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World leaders back delay to final climate deal 15 Nov 09, 23:02 ET Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, but European negotiators said the move did not imply weaker action. more Australia's Rudd says sorry to orphans, child migrants 15 Nov 09, 22:29 ET Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents. more Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies 15 Nov 09, 20:37 ET AP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia in past centuries with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home. more Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant 15 Nov 09, 18:35 ET Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday time was running out for diplomacy in a dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, but a top Iranian official said it was up to the West to show it sincerely wanted a deal. more Palestinians say they will ask UN to recognise state 15 Nov 09, 18:33 ET AFP - The Palestinians said Sunday they plan to ask for UN recognition of their independence, amid mounting frustration over the stalled peace process as Israel warned against any unilateral moves. more No. 2 fugitive mob boss nabbed in Sicily 15 Nov 09, 16:53 ET AP - Police captured one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives on Sunday, dealing a stiff blow to the island's Cosa Nostra crime syndicate, Italian officials said. more Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192 15 Nov 09, 16:38 ET AP - Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week. more Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence 15 Nov 09, 16:38 ET AP - Kosovo's first elections since independence from Serbia ended peacefully Sunday, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians. more Thousands gather to honor German soccer star 15 Nov 09, 16:19 ET Reuters - Tens of thousands of fans joined family, friends and team mates of Robert Enke to pay their last respects to the Germany goalkeeper on Sunday, five days after his suicide shocked the country and soccer fans worldwide. more French envoy talks about trip in North Korea 15 Nov 09, 15:52 ET AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's special envoy to North Korea said Sunday that he had long talks with officials there about sensitive issues including nuclear proliferation and human rights. more Reports: Iran ex-deputy minister jailed in Israel 15 Nov 09, 15:33 ET AP - An Iranian former deputy defense minister who has been missing for nearly three years was abducted by Israeli agents and is now being held in Israel, several Iranian news Web sites reported Sunday. more Can Obama Get Around China's 'Great Firewall'? 15 Nov 09, 14:50 ET Time.com - There is a long history of Chinese officials censoring the comments of U.S. presidents, but the Obama Administration is trying to find cracks in the "Great Firewall." more Iran's first lady makes rare speech at Rome summit 15 Nov 09, 14:26 ET AP - Iran's first lady made rare public appearance and even more rare, a speech, at a Rome forum on the eve of a U.N. summit to fight hunger beginning Monday. more Mystery of Bangladesh's mass arsenic poisoning solved 15 Nov 09, 14:15 ET AFP - Researchers have pinpointed the source of what is probably the worst mass poisoning in history, according to a study published Sunday. more Obama begins China visit with full agenda 15 Nov 09, 14:07 ET McClatchy Newspapers - SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama kicks off his visit to China with a town-hall meeting Monday in Shanghai, a rare chance for the Chinese people — university students in the audience and people of all ages who sent questions via the Internet — to communicate directly with a Western leader. more China's plan for Three Gorges' water level stalled 15 Nov 09, 12:58 ET AP - Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month — which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project — have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks. more US, Russia say Iran 'running out of time' on nuclear 15 Nov 09, 12:03 ET AFP - President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the Iranian nuclear crisis as the US leader warned that Tehran was "running out of time". more Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan 15 Nov 09, 11:33 ET AFP - A soldier has been shot and killed while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said on Sunday. more Two Egyptian Christians get death sentence for murder 15 Nov 09, 10:40 ET AFP - Two Egyptian Christians have been condemned to death for the murder of a Muslim man who married one of their relatives after she converted to Islam, a judicial source said on Sunday. more Ahmadinejad has no future: Peres 15 Nov 09, 09:36 ET AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has no future, his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres said in an interview published on Sunday. more Serbian Orthodox Church head Pavle dies at 95 15 Nov 09, 09:30 ET AP - Patriarch Pavle, who led Serbia's Christian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the turbulent 1990s marked by ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, died Sunday. He was 95. more Britain, Australia saying sorry to child migrants 15 Nov 09, 09:20 ET AP - Britain and Australia are saying sorry to thousands of British children who were promised a better life overseas, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home. more Two sentenced to die over Egypt sectarian killing 15 Nov 09, 09:03 ET Reuters - An Egyptian court sentenced two Christian men to death on Sunday for killing the Muslim husband of one of