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A piece of ice floats in Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.

10 Things To Know About The U.N. Climate Talks In Paris

Here's a bit about what you should know going into the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference beginning Nov. 30.

President Obama, center, and Secretary of State John Kerry, right, attend the opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris, on Monday.

147 World Leaders Gather In Paris For U.N. Climate Conference

The conference is being billed as a last chance summit to save the planet. The goal is to come to a global agreement to limit greenhouse emissions in effort to curb climate change.

Maria Lola Melisio, 18, entered the U.S. illegally with her mother when she was 7. Now she's an undocumented resident living in Alabama, which has one of the country's toughest immigration laws.

Federal-State Tug Of War: Drawing The Lines In Immigration Overhaul

Inside a modest storefront in Loxley, Ala., 18-year-old Maria Lola Melisio points out the Mexican spices and other products for sale in her mother's market.

A Russian war plane taxies at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria. Advocates say a no-fly zone would keep Syrian aircraft from attacking anti-government rebels and endangering civilians, which might allow Syrians to feel safe enough to stay put.

Russian Military Jet Crash Heightens Debate Over Syria No-Fly Zone

Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio and others are supporting the idea of a no-fly zone over Syria to try to help civilians there. But skeptics say it no longer has any relevance to today's Syrian crisis.

Gov. Jerry Brown (left) meets with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 27. Brown has been brokering his own international agreement on climate change.

California, An Environmental Leader, Eyes A Key Role In Climate Talks

World leaders are set to meet in Paris, trying to agree on how to combat climate change. Also attending will be California Gov. Jerry Brown, who is spearheading his own international climate movement.

Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako Friday. Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel in the capital of Bamako, seizing 170 guests and staff.

American Among The Dead In Mali Radisson Hotel Attack

After gunmen initially took more than 170 hostages in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital of Bamako, more than 130 of those hostages are now reportedly free.

Hillary Clinton speaks about her plan to fight the Islamic State militant group at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Hillary Clinton Says Allies Should 'Prioritize' Fighting ISIS Over Assad

The former Obama secretary of state called for a no-fly zone in Syria to fight ISIS, but also seemed open to letting Assad stay in power — at least temporarily.

Hillary Clinton speak about her plan to fight the Islamic State militant group at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Hillary Clinton Says Allies Should 'Prioritize' Fighting ISIS Over Assad

The former Obama secretary of state called for a no-fly zone in Syria to fight ISIS, but also seemed open to letting Assad stay in power — at least temporarily.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media during his news conference at the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey.

Did Vladimir Putin Just Trick Himself Into Solving Syria's War?

Diplomat Tony Blinken tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that settling the conflict in Syria may be the only honorable way for Russia to get out of its intervention in that country.

Nurul Izzah Anwar, a Malaysian lawmaker and an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Najib.

Malaysian Leader Faces Corruption Scandal As He Prepares To Meet Obama

Malaysia's leader is at the center of a swirling scandal involving millions — if not billions — in missing money. It's complicating a crucial U.S. relationship in Southeast Asia.

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