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- Three dozen sleeping quarry workers killed by gunmen in Kenya
Gunmen attacked and killed 36 quarry workers as they slept in their tents in Kenya's Mandera county, which borders Somalia.
- Japan opposition tries to chip away at Prime Minister Abe
With two weeks to go until Japan's election, opposition parties scramble to undermine Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition, even if they can't unseat him.
- Talks on climate change get underway in Peru
The biggest challenge for the United Nations-sponsored talks is dividing responsibilities between rich Western countries and emerging economies such as China and India.
- Militants attack two cities in northeast Nigeria
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for either attack, but some are pointing fingers at Boko Haram.
- IS militants attack Iraqi-Syrian border crossing, killing 15 Iraq policemen
The attack took place in the town of al-Walid on Iraq's side of the border, according to a senior army official.
- Forty arrested in Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
At one point, police charged the crowd, aggressively pushing demonstrators back with pepper spray and batons, after some protesters started pelting them with water bottles and other objects.
- Palestinian woman attacks Israeli on West Bank, according to military
Tension between Israelis and Palestinians remain high over a sensitive holy site for both communities.
- Spain pledges $150 million to climate protection for poor nations, as Lima talks resume
"We call upon all countries who have not yet contributed to join in," said a spokesperson for the international Green Climate Fund, after Spain became the 22nd nation to contribute to a fund to help poor nations cope with the effects of climate change.
- Democracy protesters clash with police in Hong Kong
Mostly young protesters battled with security forces after they tried to surround the Hong Kong government headquarters.
- As target date arrives, Ebola containment goals remain distant
The World Health Organization will not meet the goals it set two months ago, to isolate 70 percent of Ebola patients and bury 70 percent of Ebola victims by Dec. 1, in the three hardest-hit countries.
- Swiss voters reject plan to protect wealth by cutting immigration
Swiss voters have resoundingly rejected two proposals aimed at protecting the country's considerable wealth, by investing heavily in gold and limiting immigration to a trickle.
- Islamic State launches attack on Kobani from Turkish soil
In what may be a first for the Islamic State extremist fighters, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the border crossing between Kobani and Turkey. Turkish officials deny the vehicle crossed into Kobani through Turkey.
- Pope prays at Turkey's Sultan Ahmet mosque in moment of 'silent adoration'
The pomp and protocol of an official state visit to Turkey behind him, Pope Francis said a silent prayer in one of Turkey's most important mosques Saturday. Francis prayed alongside the Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Rahmi Yaran.
- Russia calls for end to sanctions as EU cracks down on Ukrainians
Moscow offered to waive its food embargo as the European Union imposed sanctions on 13 Ukrainians accused of organizing rogue elections in eastern Ukraine earlier this November. EU officials rejected the Russian offer.
- Death toll tops 100 in Nigerian mosque bombing
On Friday, bomb explosions at a central mosque in Kano, Nigeria killed more than 102 people. Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility for the attack, though it bears the hallmarks of the militant group.
- Taliban attacks foreign guesthouse as violence in Kabul rages
A foreign guesthouse believed to host Europeans working with the Afghan government, or Christian missionaries was attacked by Taliban suicide bombers and gunman on Saturday. It wasn't clear if there were civilian casualties.
- Taiwan premier resigns after Nationalist Party suffers heavy losses
The pro-China Nationalist Party lost eight city and county elections Saturday, pointing to an electorate that is souring on Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou. Premier Jiang Yi-huah, the head of the Cabinet, resigned Saturday.
- Murder charges against Mubarak dismissed
On Saturday, an Egyptian court acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, his security chief, and six top security commanders in the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
- Pope Francis, in Turkey, urges Muslims to condemn Islamic State
Pope Francis praises Turkey for welcoming of 1.6 million refugees and calls for an improved dialogue between Christians and Muslims to end fundamentalism.
- Syria: US-backed rebels advance in south, with Al Qaeda's help
Aiming to put pressure on Damascus, the Syrian rebels, believed to include some CIA-trained fighters as well some from Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, have captured a string of towns from Assad's forces in the south.