Details of Russian Submarine Disaster Emerge Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST As firemen doused the last flames of a fire that had raged for almost a day on a nuclear submarine, authorities said the fire had started on a wooden scaffold surrounding the vessel.  
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Firefighters contain nuclear submarine blaze Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST Authorities assure public that there was no radiation leak and that vessel's nuclear-tipped missiles were not on board.  
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Obama to Delay Budget Request So Congress Can Comment Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST The delay is not expected to have any practical effect.  
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Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:40 PM PST Steven Gerrard returns to goalscoring form as his late strike helps Liverpool seal victory over Newcastle.  
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Can a pill cure hangovers? Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:20 PM PST New pill said to cure hangovers - is this possible?  
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Off the Charts: The Year the Governments Lost Their Credibility - Off the Charts Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:37 PM PST In 2011, European governments badly underestimated the debt crisis and the United States nearly defaulted and had its credit rating cut.  
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As Spain Trims Deficits, Scrutiny Falls on Regional Governments Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:37 PM PST The country's highly autonomous regions have spent and spent in the past decade, and their growing debt problems are making things increasingly difficult for Spain's central government.  
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Nigerian Christmas bomb death toll rises to 37 Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:10 PM PST ABUJA (Reuters) - The death toll from a bomb attack on a church just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja on Christmas Day has risen to 37, with 57 people wounded, a source at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday.  
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Conflict minerals crackdown backfiring in Congo: U.N. Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST KINSHASA (Reuters) - A U.S. crackdown on so-called "conflict minerals" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has backfired by pushing trade deeper into the hands of criminals, including at least one former rebel leader, a U.N. report said on Friday.  
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Congo ex-rebels given perks for backing Kabila: U.N. Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:42 PM PST KINSHASA (Reuters) - Former rebels have been promoted to senior posts in Democratic Republic of Congo's military in return for supporting President Joseph Kabila's re-election effort, the United Nations said in a report on Friday.  
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Man charged over babysitter death Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST An 18-year-old man is charged with the murder of a woman who was stabbed while looking after her niece and nephew at a house in Hertfordshire.  
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Bits Blog: Verizon Drops Plan for $2 Fee on Some Bill Payments Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:16 PM PST Verizon Wireless has canceled plans to impose a $2 "convenience fee" on some bill payments, just a day after announcing the new policy. The company said the move came in response to customer feedback.  
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US: Egypt agrees to halt rights group raids Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:37 PM PST Egyptian officials assure the US they will stop raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups, state department says.  
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Russia: Nuclear Submarine Fire Finally Out Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:28 AM PST Firefighters extinguished a massive fire aboard a docked Russian nuclear submarine as some crew members remained inside, but officials gave assurances that there was no radiation leak and the vessel's nuclear-tipped missiles weren't on board.  
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Spain Expects Wider Deficit Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST Spain's new government Friday said the country will miss its budget-deficit target by a wide margin, and announced spending cuts and tax increases valued at about €15 billion ($19.4 billion) to stem the tide of red ink.  
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Brand files for split from Perry Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:31 PM PST British comedian Russell Brand has filed for divorce from American singer Katy Perry after 14 months of marriage.  
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Romney keeps slim lead over Paul Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:33 PM PST Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are nearly neck and neck in Iowa, while Newt Gingrich cries at a campaign event.  
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Character Study: At 52, Still Working the Streets in Hunts Point Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST For Barbara Terry, who has spent nearly her entire adult life as a prostitute in Hunts Point, in the Bronx, her profession is "a business, a regular job."  
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On Gay Rights, Obama Lets Surrogates Take the Lead Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:58 AM PST The president is reluctant to be drawn into the issue in an election year, although support for gay rights is growing.  
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Pakistani Panel to Investigate Memo Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:29 PM PST Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered an investigation on Friday into a controversial memo that solicited help in stopping a possible coup by the humiliated Pakistani military.  
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