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Conflict
Strait of Hormuz Photos
Agence France-Presse
In the shadows of the pyramids
Agence France-Presse
Still suffering from tourism drop, camel drivers claim responsibility for ‘Camel Battle’
Lifestyle
Twin polar bear cubs to debut in China (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Canadians abroad ply their embassies with weird questions
Agence France-Presse
Zimbabwe MP freed after “Mugabe gay sex” comment
Agence France-Presse
Top 5 worst natural disasters of 2011
Agence France-Presse
Two MSF aid workers shot dead in Somalia
Conflict
South Sudan: UN troops step in to prevent ethnic violence
Lifestyle
Mom keeps “zombie cheeseburger” on kitchen counter to scare kids off McDonald’s
Lifestyle
15 Kate Middleton memorable moments in 2011
Commentary
Syria: Was Al Qaeda really to blame for the Damascus suicide bombings?
Lifestyle
Chinese food safety regulators warn over cancer-causing mildew in peanuts, cooking oil
A crew chief completes a post flight inspection of a Predator drone on Sept. 15, 2004 at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
Conflict
Top 5 most groundbreaking stories of 2011
Lifestyle
New Year’s Eve: Dutch giraffes soothed by pop music
Lifestyle
New Year’s 2012: Photos
Conflict
Iran test-fires missile near Strait of Hormuz
Business, Finance & Economics
EU leaders warn of difficult 2012
Conflict
Arab League urged to pull monitors out of Syria amid violence
Business, Finance & Economics
Israeli tourist says he didn’t start fire in Chilean national park
Lifestyle
Italian man, 99, divorcing wife of 77 years over 60-year-old extramarital affair
Politics
Will Bachmann survive?
Conflict
Fiji to lift emergency laws in place since 2009, says military leader Bainimarama
Conflict
Jordan to host meeting of Israelis and Palestinians
Business, Finance & Economics
Earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio interrupts natural-gas drilling operations
Agence France-Presse
Mount Rainier National Park suspect found dead (UPDATES)
Conflict
Tortured Afghan girl, Sahar Gul, to go to India for treatment (VIDEO)
Conflict
Hosni Mubarak trial resumes in Cairo amid speculation Egyptian ex-leader could be acquitted
Business, Finance & Economics
Fires rage across southern Chile; Israeli backpacker blamed
Agence France-Presse
Mexico police tortured suspects in Ciudad Juarez, human rights body says
Politics
Confident Mitt Romney predicts victory in Iowa caucases
Conflict
Taliban said to be coordinating efforts against US-led troops in Afghanistan
Conflict
South Sudan: Jonglei violence displaces “at least 20,000”
Lifestyle
Mystery “gold bars” found on Paris train may be a scam
Conflict
Cairo court hears harshest criticism ever of “tyrant” Hosni Mubarak
Politics
Ultraconservative Al-Nour party denies radicalism amid success
Agence France-Presse
Americans bought record number of guns over Christmas
Agence France-Presse
Michele Bachmann suspends campaign
Business, Finance & Economics
Cuba slams Twitter for fueling Fidel death rumor
Lifestyle
Oklahoma teen mom Sarah McKinley calls 911 to ask if she can kill intruder, then shoots him to death
Agence France-Presse
31 killed in Mexican prison fight between rival drug gangs
Politics
Singapore politicians get pay cut but keep millionaire salaries
Lifestyle
Canadian woman, shot in eye, insists on finishing beer
Agence France-Presse
Philippines: Mining landslide kills 25, dozens missing (VIDEO)
Conflict
Obama, at Pentagon, unveils new military strategy (VIDEO)
Conflict
Somalia: Fist fights in parliament over new speaker
Agence France-Presse
Serial killer stalking homeless in Southern California, police say
Conflict
Fears mount Yemen president Saleh won’t hand over power
Politics
Illegal immigrants may reduce time separated from family in US under Obama proposal
Business, Finance & Economics
Airlines, Airbus say cracks on wings of A380s pose no threat
Agence France-Presse
Casey Anthony appears in YouTube video diary labeled a ploy to repair her image
Lifestyle
Mexico: Baluarte bridge officially world’s tallest (VIDEO)
Conflict
China warns US over new Asia-Pacific military strategy
Lifestyle
China grows “Asia’s biggest man boobs”
Lifestyle
A Canadian judge OKs massive tobacco lawsuit to recoup cost of healthcare
Lifestyle
Pope Benedict XVI names US archbishops among 22 new cardinals
Business, Finance & Economics
MV Rena cargo ship breaks up off New Zealand, threatening new oil spill (VIDEO)
Politics
Rick Santorum leaves New Hampshire, joins Mitt Romney in South Carolina
Agence France-Presse
Chávez returns to airwaves, spurning Exxon, World Bank
Agence France-Presse
Journalist is gunned down in Mexican region plagued by drug violence