Obituaries in the news. Nao Takasugi

Tunisia's Ousamma Mellouli finally found form again on Saturday with two titles at the Singapore leg of the shortcourse World Cup, but a slew of expected world records failed to materialise.

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American actress Susan Sarandon was on Saturday honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Stockholm film festival.

Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay set for 3 sprint showdowns in 2010 at elite Diamond League meets. Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meets next year.

Russia and the EU on Monday signed an energy early warning agreement they said would help avert sudden disruption of supply amid growing unease in Europe over possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Union and Russia hope to lay the foundations of a new economic and political partnership at a summit on Wednesday despite differences over energy, trade, human rights and climate change.

Danish PM: Industrial countries must bring specific pledges to Copenhagen climate conference. Denmark's premier indicated Tuesday he expected the United States to bring specific pledges to cut greenhouse gases to next month's climate change conference.

Obama, China's Hu pledge joint action for broad climate deal at Copenhagen conference. President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global warming.

EU and Russian leaders meet at a summit in Stockholm on Wednesday set to be dominated by energy issues, as Europe hopes to avoid an interruption of Russian natural gas supplies via Ukraine this winter.

Swedish museums return Maori remains to New Zealand at ceremony in Goteborg. Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial grounds.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters Life!) - American actress Susan Sarandon, due in Stockholm to receive an award next week, has no plans to meet journalists but will set aside time to meet one person -- table tennis legend Jan-Ove Waldner.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russia set a new target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions at a summit with the European Union on Wednesday but failed to clear up confusion over its plans to join the World Trade Organization.

EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on the climate ahead of the Copenhagen conference in December.

EU and Russian leaders met in Stockholm on Wednesday for a summit dominated by energy issues, as Europe hopes to avoid an interruption of Russian natural gas supplies via Ukraine this winter.

EU and Russian leaders held a summit on Wednesday dominated by efforts to avoid a new natural gas blocade this winter.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt appealed Wednesday for a new effort by EU leaders to agree the name of the first president of the revamped European Union.

EU criticism of Russia's human rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on the climate ahead of the Copenhagen conference in December.

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in Europe and throughout the world because of their excessive use, a deadly and costly curse according to health experts meeting in Stockholm Wednesday.

EU criticism of Russia's rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on climate issues ahead of a key summit in December.