Crucial Global Climate Talks Begin in Paris

Negotiators from 195 countries will try to reach a deal within two weeks aimed at reducing global carbon emissions, the French Foreign minister, and President of COP 21, Laurent Fabius says success is within reach. The Pope has has visited a mosque in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic at the end of his African tour. And an ode to Kobe Bryant, as the world renowned basketball player announces his retirement, we have our own poem in dedication to him.

(Photo: View of a balloon representing the Earth during the Global Climate March in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: AFP/ Getty Images/Nelson Almeidanelson Almeida)