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World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy says there is not enough consensus to resume world trade talks this year.

An opinion survey carried out in 11 countries finds consensus on the need for action on climate change.

The UK's Climate Change Bill could cost each family in the UK up to £10,000, warns Conservative MP Peter Lilley.

David Cameron tells Gordon Brown to "be straight" and admit borrowing more will mean higher taxes later.

Jacqui Smith faces anger from 42-day detention opponents - and is grilled on plans for a giant communications database.

Egypt presents a Palestinian "consensus" plan and invites rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas for talks in Cairo.

The Conservatives criticise government proposals to reform party political funding laws as "half-baked".

Hope for consensus between environmentalists and whalers in Barcelona is derailed by a last-minute Australian intervention.

Pakistan's parliament meets for a rare briefing by the military aimed at evolving consensus on tackling Islamic militancy.

Scottish ministers are being urged to delay plans to reform the law on teenage sex.

As the meltdown on Wall Street deepened this week, the political consensus evaporates, BBC economics reporter Steve Schifferes reports from Washington.

The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says that there is no consensus in Pakistan over how to fight a counter-insurgency against Islamic militants.

The Pakistani government says it aims to create greater national consensus to fight Islamic militancy.

India seeks to build a regional consensus on climate change - but to what end?

Despite the international consensus that the current cost of oil is harmful, why are prices so high?

General Michel Suleiman - the consensus choice for Lebanon's vacant presidency - is widely seen as a unifying figure in the country.

Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.

The recent Energy Saving Day did not affect the UK's electricity use as intended; does that mean such initiatives are a waste of time?

Bruce Crawford is Holyrood's Minister for Parliamentary Business and writes about the dialogue between the Scottish and UK governments.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says any decision on Kosovo's fate must be agreed by Belgrade and Pristina.

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