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Rock stars shine at Hurricane Sandy benefit gig
Rock music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, joined in a stellar line-up Wednesday to raise money for victims of superstorm Sandy.
13 December 2012
Syria regime using missiles, barrel bombs: US
The Syrian regime has begun using missiles and barrel bombs against rebels, a top US official said Wednesday, signaling a dangerous escalation of the deadly 21-month-old conflict.
13 December 2012
'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking: UN
Children -- most of them girls -- now make up 27 percent of all human trafficking cases, marking an alarming increase in recent years.
13 December 2012
In long-awaited move, Obama recognizes Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama proclaimed Syria's newly reframed opposition as the "legitimate" representative of the nation's people Tuesday.
13 December 2012
Police chief sends gangsters Christmas cards
Gangsters in one of Canada's most crime-ridden cities can expect a special greeting card this Christmas -- from a local police chief dressed as jolly Santa Claus and packing heat.
13 December 2012
McAfee back in US after Guatemala expulsion
Computer software pioneer John McAfee was back on American soil Wednesday after being expelled from Guatemala, escaping immediate deportation to Belize for questioning over his neighbor's murder.
13 December 2012
Apocalypse... but not as we know it
The End Of The World As We Know It -- TEOTWAWKI -- is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.
13 December 2012
World leaders face big challenges in 2013
Barack Obama is back and China has a new leader in Xi Jinping, but world leaders face heavyweight issues in the coming year, from lingering economic crises to bloody tumult in the Middle East.
13 December 2012
Chavez cancer surgery successful: vice president
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering after a successful cancer operation at a Cuban hospital, his vice president said Tuesday.
12 December 2012
At least three dead in US mall shooting
At least two people were killed Tuesday when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself.
12 December 2012
New Yorkers live longer than other Americans: mayor
New Yorkers are living longers than Americans overall, and the margin is increasing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday as he praised his administration's health policies.
12 December 2012
US seen as 'first among equals' in 2030: intel report
The United States will likely be the "first among equals" rather than a lone superpower by 2030, in an increasingly chaotic world where China is the top economy.
12 December 2012
Colorado becomes second US state to legalize pot
Colorado became the second US state to legalize marijuana for recreational use Monday, as its governor signed a voter-backed proposal into law.
12 December 2012
Strauss-Kahn strikes secret deal to end US sex case
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday agreed a financial settlement with a New York hotel maid who had accused him of sexual assault.
12 December 2012
US report faults Pakistan over Afghan war
Despite an easing of tensions with the United States, Pakistan is persistently undermining security in Afghanistan by permitting safe havens for insurgents.
12 December 2012
December 21: End of Mayan calendar, or end of the world?
Gonzalo Alvarez, who had just arrived in Cancun for two weeks of revelry linked to a major milestone in the Mayan calendar, seemed reasonably cheerful for a man about to swallowed up by the Apocalypse.
12 December 2012
Clinton cancels Morocco trip due to illness
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has canceled a planned trip to Morocco due to a stomach virus, her office said Monday.
12 December 2012
Weddings abound as Washington's gay marriage law kicks in
Hundreds of same-sex couples flocked to get married in the northwest state of Washington on Sunday, the first day possible after the state approved gay marriage in a referendum in November.
11 December 2012
Brief Facebook outage after infrastructure change
Facebook was unreachable briefly on Monday after the social network made a change to part of its infrastructure dealing with routing traffic to its online address.
11 December 2012
Pinochet knew details of rights abuses: ex-judge
Late Chilean general Augusto Pinochet was well aware of crimes committed by his secret police during the country's military dictatorship.
11 December 2012
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