The leaders of the world?s richest nations endorsed the idea of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but failed to set a short-term goal, drawing criticism from environmentalists.
AP - The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
AP - President Bush and other world leaders made gradual progress Tuesday on climate change, but finalizing a long-term global agreement on what to do about the fevered planet remains elusive.
AP - The spokesman for Afghanistan's president suggested that Pakistan's intelligence agency is being behind the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
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U.S. stocks were poised to fall deeper into bear market territory at Tuesday's open amid nervousness about corporate profits and mounting woes in the financial sector.