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China minister unusually upbeat on climate talks HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's foreign minister was unusually upbeat on Tuesday about prospects for agreement on a new pact to tackle global warming by an ambitious 2009 deadline, as top negotiators gathered in Poland for key U.N. talks. Anti-whaling activists joined by Daryl Hannah CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hardline anti-whaling activists prepared on Tuesday to pursue Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet with support from Daryl Hannah, who criticized Greenpeace for opting out of the annual chase. Canada's Pacific coast killer whales still at risk VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday. IAEA says irradiated crops could ease food crisis VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency called on Tuesday for greater trust and investment in using radiation to bolster crops against climate change and disease as a way to save millions from hunger. Climate change hits Pacific region food security: FAO MILAN (Reuters) - Ocean warming, frequent tropical cyclones, floods and droughts are likely to have a devastating impact on food security in Pacific island countries, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Tuesday. No excuse to neglect U.N. climate fight: delegates POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The economic slowdown is "no excuse" to neglect a fight against global warming that could widen water shortages to half of humanity by 2050, delegates told the opening of U.N. climate talks in Poland on Monday. U.S. defends Bush at U.N. climate talks POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The United States defended President George W. Bush's much-criticized climate policies on Monday at United Nations talks, where President-elect Barack Obama won praise for an "ambitious" change of course. Earthquake rattles Taiwan, no reports of damage TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook southern Taiwan on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil pledged Monday to cut the rate at which it was destroying its Amazon forest in half over the next decade to help combat global warming. Tough economy converts Egyptian drivers to natural gas CAIRO (Reuters) - With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly along on cheap, cleaner fuel.