Morning Brief: Obama talks money in China

Americas

• Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Chile of bribing a Peruvian army official in an attempt to spy on the country.
• The Canadian Supreme Court heard opening arguments in a case about whether terror trials can be publicly broadcast.
• Argentina granted its first marriage license to a gay couple.

Asia

• After Obama scuttled hopes of a binding climate change agreement at Copenhagen, China said it is weighing whether or not to sign a non-binding interim agreement.
• 12 Afghan civilians died after bombers attempted to assassinate the top French military official in the country.
• India put its nuclear plants on lockdown yesterday after receiving intelligence of possible attacks.

Europe

• At the U.N. hunger summit in Rome, wealthy countries retreated from promises to eradicate hunger in poor countries.
• British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is planning a summit for early next year to discuss the transfer of responsibilities from NATO to Afghan forces.
• The Democratic Party of Kosovo gained the most seats in Sunday's local elections.

Middle East

• International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors voiced "strong suspicions" that Iran is hiding uranium-enrichment sites.
• The U.S. State Department said it would not support a unilateral declaration of independence by the Palestinian Authority.
• The Palestinian Authority is also seeking recognition of its indepenence from the European Union.

Africa

• Zimbabwean leaders resumed crisis-resolution talks.
• Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asked the leaders assembled at the Rome U.N. hunger summit to stop the "landgrab" of African farmland.
• The United States has demanded that Kenya turnover a Rwandan war criminal, Felicien Kabuga, whom U.S. officials contend has found safe harbor there.