In Brief US AG Resigns

WASHINGTON – US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the Bush administration.

Climate meeting * VIENNA – Climate negotiators from more than 150 nations yesterday met in Vienna to seek a global deal beyond 2012 to replace the UN’s Kyoto Protocol and include outsiders such as the United States and China. No rift * NAIROBI – Plans by African bishops to consecrate American colleagues will not deepen the Anglican rift over gay clergy but instead provide refuge to US believers at odds with their liberal church, Kenya’s archbishop said.Nampa-AFP-ReutersNo rift * NAIROBI – Plans by African bishops to consecrate American colleagues will not deepen the Anglican rift over gay clergy but instead provide refuge to US believers at odds with their liberal church, Kenya’s archbishop said.Nampa-AFP-Reuters