Belgium's coalition government; the Egyptian election; COP17

-- The Belgium political parties agreed to form a coalition after more than 500 days of political vacuum.

-- The first post-Mubarack parliamentary election began in Egypt on Monday.



COP17 began in Durban, South Africa to discuss the extension of Kyoto protocol.

Emerging nations such as China and India have observed the rapid increase in the green house gas emission. My colleague who went to China two weeks ago told me that you would not see the mountain beyond the city boundaries.

The inclusion of those emerging nations as well as the US is the challenge of COP17.