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UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year

A United Nations report says more than 3,000 civilians died in Afghanistan’s conflict last year, the worst annual toll in the decade-long war. Read More… (Photo » READ
Who are the SEALs?
(CNN) – The same elite Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden took part in a daring nighttime rescue in Somalia of an American and Danish » READ
Costa Concordia: the inside story of the night of Friday, January 13
It should have been a dream trip: families, honeymooners, and couples enjoying a cruise on the Costa Concordia, but then a tragedy unfolded. Here, we tell » READ
Etta James, Powerful Voice Behind ‘At Last,’ Dies at 73
Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature » READ
Pioneering freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies
She was only 29, not just in the prime of her life but also a high-flying and beloved acrobat-on-skis with a chance to make history as » READ

Two survivors rescued from grounded cruise ship

Rescuers reached two trapped honeymooners in the interior of a cruise ship more than 24 hours after it ran aground off a picturesque Italian island, killing » READ
THREE-YEAR-OLD BARELY FLINCHES AS MASSIVE LION TRIES TO ATTACK THROUGH ZOO GLASS

It‘s easier to be brave with predatory animals when they’re in a zoo and on the other side of a glass enclosure. Or is it? While » READ
MASSIVE OIL DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN ARCTIC REGION

Norway’s Statoil said Monday it has discovered a large oil reserve in the Barents Sea, its second major oil find in the Arctic region in less » READ
Iran welcomes U.S. Navy rescue operation

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday welcomed the U.S. Navy’s rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held captive by pirates, just days after it had warned » READ

Apocalypse not now: 2012 doomsday predictions debunked by NASA On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. » READ	Iran claims nuclear fuel advance, test-fires missile in Gulf TEHRAN — Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Persian Gulf on Sunday, moves that could further antagonize » READ
SHOWDOWN: U.S. FLEET WARNS IRAN THAT CLOSING STRAITS OF HORMUZ ‘WILL NOT BE TOLERATED’ (TheBlaze/AP) — Iran’s navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the » READ	BLIND LOVE? MEET THE BLIND PUG THAT HAS HER OWN SEEING-EYE DOG It may make you laugh, and may even jerk some tears coming out out of the holiday season, but this pair of pugs is sure to » READ
Turkish Airstrikes Kill Smugglers Mistaken for Kurdish Separatists ISTANBUL — The Turkish military said Thursday that it had accidently killed at least 35 Turkish cigarette smugglers in airstrikes after mistaking them for separatist fighters » READ	Kim Jong Il’s Heir Meets With SKorean Delegation North Korea’s next leader burnished his diplomatic skills Monday, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim » READ
HEAR THE TEAR-JERKING, FASTEST-SELLING SINGLE IN BRITAIN IN 3 YEARS…BY A GROUP OF MILITARY WIVES The song has become the fastest-selling single in Britain in the last three years. It sold 556,000 copies in the last week, more than the rest of the » READ	Thousands Enjoy Merry Christmas in Bethlehem Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the » READ
NORAD Santa trackers having record holiday DENVER (AP) — Santa’s piling up more than presents this year. The big man’s trackers at NORAD say Santa Claus is also breaking records this Christmas » READ	North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead of heart attack, state media reports (CNN) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, North Korean state TV said Monday. Read More…
At least 447 dead after storm pummels Philippines Manila, Philippines (CNN) – The death toll from a tropical storm that pummeled the Philippines rose to at least 447 on Sunday, according to the national chairman » READ	SHAMEFUL: BANGLADESHI MAN CHOPS OFF WIFE’S FINGERS FOR STUDYING FOR A DEGREE Human rights groups in Bangladesh have mobilized in requesting severe punishment for 30-year-old Rafiqul Islam, who has admitted to using a machete to cut off his » READ
Iran Mocks Obama After He Asks For Downed Drone Back, Says He ‘Begs To Give Him Back His Toy Plane’ In the wake of the latest downed U.S. drone, Iran is gleefully mocking Barack Obama, chiding that the president “begs to give him back his toy » READ	Rare Photos Show Chinese Prisoners in Their Final Hours Before Facing a Firing Squad China’s human rights record is, by many accounts, startling. The communist nation uses a heavy hand in punishing its citizens, as the death penalty is imposed » READ
U.N. estimates 5,000 killed in Syrian uprising (CNN) — As explosions and gunfire continued to ripple in Syria, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Monday raised the death toll from » READ	Obama says U.S. goal is successful Iraq Washington (CNN) — Declaring the U.S. goal is a successful Iraq, President Barack Obama on Monday promised economic, diplomatic and military help to Iraqi Prime Minister » READ
UN climate change summit struggles to secure agreement Talks to strike a historic new global climate deal were continuing on Sunday night, but it looked increasingly uncertain that the 194 countries would produce a » READ	No Indication Iran ‘Shot Down’ US Drone Earlier in Tehran, state TV quoted a military source as saying a US reconnaissance aircraft had been shot down along the border. The unmanned spy plane » READ
Crematorium to Use Burning Corpses to Create Energy Many industries are seeking out alternative energies to help cut costs and emissions, and crematoriums are no different. According to The Telegraph, crematoriums are required by » READ	NBC’s Ann Curry to Joe Biden: With No WMD, Can U.S. ‘Claim Victory’ in Iraq? In an interview with Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq aired on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry depicted the war effort there as a failure: » READ
NBC’s Ann Curry in Baghdad: ‘U.S. Brings Its Divisive Eight-Year War in Iraq to an End’ In a live report from Baghdad on Wednesday’s NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry described her arrival to the country with Vice President Biden: “Security is heavy » READ

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