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Panetta: U.S. Combat in Afghanistan to End Next Year Last Updated: 11:39 PM 02/01/12 - U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014. 12 Comments (Full Story)
	Two Dead in Egypt Street Clashes Over Soccer Riot Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 10:57 PM 02/02/12 - Police shot and killed two protesters in Suez, Egypt, early Friday, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74. (Full Story)
	US, Taliban Both Talk of Peace and War 1 Comment Last Updated: 11:18 PM 01/12/12 - The Obama administration and the Taliban each voiced readiness Thursday to enter peace talks while pledging to carry on with a decade of military conflict in Afghanistan until their rival objectives are met. (Full Story)
	APNewsBreak: UN Visit to Tehran Set for January 28 1 Comment Last Updated: 11:15 PM 01/12/12 - A senior U.N. nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on Jan. 28 with Iran saying it is ready after years of refusal to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons work, diplomats said Thursday. (Full Story)
	North Korea Vows No Change Despite New Leadership 1 Comment Last Updated: 10:46 PM 12/29/11 - North Korea said Friday that rival South Korea and other nations should not expect any change from the country's new leadership. (Full Story)
	Fall of the Soviet Union: 20 Years Later Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 8:59 AM 12/26/11 - For many in Russia, it's a case of deja vu. The discontent today mirrors the unhappiness of two decades ago. That's when public protests over three days brought down the Soviet Union and set a new course for the country. (Full Story)
	Death Toll in Baghdad Wave of Violence Jumps to 57 1 Comment Last Updated: 6:24 AM 12/22/11 - The spokesman for the Iraqi health ministry says the death toll from a wave of violence sweeping the country's capital has climbed to 57. (Full Story)
	Kim Jong Il: A Retrospective Look Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:23 AM 12/19/11 - The White House says President Obama is monitoring reports of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Kim's death was announced by state media in a "special broadcast." The reports said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on Dec. 17 during a "high intensity field inspection." (Full Story)
	[UPDATE] North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died 25 Comments Last Updated: 4:29 PM 12/19/11 - Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. Senator Bill Nelson comments on the death of Kim Jong II. (Full Story)
	Rupert Murdoch's Son Faces British Parliament Again Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:34 AM 11/10/11 - James Murdoch is appearing for a second grilling by British parliamentarians investigating the country's phone hacking scandal. (Full Story)
	Generation Greece Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 10:56 AM 11/05/11 - Break time at Athens' New York Business College. A bunch of students set on getting qualified, then quitting the country. (Full Story)
	Money Talk Dominating Romney, Gingrich Contest 3 Comments Last Updated: 5:20 PM 01/24/12 - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich's fight for Florida and the states beyond stayed at a high boil Tuesday as Romney released tax returns showing annual income topping $20 million - including a now-closed Swiss bank account - and Gingrich insisted his high-paid consulting work for a mortgage giant that contributed to the housing crisis didn't include lobbying. (Full Story)
	London Olympic Art Festival Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:31 AM 11/04/11 - Cultural events will take over Scottish castles, ancient English monuments and every corner of London as part of a giant arts festival running in conjunction with the 2012 Olympics. (Full Story)
	Journalist arrested in Occupy Protests Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:15 AM 11/04/11 - A journalist's arrest at an Occupy movement protest is calling into question whether police violated her First Amendment rights. The photographer was arrested Wednesday while covering a rally at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (Full Story)
	Source: U.S. May Speed Shift to Afghan Advisory Role 2 Comments Last Updated: 11:36 PM 11/02/11 - The Obama administration is considering an early shift in the U.S. military role in Afghanistan from primarily combat to mainly advisory and training duties, even as it struggles to create the beginnings of a political settlement of the war, a senior U.S. official said late Wednesday. (Full Story)
	U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,700 Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 5:37 PM 10/25/11 - As of Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at least 1,700 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001. (Full Story)
	GRAPHIC: Libya Officials: Qaddafi Killed in Sirte 17 Comments Last Updated: 1:26 PM 10/20/11 - Fugitive Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi was killed in fighting around his hometown, a top official in Libya's transitional government said, citing reports from fighters who claimed they saw the body. (Full Story)
	Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Swap Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:35 AM 10/19/11 - An Israeli soldier is finally home after five years as a Palestinian prisoner. Sergeant Gilad Shalit was captured while on patrol in Gaza. (Full Story)
	US Troops Won't Fight in Uganda 4 Comments Last Updated: 9:50 AM 10/16/11 - Uganda's Museveni says US troops will not fight (Full Story)
	Egypt's Reform Leader Critizes Ruling Council Last Updated: 9:31 AM 10/16/11 - Egypt's reform leader criticizes ruling council (Full Story)
	Plot to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador Uncovered 2 Comments Last Updated: 2:28 PM 10/12/11 - The State Department is warning Americans to be on alert today after U.S. officials uncovered an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. (Full Story)
	Clinton: Plot to Kill Saudi Will Isolate Iran 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:51 PM 10/11/11 - An alleged Iranian plot to hire Mexican drug cartel killers to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States on American soil "crosses a line" in Iran's state sponsorship of terrorism and will further isolate the Islamic republic. (Full Story)
	Experts: Free Funerals Could Boost Organ Donation Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 9:36 PM 10/10/11 - Offering free funerals to people who donate kidneys, livers and other organs could help boost donation rates, an influential British medical ethics group says. (Full Story)
	Pakistan Terror Plot Diverted 3 Comments Last Updated: 9:15 AM 10/08/11 - Pakistani police say they have foiled a terror plot in the capital. (Full Story)
	Floods in Thailand Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:34 AM 10/08/11 - Thailand's prime minister has warned that the worst floods to hit the country in decades are now threatening the capital, Bangkok. (Full Story)
	Dishing Out Obama Fried Chicken 28 Comments Last Updated: 8:54 AM 10/04/11 - Offensive -- or just original? Jeanne Moos reports on some controversial chicken restaurants that may be in questionable taste. (Full Story)
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