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Euromed Summit Ends with Anti-Terror 'Code' The EU and its mostly Muslim southern neighbors agreed to a watered down "joint code of conduct" against terrorism, ending a lackluster summit in Barcelona. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1795154,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bundesliga is in full swing again! Get it all on DW-WORLD.DE: We offer you results, tables and live tickers of the matches. Check out picture galleries of the best players and interactive features such as quizes and betting games where Chinese Bayern Munich fans get a chance to compete against Texan Schalke supporters. You'll find it all at www.dw-world.de/soccer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 134 miners die in explosion in China The death toll after an explosion in a Chinese mine has reached 134. 15 people are still reported missing and the government urged rescue workers to spare no effort to save the trapped miners at the Dongfeng mine. The blast took place on Sunday and is the latest disaster to strike the north-east Heilongjiang province. Its capital city, Harbin, had no running water for five days after a toxic spill in the Songhua river polluted its water supply. The 80 kilometre-long benzene slick, caused by an explosion at a chemical plant about two weeks ago, has passed the city but now threatens the Amur River in far eastern Russia. German foreign minister flies to US Germany's foreign minister has departed for the United States as Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government attempts to improve sometimes frosty relations with the Bush administration. Frank-Walter Steinmeier will first hold talks with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New York before travelling to Washington to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The new foreign minister's trip comes less than a week after Merkel took office and is overshadowed by alleged CIA undercover activities in Europe. Steinmeier has expressed concern about allegations that secret CIA flights carrying terror suspects may have used US bases in Germany. Climate conference begins in Montreal The first world climate conference following the authorisation of the Kyoto Protocols has begun in Canada. The meeting in Montreal is to determine specifically how the goal of reducing carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere can be achieved. Researchers are already testing the possibilities of pumping the gas, which is blamed for global warming, deep into the ocean or into the earth's core. Leading up to the conference, UN environment chief Klaus Toepfer called on China and India to assume increased responsibility for environmental protection. Thousands without power in Germany Some 50,000 people remain without electricity in western Germany on Monday after weekend snow storms downed power lines and blocked roads. The cold snap across Europe is also being blamed for four deaths in France. Austria, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands were also hit by unexpected snowfall while Italy faced heavy rain and widespread flooding. S.Lanka invites Tigers to peace talks Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has invited the Tamil Tigers to enter peace talks. The invitation followed a rebel announcement, setting the government a deadline to come up with a "reasonable" political settlement. In an address to diplomats, Rajapakse said he wanted talks with the Tigers but did not directly respond to the deadline issued by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On Friday the newly-installed president told parliament that he wanted a "new peace process" and a "revision" of the current truce. But he insisted Sri Lanka would remain united. Rajapakse urged the Tigers to abide by the ceasefire, stop human rights abuses, political killings and the recruitment of child soldiers. EU explores possible Iran nuclear talks Britain, France and Germany have agreed to hold talks with Iran on resuming negotiations over the country's disputed nuclear programme. Iran's official IRNA news agency had earlier reported ambassadors of the so-called EU3 countries had presented a letter accepting a resumption of discussions in December. However, an EU official clarified that the Europeans had only agreed to exploratory talks to determine if formal negotiations could continue. The EU representatives had previously set conditions for formal negotiations on long-term co-operation, requiring Iran to halt uranium ore conversion and suspend its uranium enrichment programs. Libya ready to free Bulgarian medics Five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for allegedly purposely infecting some 400 Libyan children with HIV may be freed if Tripoli receives humanitarian aid to treat the AIDS victims. Libya's Foreign Minister Abdul Rahman Shalgam made the announcement in an interview with Bulgarian state radio at the sidelines of the Euro-Mediterranean summit in Barcelona. The six medics were convicted in May 2004 of infecting more than 400 children with HIV and sentenced to death by firing squad. Shalgam said Libya was not seeking compensation for the families of the HIV-infected children. Airbus signs deal with Chinese carrier The European aircraft maker Airbus has signed a deal to supply 20 A320 jets to the new private Chinese carrier East Star Airlines. The price tag was put at almost 1.3 billion euros in the expanding Chinese aviation market. Just last week, Airbus' American competitor Boeing inked a four billion dollar deal with eight Chinese airlines. Zelaya to become president in Honduras The opposition Liberal Party candidate Manuel Zelaya has won the Honduras presidential election. A top election official verified that the result was final and that Zelaya had defeated Porifirio Lobo of the governing National Party. Zelaya will replace President Ricardo Maduro and is facing the task of easing poverty and reducing unemployment, which stands at 30 percent, in the Central American country. Euro-med leaders end summit in Spain Ending a fractious two-day summit in Barcelona, the European Union on Monday managed to get Israel and its Arab neighbors to endorse an anti-terrorism code of conduct, according to diplomats in Spain. However, disagreements over the Mideast peace process forced the EU to abandon an ambitious plan to improve relations with its Mediterranean neighbors by linking aid to progress in democratic, economic and political reforms in the Middle East. Leaders from the EU and ten Mediterranean nations met for the tenth summit between the regions, but the first to include Israel and Palestinians. The goal of the two-day gathering was to bolster political and socio-economic ties. Swiss back 5-year GMO farming ban Voters in Switzerland have approved a five-year ban on the import and use of genetically modified plants and animals in the country's farming industry. Swiss television announced the referendum results that 55 percent of voters and a majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons had accepted the moratorium. 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