Rich and poor nations agreed on Friday on a roadmap for UN climate talks this year after feuds flared over actions required to combat global warming.

Pledges to cut carbon emissions are due to expire next year without new binding commitments from developed nations, the UN’s climate chief has warned.

Small amounts of radiation from Japan’s leaking nuclear power plant have spread across Asia, authorities said on Tuesday.

China admitted for the first time that security forces shot at Tibetan protesters, as the military on Friday pursued its crackdown on volatile areas amid fears of mass arrests.…