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• Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks (AP)
• Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years (AP)
• Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border (AP)
• Pakistan police probe Americans in terror case (AP)
• Attack on Italian PM reveals nation's divisions (AP)
• Obama's Afghanistan Surge: A Long War With an Uncertain Outcome (Time.com)
• Officials: World power meeting on Iran canceled (AP)
• Hamas mobilizes mass rally in show of strength (AP)
• Honduran president-elect willing to meet Zelaya (AP)
• African protest hits U.N. climate talks in final week (Reuters)
• General says Afghan troop surge will take longer (AP)
• Canada angered by elaborate emission cuts hoax (Reuters)
• 'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots (AFP)

Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:10 PM PST AP - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session — a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST AP - New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in the summertime as early as 2014, Al Gore said Monday at the U.N. climate conference. This new projection, following several years of dramatic retreat by polar sea ice, suggests that the ice cap may nearly vanish in the summer much sooner than the year 2030, as was forecast by a U.S. government agency eight months ago.

Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:54 PM PST AP - Iran said Monday a court will try three Americans who wandered across the border from Iraq last July and became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear program.

Pakistan police probe Americans in terror case (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST AP - Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case.

Attack on Italian PM reveals nation's divisions (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST AP - Even hospitalized and in pain, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can polarize Italians.

Obama's Afghanistan Surge: A Long War With an Uncertain Outcome (Time.com) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:20 AM PST Time.com - While the President's West Point speech posited an accelerated troop buildup followed by an expedited withdrawal, his military commanders acknowledge a messier reality

Officials: World power meeting on Iran canceled (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST AP - An upcoming meeting by five world powers on trying to curb Iran's nuclear program has been canceled at China's request, senior officials from three of the countries involved said Monday.

Hamas mobilizes mass rally in show of strength (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:09 AM PST AP - Hamas mobilized tens of thousands of supporters on Monday for an anniversary rally meant to show the Islamic militant group has not lost support despite Israel's devastating military assault on Gaza a year ago.

Honduran president-elect willing to meet Zelaya (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:04 PM PST AP - Honduras' president-elect said Monday he is willing to meet with ousted leader Manuel Zelaya anywhere to help end the political impasse over last June's coup.

African protest hits U.N. climate talks in final week (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:36 PM PST Reuters - A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.

General says Afghan troop surge will take longer (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST AP - The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described. The White House insisted it was sticking with a goal of completing the buildup by late summer.

Canada angered by elaborate emission cuts hoax (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:09 AM PST Reuters - Canada condemned on Monday a series of elaborate hoax emails and a fake website story that claimed the country would cut emissions of greenhouse gases by a much greater amount than previously announced.

'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:29 AM PST AFP - An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.

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