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...delegates from India and China unexpectedly objected to aspects of the text, including the degree of technical assistance poor nations would receive from the rich for low-carbon development. The impasse - the latest in several tortured days of negotiations - led Rachlat Witolear, the chair of the conference, to twice suspend the open session for further behind the scenes meetings, leading to a real fear that diplomats might leave the island without a final agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the U.S. Caved at Bali | 12/15/2007 | See Source »

...Relations found the numbers of people living on less than $1 a day rose from 1.89 million in 1996 to 4.2 million in 2005. While Mbeki's support comes from the country's business community, Zuma, who never went to school, is a populist with a natural appeal to poor South Africans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Final Punches in South Africa Brawl | 12/15/2007 | See Source »

...biggest obstacle for disabled students, Kiebdaj and Crockett say, is poor administration at the Accessible Education Office (AEO), Harvard’s principal office for disabled students...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Blind Students Navigate Harvard Bureaucracy | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...Kiebdaj added that services are often hampered because of poor communication between AEO and the Adaptive Technologies Laboratory (ATL), which is charged with ensuring that disabled students have the newest technology...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Blind Students Navigate Harvard Bureaucracy | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...problems afflicting Transantiago have, meanwhile, created a vicious circle. Fed up with poor public transport, people use private cars to get to work. That blocks roads, which delays buses, which makes the transport system worse, and prompts even more commuters to travel by car. Car sales have jumped in recent months, while bicycle shops and scooter outlets are enjoying a roaring trade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mass Transit System from Hell | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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