LE BOURGET, France (AP) – The latest news from the U.N. climate conference in Paris, which runs through Dec. 11. 1:50 p.m. The head of international climate summit says the climate talks are off to “a good start” thanks to 150 world leaders who came to Paris on Monday, but …

LONDON (AP) – The British Parliament is set to decide Wednesday whether to take more aggressive action against Islamic State extremists even as U.S. officials announced additional forces would be sent to the region as part of a global push against the radical group. The British vote would authorize the …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – The latest news as tens of thousands of people slip into Europe and head to wealthy European Union countries in search of a better life. All times local. 2:00 p.m. Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, says his government has filed a complaint to challenge a European …

NEW DELHI (AP) – Farmer Ajmad Miyah has given up on ever settling down again. Three years after the sea swallowed his home on the Bangladeshi coast, he still has no property or possessions, and survives by tilling other people’s fields in exchange for food. “I’ve accepted that this is …

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) – Two months after the Taliban rampaged through the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, residents are still sifting through the rubble, wondering how they will ever rebuild and worrying that the insurgents will return. The Taliban swept into the strategic northern city in late September, holding it …

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) – Moving her finger over the laptop trackpad, 6-year-old Lauren Meek drags and drops a block of code to build a set of instructions. She clicks the “run” button and watches as the character moves through a maze. She then pumps her fist in excitement. “Yes! This …