U.N. Climate Panel and Its Chief Face a Siege on Their Credibility
| Rajendra K. Pachauri and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest. 02/09/2010 05:20 (nytimes world) Continue to read news >> |
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Thai Anti-government Protesters Begin To... Anti-government protesters massed around Thailand on Friday ahead of a march they hope will paralyze the capital and force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new el |
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Fixing What He Can In Afghanistan Bicycle repairman Abdul Hibib has been plying his trade for 30 years, since losing his foot to a mine blast. He works to send his children to a university, in hopes they |
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Mexico City Hosts Nation's First Gay Mar... Several couples wed at the Municipal Palace in Mexico City, which legalized same-sex marriage in December. The law has been challenged by the federal government. T |
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German Archbishops Apologizes To Abuse V... The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict on Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press a |
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2 Blasts Target Military Vehicles At Pak... The suicide blasts come seconds apart and fan fears of a new wave of militant violence after a period of calm. Pakistanis had been gaining confidence that offensives were |
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Movie Review: 'green Zone' Director Paul Greengrass, screenwriter Brian Helgeland and Matt Damon team on an action thriller that deals candidly with the invasion of Iraq and the failed search for w |
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Biden To Leave Mideast Amid Uncertainty ... Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit. |
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Housing Still Elusive For Haiti Quake Vi... With torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelter they promised for tens of thousands of Haitians left homeless by January's |
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Israel Seals Off West Bank Amid Growing ... Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday. |
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Japan Arrests Whaling Activist For Board... Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing ba |
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India Shops Russian Arms New Delhi signs five deals, including the purchase of fighter jets and an aircraft carrier. India signed five deals Friday to purchase over $7 billion in hardware |
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