London, Jan 2 : Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose caricature of Prophet Muhammad sparked fury in the Muslim world, escaped death when a knife-wielding Somali man broke into his house in Denmark.

Westergaard was stunned when the 28-year-old intruder tried to kill him in front of his five-year-old granddaughter after barging into his house in the western city of Aarhus late Friday, BBC reported.

The report said the cartoonist ran into a specially designed room with the granddaughter and raised an alarm, following which police entered and shot the man, seriously wounding him.

Nobody is ever responsible for anything, it seems, after Copenhagen. The rich countries, primary contributors to this mess, have got away scott free. It’s as if we don’t live on the same planet anymore. The most disturbing aspect of this is the historic reflection it casts once more.

From the fifteenth century onwards, colonizers have sailed to other countries and used technological and other advantages to plunder them. The amassed riches helped the colonizers develop.

The landscape after Copenhagen is not that different-we haven’t even caused the problem.

Copenhagen, Dec. 19 : United States reached a non-legal binding climate deal with the group of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) here on Saturday.

The accord includes a recognition to limit temperature rises to less than 2C and promises to deliver 30bn dollars of aid for developing nations over the next three years. It outlines a goal of providing 100bn dollars a year by 2020 to help poor countries cope with the impacts of climate change, a B. B. C. report stated.

Copenhagen, Dec. 19 : United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed a United States-supported climate deal here and described it as an "essential beginning".

Moon, however, said the accord, reached with key nations including China and Brazil, must be made legally binding next year.

It could be possible after intense wrangling, when delegates passed a motion simply taking note of the deal, without formally adopting it.

Copenhagen, Dec. 19 : Just as a climate deal was reached between the United States and BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) group, it is being described as a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit.

According to US President Barack Obama, the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go".

Copenhagen (Denmark), Dec. 18-19 : With world leaders at the Copenhagen climate conference reportedly agreeing to a last-minute deal to combat global warming, but conceding that the watered-down accord has not gone far enough, developing countries like India, China, Brazil and South Africa, and the Group of 77 countries appear to have been vindicated.

The two-week summit limped to a conclusion late on Friday night with warnings that not enough is being done to prevent potentially dangerous rises in global temperatures.

openhagen, Dec 19 : Surprising delegates and observers, the climate summit passed the Copenhagen accord within 30 seconds of reconvening its final plenary session Saturday.

The only concession given to countries that had objected to the accord was that names of countries that had agreed with the accord would be listed. (IANS)  

Copenhagen, Dec. 19 : The Copenhagen climate summit, which witnessed dramatic turn of events at the 11th hour in a bid by countries to reach some form of consensus on Friday, still seems to be far away from wooing all participating 193 nations to form consensus here over climate change.

Delegates at the climate summit are still battling to prevent the talks ending without reaching a final deal.

Copenhagen, Dec. 19 : Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that no final deal on climate change has been reached by all 193 members here.

"The deal has not been done, but the draft has been negotiated. It will now go to plenary. Only then it could be approved by others," said Ramesh.

"The U. S. President had an hour long meet with BASIC group. It was a productive meet. We had heart-to-heart chat and looked into each other's draft and proposals," he added further.

Copenhagen (Denmark), Dec. 19 : Talks between the Prime Ministers of India and China - Dr. Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao - on Friday at the Radisson Blu Hotel here focused on the joint stand taken by the two countries on climate change-linked issues and how to take strategic bilateral relations forward to realize the goal of making the 21st century the Asian century.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : Despite expressing skepticism over the possibility of actual success of the Copenhagen climate summit, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it could still be evolved into an important milestone.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said for a developing country like India the success of negotiations related to climate change was of high significance, as it was one of those countries of the world that might be intensely affected by the climate change.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : India on Friday said that BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) favours remaining in the parameters of the UN framework convention on the climate change and it also wants the Kyoto Protocol, a legally valid instrument, must remain effective and operative as it takes the process forward post Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, Dec 19 - The Copenhagen climate summit was stuck on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other nations.

In the early hours of Saturday, Tuvalu, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua led the attack on the accord, calling it undemocratic because it had been prepared by India in consultation with the US, China, Brazil and South Africa.

Copenhagen, Dec 19 - Leaders of major economies finalised a Copenhagen accord to tackle climate change late Friday night.

The accord, which is not legally binding, was to be submitted to representatives of all 192 countries gathered here for the UN climate summit after the draft was finalised by major countries including India, the US and China and the European Union. (ISND)

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said for a developing country like India the success of negotiations related to climate change was of high significance, as it was one of those countries of the world that might be intensely affected by the climate change.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : China respects India on the basis of equality and the China-US joint statement on South Asia did not target India, said Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao after a meeting of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Copenhagen summit here on Friday.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : Despite expressing skepticism over the possibility of actual success of the Copenhagen climate summit, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it could still be evolved into an important milestone.

Copenhagen, Dec 18 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was called back to the climate summit venue after he had reached the airport to board his flight back home, Indian officials said here Friday.

As the drafting of the Copenhagen Accord stalled yet again due to differences between rich and poor countries, Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen made a special plea to Manmohan to return to the conference, according to an official.

As the bickering over the draft continued, many other world leaders were stuck, including US President Barack Obama.(IANS)

Copenhagen, Dec. 18 : United States President Barack Obama on Friday said that his country was prepared to meet the responsibility of the largest economy and appealed to all members at the summit to act together and be accountable.

Obama gave a general call to live up to mutual obligation for the climate.

During his 5-minutes speech at the Heads of State meet over climate change in the Danish capital, Barack Obama said: “We are convinced the energy must be used efficiently. We all would be safer, if we act together and be accountable.”

“We must live upto mutual obligations,” he added.