DNA India Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip Moscow : Russian premier Vladimir Putin will offer a traditional cocktail of arms and oil deals when he travels to India on Thursday to persuade a Cold War ally to buy new weapons amid risingEnergy India Photos Russia US The New York Times China and India Join Climate Accord WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen , the last two major economies to sign up. The two countries,China Climate Change India Photos UN Top Stories The New York Times Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)Economy Investment Market Photos US The Star INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations , the World Bank orClimate Change Deforestation Environment Photos UN The Guardian Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs * Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery , other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail, ... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)Chevron Jobs Photos Refinery Trading The New York Times Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, hadDefence Japan Nuclear Photos US The Daily Telegraph Australia Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop people smuggling PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will formalise an agreement to combat people smuggling today . Dr Yudhoyono will make history ... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)Australia Immigration Indonesia Photos Politics Asia Times US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise By Peter J Brown The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the ... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)Asian China Economy Photos US The Press Democrat Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 68 cents to $81.19 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)Economy New York Photos Singapore US The Boston Globe Asian stocks mixed after lackluster US finish HONG KONG-Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, taking a breather after sharp gains the day before as investors awaited more clues about the health of the world economy . A ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)Asia Economy Market Photos USA
