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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea said Friday it had agreed with the United States to cooperate on resolving a nuclear impasse, raising hopes for progress after ice-breaking meetings in Pyongyang this week. Full Story »

PROSPERIDAD, Philippines (AFP) - Tribal gunmen in the southern Philippines warned Friday they would massacre dozens of hostages if police made a rescue bid, as hundreds of security forces surrounded their mountain lair. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations. Full Story »

PROSPERIDAD, Philippines (AFP) - Tribal gunmen on Friday released 10 of 57 hostages being held in a mountainous southern Philippine area, the government's chief negotiator with the kidnappers told AFP. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU officials scrambled through the night to secure six billion euros in pledges Friday to help the developing world tackle climate change and provide a boost to UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Full Story »

PROSPERIDAD, Philippines (AFP) - Tribal gunmen holding 57 people in the southern Philippines have agreed to free their captives, the hostage negotiator said, as the ordeal entered its second day. Full Story »

PROSPERIDAD, Philippines (AFP) - Tense negotiations took place after tribal gunmen raided a school and abducted 75 people in the southern Philippines on Thursday seeking to highlight a list of grievances, police said. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The FBI and other US security officials on Thursday questioned several Americans held in Pakistan for alleged links to Al-Qaeda as they probe the reasons for their travel, senior US officials said. Full Story »