|  Israel arrests troops for anti-Palestinian vandalism   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Israeli soldiers were arrested on Tuesday for suspected involvement in pro-settler vandalism and arson, the military said, following a series of attacks in the West Bank that have exacerbated tensions with Palestinians.    
 
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  |  Egypt's new PM says army to give him extra powers   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new prime minister said on Tuesday the ruling army would grant him extra powers, and appointed a finance minister along with most other cabinet members, state media reported.    
 
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  |  WORLD: TimesCast | Attacks On Afghan Shiites   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST December 6, 2011 - Three coordinated bombings in Afghanistan targeted Shiites celebrating a holy day, in the first such sectarian attacks since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.    
 
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  |  Three charged in Sweden with conspiring to kill cartoonist   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three people have been charged with plotting to murder a Swedish cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Mohammad stirred Muslim outrage around the world, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said Tuesday.    
 
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  |  The Caucus: Times/CBS Poll: Gingrich Surges Ahead in Iowa   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST A survey of likely caucus-goers shows Newt Gingrich's support at 31 percent, with Mitt Romney in second place with 17 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.    
 
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  |  US launches virtual embassy for Iran   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST State department says online portal aimed at promoting dialogue with Iranian people in absence of diplomatic ties.   
 
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  |  Belgium Limbo Ends   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST Belgium's new government was sworn in Tuesday, ending a political limbo that lasted 541 days, by far the longest a country has gone without a federal government.   
 
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  |  Geithner Sees Role for IMF in Crisis   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner said the U.S. continues to support a constructive role for the IMF in efforts to end Europe's debt crisis, but denied reports of the Fed making huge loans to the IMF.   
 
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  |  France in Focus After S&P Move   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST France is entering a delicate phase following S&P decision to put the country on credit watch negative, singling out the credibility of the French government's deficit and debt-reduction plans.   
 
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  |  TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 6, 2011   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST Three sectarian bombings in Afghanistan; a study shows brain damage in some N.H.L. players; and a poll shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney competing for the Iowa Republican caucuses.    
 
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  |  Tripoli militia 'to be disarmed'   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST The head of the Tripoli's council says residents of the Libyan capital have until the end of the month to hand over their weapons to the authorities.   
 
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  |  Burned Iraqi boy's road to recovery   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:17 AM PST Youssif was burned by masked men in Baghdad in 2007. CNN revisits him and his family, now in the U.S., after dozens of surgeries and extensive therapy.    
 
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  |  Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Agree on Tax Deal   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said they had agreed to raise taxes on New York state's wealthiest residents as part of a deal to reform the state's tax rates.    
 
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  |  Record damages for US mine deaths   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST A US coal firm agrees to the biggest compensation package ever awarded for a US mine disaster over a 2010 blast in West Virginia that claimed 29 lives.   
 
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  |  US admits losing stealth drone held in Iran   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST Washington says it fears Tehran may obtain classified information from stealth aircraft that Iran says it shot down.   
 
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  |  Live - Tuesday football   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST Chelsea host Valencia in a crunch Champions League tie looking to reach the knock-out stages, while Arsenal travel to Olympiakos alongside a Championship game and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.   
 
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  |  Colombians protest at FARC executions, call for peace   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST BOGOTA (Reuters) - Outraged by the execution of four captives by FARC rebels, tens of thousands of Colombians protested across the nation on Tuesday to demand an end to half a century of guerrilla violence and kidnapping.    
 
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  |  Ten billion downloads for Android   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:15 AM PST More than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from Google's Android Market store, says the search giant.   
 
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  |  Ukraine surprise at England base   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister says he is "surprised" by England's decision to base themselves in Poland during the Euro 2012 finals, despite playing all three group matches in Ukraine.   
 
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  |  Karzai flies home after bombings   Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.   
 
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