Nations pledge record $4.25bn for environment fund
Donor countries have pledged a record $4.25bn over the next four years for the Global Environment Facility, the world's largest public green fund that helps developing countries tackle climate change
Doha talks in 2011 hinge on US politics-India
There is likely to be little movement in the Doha world trade talks by the end of this year and progress in 2011 will hinge on the outcome of November's US mid-term elections, India's commerce secretary has declared
ECB independence, succession in question
The European Central Bank's role in a $1trn emergency plan to stabilise the euro has raised doubts about its prized independence from political influence and cast uncertainty over its future leadership
Russia's Black Sea navy is burden for Ukraine
Russia's Black Sea fleet might not carry much weight in strict military terms but its presence in the port of Sevastopol will burden Ukraine's future for generations to come, critics of the move say
