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Obama, Wen offer no new emissions cuts at summit
1 hr 14 mins ago
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President Barack Obama and other world leaders took stalled climate talks into their own hands Friday, holding an emergency meeting to come up with a political agreement to salvage a conference marked by deep divisions between rich and poor countries.
Official: Obama, Chinese move forward on climate
18 mins ago
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A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama displayed impatience Friday with world leaders' failure to reach a new climate accord, urging them to accept a less-than-perfect pact while offering no new U.S. concessions.
Police: Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen
22 mins ago
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The Nazis' infamous iron sign declaring "Arbeit Macht Frei" - German for "Work Sets You Free" - was stolen Friday from the entrance of the former Auschwitz death camp, Polish police said.
Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets
5 hrs ago
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South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.
Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture
4 hrs ago
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The accused gunman in last year's bloody siege of Mumbai retracted his detailed confession Friday, saying police tortured him into admitting his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead.
Report: Death sentences decline; death rows shrink
9 hrs ago
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Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says.