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Members of the international confederation Oxfam hold a banner with a message for representatives meeting at the climate talks, on the grounds of the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site, in Lima, Peru, on Saturday. ... read more

Montevideo, Dec 1 :  Ex-president Tabare Vazquez has won Uruguay's presidential runoff, extending the left's decade-long hold on power -- though not necessarily his predecessor's ground-breaking marijuana laws, exit polls showed...... read more

killed 36 workers in an attack on a quarry in Kenya's Mandera county, which borders Somalia, Kenyan media reported on Tuesday.
Citizen Television said the 36 workers were killed when suspected al-Shabaab militants from Somalia attacked the quarry.... read more

Washington: Top US Senators, cutting across party lines, have supported the nomination of Richard Rahul Verma, stating that the Indian-American is uniquely suited to be the next Ambassador to India...... read more

Dhaka, Dec 3 : A close aide of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was today rearrested in Bangaldesh and sent to police custody for questioning over his possible terror links...... read more

New York, Dec 4 : Thousands of protesters hit the streets of New York after a grand jury declined to charge a white police officer in the choking death of a black man, days after a similar decision sparked unrest in US cities...... read more

 Lima (Peru) Dec 4: Asserting that it has been a strong champion of equity, India today said developed countries should compensate developing nations for the effects their greenhouse gas emissions have had on climate...... read more

Caracas, Dec 4 : Venezuelan prosecutors have charged a prominent opposition leader with conspiracy in relation to an alleged plot to assassinate leftist President Nicolas Maduro...... read more