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Haiti: Parliament approves new premier / India: Dalai Lama visit draws thousands / Scotland: G-20 agrees on recovery effort
HAITI
Parliament OKs new premier
The lower house of Haiti's Parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government.
An overwhelming majority of members in the Chamber of Deputies ratified Bellerive as premier of the impoverished Caribbean nation. He was appointed to the post by President Rene Preval late last month. The 52-2 vote came a day after the Senate unanimously confirmed Bellerive.
He is expected to be sworn in by Preval this week, after forming a Cabinet and submitting his government plan for formal Parliament's formal approval.
Bellerive, who is respected by diplomats and international donors, replaces Michele Pierre-Louis, who was fired as prime minister by the Senate on Oct. 30.
INDIA
Dalai Lama visit draws thousands
Thousands of devout Buddhists poured into a remote mountain town in India's northeast, arriving in packed trucks or on foot after trekking for miles along narrow paths for a rare chance to get a glimpse of the Dalai Lama.
The Tibetan spiritual leader's weeklong visit to Tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh state near the Chinese border, has been mired in a diplomatic squabble, highlighting the growing friction between Beijing and New Delhi as the two nuclear-armed giants vie for economic and political power.
The nations have been embroiled in a dispute over Arunachal Pradesh since 1962, and China has decried the visit and demanded that it be stopped.
SCOTLAND
G-20 agrees on recovery effort
Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
There was also a mixed reaction among the Group of 20 leading rich and emerging nations to a British-led push to consider a fund for bank bailouts, possibly financed by a tax on financial transactions, to ensure that other taxpayers don't bear the brunt of any future rescues.
The group said in a statement after talks in St. Andrews that economic recovery was "uneven and remains dependent on policy support."
On climate change, the G-20 delegates did not commit to a funding package to help poorer nations tackle the issue. .
-- times wire reports
HAITI
Parliament OKs new premier
The lower house of Haiti's Parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government.
An overwhelming majority of members in the Chamber of Deputies ratified Bellerive as premier of the impoverished Caribbean nation. He was appointed to the post by President Rene Preval late last month. The 52-2 vote came a day after the Senate unanimously confirmed Bellerive.
He is expected to be sworn in by Preval this week, after forming a Cabinet and submitting his government plan for formal Parliament's formal approval.
Bellerive, who is respected by diplomats and international donors, replaces Michele Pierre-Louis, who was fired as prime minister by the Senate on Oct. 30.
INDIA
Dalai Lama visit draws thousands
Thousands of devout Buddhists poured into a remote mountain town in India's northeast, arriving in packed trucks or on foot after trekking for miles along narrow paths for a rare chance to get a glimpse of the Dalai Lama.
The Tibetan spiritual leader's weeklong visit to Tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh state near the Chinese border, has been mired in a diplomatic squabble, highlighting the growing friction between Beijing and New Delhi as the two nuclear-armed giants vie for economic and political power.
The nations have been embroiled in a dispute over Arunachal Pradesh since 1962, and China has decried the visit and demanded that it be stopped.
SCOTLAND
G-20 agrees on recovery effort
Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
There was also a mixed reaction among the Group of 20 leading rich and emerging nations to a British-led push to consider a fund for bank bailouts, possibly financed by a tax on financial transactions, to ensure that other taxpayers don't bear the brunt of any future rescues.
The group said in a statement after talks in St. Andrews that economic recovery was "uneven and remains dependent on policy support."
On climate change, the G-20 delegates did not commit to a funding package to help poorer nations tackle the issue. .
-- times wire reports
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