South Asia – Separated twins ‘bring hope to world’ (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Separated twins ‘bring hope to world’ (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A top Catholic cleric says the world should take inspiration from the “miraculous” separation of conjoined Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna.

Can’t shut eyes to international terror: Sheikh Hasina (New Kerala)
Dhaka, Dec 24 : It isn’t possible to work ‘keeping the eyes shut’ towards threats to other countries as everybody faces the threat of international terrorism, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.

Eisler: A hidden truth about climate change (The Alexandria Town Talk)
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference makes evident potential catastrophic effects of climate change, including its enormous economic and human tolls. It also clearly shows how poor nations in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America and island states will suffer most from the inevitable floods, droughts and other weather disasters.

Terror fight pact to top talks with India: Hasina (Gulf Times)
It isn t possible to work keeping the eyes shut towards threats to other countries as everybody faces the threat of international terrorism, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.

Monsoon flooding flushes arsenic from rice paddies (SciDev.net)
[CHENNAI] Monsoon flooding removes arsenic from rice-paddy soils in Bangladesh, scientists have found.

Papal Address to Bangladeshi Ambassador (Zenit News Agency)
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 23, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is the English-language address Benedict XVI delivered in writing upon receiving in audience Abdul Hannan, the new ambassador from Bangladesh to the Holy See.

Pope Urges Respect for Spiritual Needs (Zenit News Agency)
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 23, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is encouraging the new ambassador from Kazakhstan to support human rights, especially freedom of religion, thereby respecting spiritual needs and not just material ones.

Endeavors to build global hope: Chinese premier’s 60 hours in Copenhagen (People’s Daily)
&$ &$Editor’s note:&$ &$ Xinhua correspondents Zhao Cheng and Tian Fan, who accompanied and covered Premier Wen Jiabao’s tour to the Copenhagen climate talks last week, recall in this following special report what they witnessed at the summit in the Danish capital. With close-in observations of Premier Wen’s tight schedule and meetings with world leaders, their account is expected to shed light …

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