Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Limiting Emissions

Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Limiting Emissions
Liberian Court Rejects Petition to Delay Elections Over Ebola
Tens of Thousands Protest in Poland Over Results of Local Elections
A Pastor’s Turn Fighting for Ukraine
In Myanmar, Racing to Save a Colonial Past in Decay
The New Smoke: China’s E-Cigarette Boom Lacks Oversight for Safety
For Jihadists, Denmark Tries Rehabilitation
Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result
Rangers Kill Three Poachers in South Africa
Former Champions, Both Men and Women, Fill the Coaching Ranks
After Barren Years in Somalia, Signs of Growth by the Bunch
Inside Wealth: Some of the Rich Collect Art. Others Collect Passports.
Online Trail Leads to Arrest of Indian as Man Behind Posts Backing Extremists
Nations Plod Forward on Climate Change Accord
Taliban Ramp Up Fatal Attacks in Afghanistan
British Columbia’s Powder Highway
Rescuers Search for Victims of Fatal Landslide in Indonesia
Last Hong Kong Protest Camp to Be Cleared Monday, Police Say
Egypt Denies Entry to American Scholar Critical of Its Government

Posted: 14 Dec 2014 12:12 AM PST

The agreement reached in Lima, Peru, would be a breakthrough in 20 years of efforts by the United Nations to create a serious global warming accord, but it falls short of what scientists say is needed.

Liberian Court Rejects Petition to Delay Elections Over Ebola

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:53 PM PST

Liberia's Supreme Court on Saturday said it would not halt Senate elections scheduled for Tuesday, but the ultimate day of the vote remains unclear.

Tens of Thousands Protest in Poland Over Results of Local Elections

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:36 PM PST

The leader of Poland's largest opposition party claimed that the results of last month's municipal elections had been falsified.

A Pastor’s Turn Fighting for Ukraine

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 03:08 PM PST

Sergei I. Reuta, a Pentecostal minister, picked up a Kalashnikov rifle to volunteer with the Ukrainian Army, where he routinely held court at his post and cooked for his unit.

In Myanmar, Racing to Save a Colonial Past in Decay

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:01 AM PST

Preservationists are working to salvage badly deteriorating buildings in Yangon's historic downtown.

The New Smoke: China’s E-Cigarette Boom Lacks Oversight for Safety

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:59 AM PST

Almost all of the world's e-cigarettes are made without oversight, and experts say flawed or sloppy manufacturing could account for some of the hazards seen in the devices.

For Jihadists, Denmark Tries Rehabilitation

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:26 AM PST

A pioneering program treats former fighters not as criminals or potential terrorists, but as wayward youths who deserve a second chance.

Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:24 AM PST

Six months after the Islamic State seized Iraq's second-largest city, it has exerted tight control over schools and other aspects of society while doing little to provide services.

Rangers Kill Three Poachers in South Africa

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:20 AM PST

The killings happened in Kruger National Park, where two-thirds of the nation's poaching deaths of rhinos occurred this year, according to government figures.

Former Champions, Both Men and Women, Fill the Coaching Ranks

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:18 AM PST

WTA Tour players looking to break through are following the lead of Andy Murray and enlisting former top players as their guides.

After Barren Years in Somalia, Signs of Growth by the Bunch

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:54 AM PST

During the civil war of the 1990s, irrigation systems were damaged, plantations were abandoned, farmers were displaced and storage facilities and ports destroyed. Now, the banana is making a tentative comeback in Somalia.

Inside Wealth: Some of the Rich Collect Art. Others Collect Passports.

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:53 AM PST

The global wealthy are spending an estimated $2 billion a year to secure documents giving them entree into desired countries.

Online Trail Leads to Arrest of Indian as Man Behind Posts Backing Extremists

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:29 AM PST

As the police closed in on him, Mehdi Masroor Biswas gave a panicky interview to an Indian newspaper saying that his comments in interviews with Channel 4 had been misconstrued and that his email had been hacked.

Nations Plod Forward on Climate Change Accord

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST

The draft deal would, for the first time in history, commit every nation to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, but it would still fall far short of what scientists say is needed.

Taliban Ramp Up Fatal Attacks in Afghanistan

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 08:58 AM PST

Suicide attackers and gunmen unleashed a wave of violence in the capital and beyond on Saturday, weeks before a planned withdrawal from Afghanistan by international forces.

British Columbia’s Powder Highway

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 07:59 AM PST

Where is the heart of skiing in North America? A case for the Kootenay Rockies, where winters of 50-foot snows aren't uncommon.

Rescuers Search for Victims of Fatal Landslide in Indonesia

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 04:27 AM PST

At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 homes were buried or swept away by the landslide, which was caused by seasonal rains Friday in the province's Banjarnegara District, an official said.

Last Hong Kong Protest Camp to Be Cleared Monday, Police Say

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 04:15 AM PST

The protest site in Causeway Bay, a crowded shopping area, has outlasted the much bigger camps, but not for much longer, a police spokesman said.

Egypt Denies Entry to American Scholar Critical of Its Government

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 03:18 AM PST

Michele Dunne, a former diplomat now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said Saturday that she was turned away at the Cairo airport.