Karl Ritter

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UN panel shows who’s responsible for CO2 emissions

Karl Ritter · April 11, 2014 2:19 pm

Workers roll out huge plastic mats on the glacier on the top of Germany highest mountain Zugspitze (2962 metres) near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The mats cover the glacier during the summer months to slow down its melting. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Artificial cooling tricky topic for climate panel

Karl Ritter · April 10, 2014 2:58 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 12, 2014 file photo, A NATO AWACS plane takes off the NATO Airbase in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Russia's readiness to use military force in Ukraine has been a wake-up call for many European countries, which since the Iron Curtain crumbled have slashed defense spending. Some shifted their priorities toward international missions in Afghanistan and elsewhere rather than deterring potential aggression from the East. Now, a serious recalibration is underway, particularly in countries with memories of Soviet tanks rumbling across their borders. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Ukraine crisis prompts security rethink in Europe

Karl Ritter · March 21, 2014 12:37 pm

Latvia to sack minister over Waffen SS march

Karl Ritter · March 14, 2014 11:26 am

FILE--In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, Chobani Greek Yogurt is seen at the Chobani plant in South Edmeston, N.Y. Team USA sponsor Chobani, which is based in upstate New York, says it has 5,000 cups of Greek yogurt sitting in a refrigerated warehouse waiting to be flown to the Olympic village. But Russian authorities say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has refused to provide a certificate that is required for dairy products under its customs rules. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Yogurt spat throws off routines of US Olympians

Karl Ritter · February 7, 2014 7:26 pm

FILE - In this Monday, July 8, 2013 file photo, an airplane of Aeroflot flight rolls out in preparation for a takeoff seen through a window of Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia. The U.S. Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes. The threat was passed onto airlines that have direct flights to Russia, including some that originate in the United States, according to a law enforcement official speaking Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the warning. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

Banned carry-on items get through Russian security

Karl Ritter · February 6, 2014 11:11 pm

Unidentified delegates listen to a translated commentary during the closing session of the U.N. Climate Change talks in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)

Energy and Environment

EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal

Karl Ritter · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

In this May 14, 2013 photo, a National Guard soldier stands guard on a street near a checkpoint that is part of the "Secure Homeland" initiative in Petare, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Caracas, Venezuela. Dozens of military checkpoints have been set up in the most dangerous parts of Venezuela's capital, in the government's latest attempt to control the oil-rich country's pandemic of violence. Critics dismiss the "Secure Homeland" initiative as a political charade that risks degenerating into human rights abuses while having no lasting impact on crime. But to many residents, weary of being terrorized by armed gangs, seeing troops on the streets is a welcome projection of government power. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s military enters high-crime slums

Karl Ritter · May 17, 2013 4:00 am

A customer leaves a private super market.

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper

Fabiola Sanchez, Karl Ritter · May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Italian Parliament elects center-left leaders

Karl Ritter · March 16, 2013 6:33 pm

Pirate Bay moves from Sweden to Norway, Spain

Karl Ritter · February 26, 2013 4:48 pm

Ericsson posts Q4 loss, but sales up

Karl Ritter · January 31, 2013 5:51 pm