their female relatives who had converted to Islam against the wishes of her family, court sources said. more French troops launch eastern Afghan offensive 15 Nov 09, 08:33 ET AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into a volatile valley east of the Afghan capital Sunday in an attempt to gain control of an area that has long been a haven for militants who launch quick attacks and then fade back into hillside villages. more Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood 15 Nov 09, 07:28 ET AP - Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing hope they can achieve their aspirations through peace talks. more Iran condemns US mosque seizure 15 Nov 09, 07:23 ET AP - Iran on Sunday denounced as 'disgraceful' U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links. more Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release 15 Nov 09, 07:19 ET Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday. more Afghan forces get 2 C-27 military support planes 15 Nov 09, 06:59 ET AP - Two C-27 military support planes have been delivered to the Afghan National Army Air Corps — a small step on the road to helping Afghanistan's security forces develop a modern aerial fleet. more Britain to apologize to former child migrants 15 Nov 09, 06:56 ET AP - British officials say Prime Minister Gordon Brown will apologize to thousands of British children who were shipped to new lives overseas, where many say they suffered neglect and abuse. more WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nailing the funny shirt pic 15 Nov 09, 06:28 ET AP - He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo. more Obama says time running out for Iran on nuclear deal 15 Nov 09, 05:25 ET Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday time was running out for diplomacy to resolve a crisis over Iran's nuclear program, but Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered softer criticism of Tehran. more China blocks unregistered church service again 15 Nov 09, 05:25 ET AP - Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new place to worship Sunday, a move one analyst suggested would be a test for President Barack Obama on religious freedom during his first visit to the country. more German minister 'shot at' during Afghan visit 15 Nov 09, 05:19 ET AFP - A helicopter convoy carrying German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg came under fire from the ground during a recent surprise visit to troops in the area, several media reported on Sunday. more Obama: Time running out for Iran 15 Nov 09, 05:00 ET AP - President Barack Obama says time is running out for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing. more Batting key as Pakistan jet off to New Zealand 15 Nov 09, 04:40 ET AFP - Coach Intikhab Alam identified batting as the key area for improvement as a 17-member Pakistan squad minus Younus Khan flew to New Zealand early Sunday to play a three-match Test series. more Ship collision kills 4 South Korean fishermen 15 Nov 09, 04:28 ET AP - A South Korean fishing boat flipped over after colliding with a much larger Hong Kong cargo ship, killing four fishermen and leaving three others missing, officials said Sunday. more Woods adds Australian Masters title to world dominance 15 Nov 09, 04:28 ET AFP - Tiger Woods recovered from an indifferent weekend to rediscover his usual poise and swagger to sweep to a two-stroke victory in the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath here on Sunday. more Obama, Medvedev optimistic on START replacement 15 Nov 09, 04:13 ET AP - President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement START nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by year's end. more Militants attack anti-Taliban mayor in Pakistan 15 Nov 09, 03:07 ET AP - More than a dozen militants opened fire on the house of an anti-Taliban mayor in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, but security guards repelled the attack, killing three assailants, said police. more Sri Lanka's African slave families fade away 15 Nov 09, 02:59 ET AFP - In a village deep in west Sri Lanka, one of the island's few remaining communities of African descent breaks into song -- a poignant elegy to a disappearing culture. more US, ASEAN drop call for Suu Kyi's release 15 Nov 09, 02:35 ET AP - President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop a call for Myanmar's ruling generals to release political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of elections next year. more Fabled Foreign Legion finds a new war to fight 15 Nov 09, 02:31 ET AP - As soon as the French Foreign Legion moved in this summer, some of the men climbed on the roof of the base headquarters and painted the force's Latin motto in big white letters. more Iran artists in tug of war with government 15 Nov 09, 02:29 ET AP - Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics. more Taliban under fire from Pakistan faithful 15 Nov 09, 01:44 ET AFP - Inayatullah Khan sits on a dusty rug and prepares to pray at Pakistan's biggest religious gathering of 400,000 Muslims, cursing the Taliban for their "unholy crusade" against humanity. more Afghanistan letter row highlights PM's press woes 15 Nov 09, 01:15 ET AFP - A row over a botched condolence letter from Gordon Brown may have won him public sympathy, but the PM's relations with the media are more fragile than ever, months before an election. more Ousted Honduran president won't recognize vote 15 Nov 09, 00:44 ET AP - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he will not accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month. more

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