Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.  
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Recession Crimped Incomes of the Richest Americans Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:13 PM PST The share of income received by the top 1 percent fell to 17 percent in 2009 fell from 23 percent in 2007.  
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An Alarming Greek Contingency: What if It Drops the Euro? Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST A growing number of legal and financial experts, to say nothing of the Greeks themselves, are examining in detail what would happen if Greece abandoned the euro.  
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Newsmaker: Gambia's Bensouda to counter ICC critics Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:22 PM PST DAKAR (Reuters) - Fatou Bensouda, the first African to be named as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has little time for accusations that the Hague-based court has harbored bias against Africa during its nine-year history.  
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Brazil's Lula is beating cancer, doctors say Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:11 PM PST SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Doctors in charge of throat cancer treatment for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called his response to chemotherapy "impressive" and said the tumor in his larynx had shrunk by 75 percent in size.  
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Canada says invoking right to quit Kyoto protocol Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday.  
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Chelsea 2-1 Man City Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:53 PM PST Frank Lampard comes off the bench to score a decisive penalty as Chelsea hand 10-man Manchester City their first Premier League defeat of the season.  
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VIDEO: An artistic sensation at 75 Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST Haji Khanem, a 75-year-old woman from the Iraqi Kurdistan, has become an artistic sensation.  
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U.S. Ties Cyberspying to Chinese Military Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST The U.S. has pinpointed many of the Chinese groups responsible for cyberspying in the U.S., and most are sponsored by the Chinese military.  
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Obama Calls on Iran to Return Downed U.S. Drone Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:08 PM PST The Obama administration said it has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but is not hopeful that Iran will comply.  
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Kabila Defends Congo Election Results Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST President Joseph Kabila defended the election that secured him a second five-year term, as sub-Saharan Africa's largest country braced for a clash between the government and opposition leaders who say the vote was stolen.  
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Iranian president targeted by shoe thrower Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST A 45-year-old textile worker who has been out of work for a year threw his shoes Monday at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to protest not having received unemployment benefits, an Iranian website reported.  
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Spanish and Italian aid workers appear in video Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:40 PM PST MADRID (Reuters) - Two Spanish aid workers and an Italian kidnapped from a Sahrawi refugee camp in western Algeria have been shown on a video recording, the first time pictures of the three have been since they were captured in October, Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.  
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Russian billionaire to run against Putin Posted: 12 Dec 2011 11:59 AM PST Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov -- the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and one of the world's richest men -- said Monday that he will run for president of Russia next year.  
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Weather warnings issued across UK Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:39 PM PST Weather warnings are in place for much of the UK, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow predicted into Tuesday.  
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Lawrence accused: 'I'm no racist' Posted: 12 Dec 2011 11:39 AM PST The Stephen Lawrence trial hears that defendant Gary Dobson told police in 1993 that he was 'no racist'.  
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Iowa Evangelicals Divided Over Caucus Endorsement Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST Conservative Christian voters cannot agree on which Republican presidential candidate to support, finding faults based on principle or electability.  
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VIDEO: Bus bombed in 'valley of death' Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST The BBC's Caroline Wyatt reports from a patrol on the road between the Afghan towns of Sangin and Gereshk, where a local bus came under attack.  
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VIDEO: Bus bombed in 'valley of death' Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST The BBC's Caroline Wyatt reports from a patrol on the road between the Afghan towns of Sangin and Gereshk, where a local bus came under attack.  
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Former dissident becomes Tunisian president Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST Moncef Marzouki was Ben Ali's bete noire throughout his political career and was forced to live in exile in France.  
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