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11/23/11--02:24: Pakistan's new U.S envoy is named (chan 1661740)

A day after Pakistan's ambassador to the United States stepped down, Islamabad named Sherry Rehman as the new U.S. envoy.






11/23/11--02:38: Analysts: Egypt unrest will get worse (chan 1661740)

The showdown between Egyptian street demonstrators and the military-led government will likely escalate in the countdown to next week's parliamentary elections despite the military council's pledge Tuesday to speed up the transition to civilian rule, analysts said.






11/23/11--02:41: Libya Transitional Cabinet named (chan 1661740)

Libya's acting prime minister on Tuesday announced a new cabinet approved by the National Transitional Council as the North African nation continues to reshape itself following the end of Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule.






11/23/11--02:45: Taliban claims it attacked Pakistan police station (chan 1661740)

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for an early Wednesday morning attack on a police station that killed two officers and injured seven others, a spokesman for the militant group told CNN.






11/23/11--04:37: Clooney, Ronaldo called in Berlusconi trial (chan 1661740)

Actor George Clooney and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo could be called as witnesses in the trial of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sex with an underage prostitute, the court announced Wednesday.






11/23/11--08:51: Afghan rape victim sentence reduced (chan 1661740)

Afghan prosecutors announced Wednesday that a young rape victim, jailed for adultery after reporting the crime and pushed into marrying her attacker, would have her sentence reduced from twelve to three years. The prosecutor said she would, for now, remain in jail -- with her child -- for not reporting her attack fast enough.






11/23/11--09:45: Report: Yemen president to ink deal with Saudis (chan 1661740)

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday to attend the signing of a Gulf Cooperation Council proposal aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis, Yemen's state-run news agency SABA reported.






11/23/11--11:41: ICC backs down on Saif Gadhafi trial demand (chan 1661740)

Libya could try Saif al-Islam itself rather than handing him over to International Criminal Court if Libya can prove it has a functioning justice system, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday.






11/23/11--14:05: Detained American students meet with U.S. diplomat (chan 1661740)

An American diplomat visited Wednesday with three American study-abroad students detained in Egypt, several hours after authorities questioned them again, according to a spokeswoman for American University in Cairo.






11/23/11--14:18: Protests rage in Egypt (chan 1661740)

Protesters and police clashed near Tahrir Square in Cairo, the fifth day of violence. "The people demand the downfall of the council of shame," some chanted, referring to military-led government.






12/04/11--04:52: Report: Bollywood star dies at 88 (chan 1661740)

Bollywood movie star Dev Anand, a fixture in the Indian film industry for decades, has died of an apparent heart attack, CNN IBN reported Sunday. He was 88.






12/04/11--08:39: Biden arrives in Greece at pivotal time (chan 1661740)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Greece, as a new interim government there seeks to halt the country's economic upheaval that has had ripple effects across the globe.






12/04/11--09:41: 45,000 Germans evacuated due to WWII bombs (chan 1661740)

Life has come to a standstill in the western German city of Koblenz, where 45,000 people -- nearly half of the city´s population -- have been evacuated after the discovery of several dangerous World War II bombs.






12/04/11--11:15: Aging Pearl Harbor attack survivors passing on the baton (chan 1661740)

For 70 years, survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have captivated listeners with their firsthand accounts, recalling buddies who died in their arms or the glasses worn by a low-flying Japanese pilot. The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, founded in 1958, is dissolving December 31. The passing of time, the difficulty in finding chapter officers and the health of its 2,700 members have taken their toll.






12/04/11--11:44: Obama expresses 'condolences' to Pakistan's president (chan 1661740)

U.S. President Barack Obama called Pakistan's president Sunday to express condolences over the airstrike that killed 24 soldiers near the Afghanistan border more than a week ago, the White House said in a statement.






12/04/11--15:00: Military council formed in Yemen (chan 1661740)

Yemen's vice president announced Sunday the formation of a military council of 14 members whose duties will be to stabilize the country and reform the military, a senior official in the vice president's office told CNN.






12/04/11--15:26: New deadline for Syria reported (chan 1661740)

The Arab League issued Syria a Sunday deadline to sign an initiative to end the bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters, Qatar state media reported.






12/04/11--16:28: Unclear whether Iran shot down drone, a U.S. official says (chan 1661740)

A U.S. drone was shot down in eastern Iran, state media reported Sunday, citing a military source.






12/04/11--16:55: Protesters arrested as Putin's party suffers losses (chan 1661740)

As Russians headed to polls Sunday for national parliamentary elections, opposition websites, radio stations and an election monitoring group claimed they had come under online attack.






12/04/11--17:16: Police probe blast near British embassy in Bahrain (chan 1661740)

An explosion occurred early Sunday near the British embassy in the Bahraini capital, an embassy spokesman said.