LE BOURGET, France (AP) – Some are at war, others recovering from natural disasters and some are simply ideologically opposed to the climate deal taking shape in U.N. talks outside Paris. Only 11 countries haven’t submitted pledges for the envisioned agreement, including conflict-ridden Syria, reclusive North Korea and socialist Latin …
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Egypt: 16 killed, 3 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub
CAIRO (AP) – A firebomb attack on a nightclub in Cairo early Friday killed 16 people and wounded three others, authorities said. Police were looking for two young men who carried out the attack in the Agouza district because they were previously not allowed to enter the club, state news …
Read More »Saudi Arabia hosting Syrian opposition ahead of peace talks
BEIRUT (AP) – Saudi Arabia is hosting Syrian opposition groups and many of the main rebel factions next week in an effort to come up with a unified front ahead of peace talks with Syrian government representatives scheduled to begin early next year. The meeting is the first of its …
Read More »PM says Turkey cannot be ‘brought to its knees’ by Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister struck a defiant tone Friday in his nation’s growing spat with Russia, declaring that his country cannot be “brought to its knees” by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane. In a speech during a visit to …
Read More »OPEC ponders strategy, but lacks options to raise oil price
VIENNA (AP) – Faced with low prices and plentiful supply, OPEC oil ministers want to turn the market around. But their options are limited. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting countries began meeting Friday with prices of U.S. benchmark crude up marginally but still just above $41 a barrel, …
Read More »Fight over net neutrality rules returns to appeals court
WASHINGTON (AP) – A long-running legal battle over government rules that require Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally is back for another round before a federal appeals court. Cable and telecom industry groups will urge a three-judge panel on Friday to throw out regulations that forbid online content …
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