Ukraine's 'hot air' bedevils global climate deal
By ARTHUR MAX
Associated Press Writer
KONSTANTINOVKA, Ukraine (AP) -- Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.
For others bey ...
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Mexico is pulling out of recession
By MARTHA MENDOZA and CATHERINE E. SHOICHET
Associated Press Writers
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Rising oil prices and increased exports are slowly dragging Mexico's economy out of a severe recession, but the nation's financial system still confronts fundamental cha ...
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
By SLOBODAN LEKIC
Associated Press Writer
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned ...
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Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
By MARTA FALCONI
Associated Press Writer
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecu ...
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Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence
By TODD PITMAN
Associated Press Writer
KABUL (AP) -- Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.
Once on the front lines of the international effor ...
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
By DAVID STRINGER
Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP) -- A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soo ...
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