Climate deal imperfect but huge step forward: China
PARIS - For China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, the global climate accord reached in Paris marked a huge step toward greener growth that safeguards its sovereignty while falling short on funding for cleaner energy.
Russia says fired warning shots at Turkish ship in Aegean to avoid collision
MOSCOW The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident.
EU border force plan faces resistance from governments
BRUSSELS A proposal to give the EU's executive the power to send forces unbidden into member states to defend the common European frontier will face resistance from some countries when it is published this week.
Brazilians protest to demand President Rousseff's impeachment
SAO PAULO Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday to demand President Dilma Rousseff's ouster in the first nationwide protests since formal impeachment proceedings began against the leftist leader.
First women elected to Saudi local councils
RIYADH Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation, a state-aligned news site reported on Sunday.
Afghan forces battle to hold off Taliban in Helmand district
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan Afghan forces are battling to hold Marjah district center in the volatile southern province of Helmand that Taliban insurgents have cut off as part of a months-long campaign in which they have taken three districts and threatened the regional capital.
Divers retrieve more items in search for California shooting clues
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. FBI divers picked through the bottom of a San Bernardino lake on Saturday for a third day, seeking evidence related to a married couple who massacred 14 people at a holiday party, in what the bureau has called an act of terror inspired by Islamic State.
"I was afraid for my life”: Victim of convicted Oklahoma cop
Janie Liggons, one of the victims of a former Oklahoma City policeman who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, says "I was afraid for my life. I kept begging him, 'Sir, please don't make me do this.'" Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Russian Goliath meets Siberian David
MOSCOW - Gazprom is feeling the pinch of low oil prices. The state-controlled giant is seeking help from a small Siberian energy firm to use its gas to fill a pipeline to China if its own systems are not ready in time. Full Article
New Year's resolutions that do work
NEW YORK - Fidelity Investments's just-released New Year's Resolutions study discovered that making financial resolutions does, in fact, help get your fiscal house in order. Full Article
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