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Why hold UN climate talks 28 times? Do they even matter?

By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: "Huh?" Ask those who do know and the answer may be: "Why should I care?" The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly ...

Detainees in El Salvador’s gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail

By CATERINA MORBIATO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The day he was arrested, Luis was in a government office trying to get a document attesting to his clean criminal history so he could apply for a call center job. "What I wanted at that time was something better for my life," said ...

A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lawyer Isabel Lazo's jobs are being systematically canceled by Nicaragua's increasingly repressive government. Lazo worked at a university before the government of President Daniel Ortega closed it. She now is employed at a ...

A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day

By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province is setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans it says are in the country illegally, officials said Thursday. The measure is part of a nationwide crackdown ...