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• Historic climate debate opens, with boost from US (AP)
• Obama sending envoy to North Korea (AP)
• Iran student protests bring out tens of thousands (AP)
• Dan Brown eyes La Scala balconies for inspiration (AP)
• UN chief asks al-Bashir's help to free hostages (AP)
• Turkish P.M. in Washington As Turkey Looks East (Time.com)
• U.S. to follow appeal in Knox murder case: Clinton (Reuters)
• Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections (AP)
• Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles (AP)
• Commando units arrest civilians in Guinea (AP)
• US shouldn't 'lose' Sri Lanka: Senate (AFP)
• Canada building permits surge 18 percent in October (Reuters)
• ITV apologises over rat eating row (AFP)
• Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Climate change talks: What to look for at Copenhagen (The Christian Science Monitor)

Historic climate debate opens, with boost from US (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:17 PM PST AP - Delegates to a pivotal climate conference welcomed an Obama administration move Monday to regulate greenhouse gases under existing clean air law, but said they still expect more.

Obama sending envoy to North Korea (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - After a year of tensions, President Barack Obama is sending a veteran diplomat to North Korea on Tuesday for the highest-profile talks between Pyongyang and Washington since he took office pledging to reach out to America's adversaries.

Iran student protests bring out tens of thousands (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST AP - Tens of thousands of students, many shouting "Death to the Dictator!" and burning pictures of Iran's supreme leader, took to the streets on more than a dozen campuses Monday in the biggest anti-government protests in months.

Dan Brown eyes La Scala balconies for inspiration (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:11 PM PST AP - He's already done the Vatican. So don't be surprised if Milan's famed La Scala opera house doesn't turn up in Dan Brown's next thriller.

UN chief asks al-Bashir's help to free hostages (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:31 PM PST AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Sudan's president to seek help in freeing two members of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur who have been held hostage for more than 100 days, the U.N. said Monday.

Turkish P.M. in Washington As Turkey Looks East (Time.com) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:50 AM PST Time.com - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the war in Afghanistan and other issues. But the President also needs to convince him that Turkey must stay close to the U.S. and Europe even as it looks east

U.S. to follow appeal in Knox murder case: Clinton (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST Reuters - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.

Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST AP - Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence.

Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST AP - President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.

Commando units arrest civilians in Guinea (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:13 PM PST AP - Commando units loyal to the wounded leader of Guinea's military junta swept through neighborhoods near the capital on Monday, arresting civilians believed to have ties with the renegade soldier that tried to assassinate their leader.

US shouldn't 'lose' Sri Lanka: Senate (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST AFP - A US Senate report has urged more engagement with Sri Lanka as it recovers from war, warning that Washington risks "losing" the island to China and Western adversaries.

Canada building permits surge 18 percent in October (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST Reuters - Canadian building intentions soared past expectations in October, with the value of building permits rising 18 percent from September due largely to strength in nonresidential projects, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

ITV apologises over rat eating row (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST AFP - ITV, the TV channel behind hit show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!", apologised Monday for the death of a rat during filming in Australia, as the stars who killed it faced police charges.

Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American troop withdrawal.

Climate change talks: What to look for at Copenhagen (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Delegates left the Bali climate change talks in December 2007 with high hopes that a grand bargain on reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be secured by now.

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