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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday asked Iran if it would be prepared to supply rare Persian leopards as part of a Russian project to reintroduce the big cat to its Caucasus region. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's environment minister faced criticism in parliament on Monday and dissent from negotiators after his offer to reduce the country's carbon footprint ahead of the Copenhagen climate change talks. Full Story »

GENEVA (AFP) - Climate change is already forcing people to migrate, with most moving within their countries or to a neighbouring country, a report by the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. Full Story »

MOJAVE, California (AFP) - Virgin founder Richard Branson unveiled a commercial rocket plane that will allow tourists a chance to view the Earth and experience weightlessness from suborbital space. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study published on Tuesday. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Members of the Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists rose on Tuesday to defend colleagues that they said had been "targeted" for email hacking to sway the outcome of the UN global warming talks. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Ignored, marginalised or despised in many countries, wastepickers from Asia, Latin America and Africa have come together in Copenhagen to lobby for recognition as unsung heroes in the fight against climate change. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The UN's top weather expert warned Tuesday the world is in its hottest decade on record as climate negotiators plunged into talks seeking a historic deal on cutting carbon emissions. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The first decade of the 21st century is set to be the warmest on record, the head of the World Meteorological Organisation said at UN climate talks Tuesday. Full Story »