeat in his struggle to stop the Lisbon Treaty from coming into force but promised that a future government led by him would not permit any transfer of power to Brussels without ... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293253,extracameron-concedes-lisbon-treaty-defeat-but-vows-to-fight-on.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293250,british-mercenary-simon-mann-returns-after-equatorial-guinea-pardon.html London - British mercenary Simon Mann arrived back home Wednesday after being pardoned by the President of Equatorial Guinea following his 2008 conviction in connection with an attempted coup in the oil-rich west African state. Mann, 57, was sentence... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293250,british-mercenary-simon-mann-returns-after-equatorial-guinea-pardon.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293207,cameron-says-conservatives-are-not-in-turmoil-over-europe.html London - Britain's opposition Conservative Party insisted Wednesday that it was not in turmoil over its relations with the European Union (EU) following the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Tory leader David Cameron was expected later Wedne... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:28:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293207,cameron-says-conservatives-are-not-in-turmoil-over-europe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293175,afghan-policeman-shoots-dead-5-british-soldiers--2nd-update.html Kabul/London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, after an Afghan policeman they were training opened fire on the forces, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. Reports ... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293175,afghan-policeman-shoots-dead-5-british-soldiers--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293169,five-british-soldiers-killed-in-southern-afghanistan--update.html London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, apparently shot by an Afghan policeman they were training, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. Reports said six British so... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293169,five-british-soldiers-killed-in-southern-afghanistan--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293164,five-british-soldiers-killed-in-southern-afghanistan.html London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. The soldiers, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, ... UK,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:04:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293164,five-british-soldiers-killed-in-southern-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293108,miliband-calls-israeli-settlements-illegal--summary.html Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday criticised the building of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories as illegal and said they represented an obstacle in the path of peace. Settlements are illegal in our ... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:16:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293108,miliband-calls-israeli-settlements-illegal--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293084,brown-hails-czech-signing-of-lisbon-treaty-as-historic-step.html London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday hailed the signing of the Lisbon Treaty by Czech President Vaclav Klaus as an historic step for all of Europe. Today is a day when Europe looks forward, when it sets aside years of debate on its ... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:52:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293084,brown-hails-czech-signing-of-lisbon-treaty-as-historic-step.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293074,british-conservatives-in-dilemma-over-lisbon-referendum--summary.html London - The prospect of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty under a future Conservative government in Britain receded sharply Tuesday following the signing of the reform treaty by Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Conservative leader David Cameron, who is... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293074,british-conservatives-in-dilemma-over-lisbon-referendum--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293020,british-conservatives-concede-time-is-running-out-over-lisbon.html London - British Conservative leader David Cameron said Tuesday he would decide later this week what his party's policy on a possible referendum on the Lisbon Treaty should be, but conceded that time is running out. Cameron, speaking in a radio in... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293020,british-conservatives-concede-time-is-running-out-over-lisbon.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293015,british-child-protection-group-issues-new-video-of-madeleine-mccann.html London - A British child protection agency Tuesday issued a new video image of Madeleine McCann aimed at pricking the conscience of potential witnesses who might know what happened to the girl after she disappeared in Portugal two-and-a-half years ... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293015,british-child-protection-group-issues-new-video-of-madeleine-mccann.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293004,ban-ki-moon-urges-karzai-to-end-corruption-in-afghanistan.html London - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ensure good governance and eradicate corruption in the process of forming a unity government. I want him (Karzai) to take all necessary measures to meet the e... UK,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:04:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293004,ban-ki-moon-urges-karzai-to-end-corruption-in-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292892,brown-congratulates-karzai-welcomes-poll-cancellation.html London - British Prime Minister Gordon on Monday welcomed the cancellation of the second round run-off in the disputed Afghan poll and congratulated President Hamid Karzai on his re-election, Downing Street said. The British government welcomed the d... UK,World Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:46:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292892,brown-congratulates-karzai-welcomes-poll-cancellation.html