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Copenhagen - Delegates from more than 190 countries today opened what some are calling a historic round of talks on climate change in Copenhagen. But the final chapters remain to be written. Full Story »

Baghdad - Iraq's fractious Parliament agreed to a compromise paving the way for legislative elections early next year after an 11th-hour phone call from President Obama to a top Kurdish leader removed remaining objections to a deal. Full Story »

Manila, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is coming under fire for her weekend declaration of martial law in the southern province of Maguindanao, where political allies of hers are linked to a massacre of 57 people last month. Full Story »

Istanbul, Turkey - In Iran, riot police clashed with thousands of protesters Monday in the latest round of demonstrations, which took place despite a concerted six-month effort by Iran's security services to stamp out the opposition Green Movement. Full Story »

La Paz, Bolivia; and Cochrane, Chile - Bolivian President Evo Morales easily won his second five-year term Sunday night, solidifying the revolution he promises to bring to the country's long-oppressed indigenous majority. Full Story »

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Rome - Italian judges angrily hit back Monday at American accusations that the 26-year prison sentence for college student Amanda Knox for the murder of her British flatmate was based on flawed evidence, a botched investigation, and a coerced confession. Full Story »

Lahore, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked a court in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing 11 and injuring more than 30, according to local officials. Full Story »

Copenhagen - 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. Full Story »

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