The FINANCIAL -- On November 22, the United Nations launched a campaign ahead of its major conference on sustainable development in June next year, inviting governments, non-governmental organizations and people everywhere to engage in a global conversation about the communities they want to see in the future, from Info CENN.

The FINANCIAL -- Nigeria's first house built from discarded plastic bottles is proving a tourist attraction in the village of Yelwa, from Info CENN.

The FINANCIAL -- Thousands of representatives from governments, international organizations and civil society gathered on November 28 in Durban, South Africa for the start of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which seeks to advance ways to cut global carbon emissions and pollution, from Info CENN.

The FINANCIAL -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday that twin bomb attacks which killed at least 58 people at Afghan shrines were the first "terrorist" acts on an important holy day, told gulfnews.

The FINANCIAL -- Martin Sheen shone a spotlight on Monday on a prisoner's efforts to get his 1999 murder conviction thrown out, saying the case "cries out for justice."According to gulfnews.