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World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 12 December

Associated Press Sunday, 13 December 2015, 07:41 Last update: about 9 years ago

VENEZUELA-CONGRESS

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro tells Venezuela's military to be prepared for a fight as the country remains tense after a landslide defeat for his socialist party in congressional elections. 

CHILE-CALL-IN CONFESSION

SANTIAGO, Chile — A 62-year-old army veteran has been arrested after a man called a radio talk show and confessed to taking part in 18 killings during the former Chilean dictatorship's so-called dirty war against leftists during the 1970s. 

MOCK MASS SHOOTING-TEXAS

AUSTIN, Texas — About a dozen gun rights activists stage a mock mass shooting near the University of Texas, only to be outnumbered by counter-demonstrators who wave sex toys and try to drown them out with chants. 

OBAMA-CLIMATE

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the new global climate agreement "offers the best chance we have to save the one planet we have" and credits his administration as being a driving force behind the deal. 

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