Slow progress at Copenhagen talks

Talks remain deadlocked at the climate summit in Copenhagen with just two days left to seal a global emissions pact.

Developed and developing nations remain at odds over who should cut emissions, how deep the cuts should be, and how much aid should go to poor countries.

But there has been some progress - wealthy nations pledged new funds to bankroll the war on global warming.

At least 130 world leaders are due to join the talks on Thursday, hoping to sign a new climate pact on Friday.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who arrived in the Danish capital on Wednesday evening, said his attendance showed the importance China attached to a deal.

"I hope that the summit will yield a fair, reasonable, balanced and achievable result through the joint efforts of all parties," Mr Wen said in an official statement.

Speakers set to address the summit on Thursday include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

US President Barack Obama is due to attend the final day of the meeting on Friday, when world leaders will try to lay out a strategy to deal with climate change after the end of 2012, when obligations run out under the landmark Kyoto Protocol.

My Country

When it comes to understanding a country, there is nothing like an insider’s view. A nation’s character – its fears, hopes and obsessions – are all reflected in the way a country reports itself to its own people.

My Country on BBC World News taps into this rich vein by showcasing documentaries made by local film-makers about their own patch.

We’ll include films about social issues, politics, current affairs investigations and observational documentaries. No one film can ever give a complete picture of a country but we hope that they’ll all offer a fresh, revealing and surprising perspective on the nation concerned.
Recently My Country has travelled to Poland and Afghanistan.

DIRITTO RIVESCO - INSIDE OU

nside a jail in Northern Italy, a group of prisoners write and perform a play denouncing the appalling conditions under which they’re forced to serve their time.

Meanwhile, the prison’s governor is struggling to make changes to the place despite a chronic lack of funds and endless impenetrable bureaucracy.

Directed by Maria Tarantino, her debut film is an exploration of power and human relationships inside an institution, where everything is defined and regulated by never-ending rules.