Un Official Expects No Climate Deal Until 2011 (ap)
AP – A new legal agreement committing nations around the world to curb greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to be completed before the end of 2011, two years later than originally envisioned, the top U.N. climate official said Wednesday. Read more
Swiss To Decide On Polanski After Calif. Ruling (ap)
AP – Switzerland’s decision on extraditing Roman Polanski will be made after a California court rules whether he can be sentenced in absentia in a 33-year-old sex case, a Swiss official said Wednesday. Read more
China Tiger Deaths Spark Inquiry, Calls For Animal Rights (time.com)
Time.com – It is an irony not lost on the Chinese that the Year of the Tiger has not been good for the big cats. Back-to-back tragedies have spurred calls for greater legal protections for animals Read more
Iceland’s Erupting Volcano Forms New Craters (reuters)
Reuters – A volcano blasting steam and ash into the atmosphere in the south of Iceland formed new craters spewing lava on Wednesday, Icelandic radio said. Read more
Al-sadr Asks Backers For Input On Future Iraq Pm (ap)
AP – Iraq’s political disarray deepened Wednesday when a potential kingmaker withheld his support from both big election winners and said he would ask his supporters to make the choice in a referendum. Read more