Wall Street Week Ahead: A lump of coal for 'Fiscal Cliff-mas'

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street traders are going to have to pack their tablets and work computers in their holiday luggage after all. A traditionally quiet week could become hellish for traders as politicians in Washington are likely...

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Sexual assault reports jump 23 percent at US military academies

By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sexual assaults reported by students at the three U.S. military academies jumped 23 percent in 2012, underscoring what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was a "persistent" problem that required a "strong and...

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Hundreds pay tribute to legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar

By Roselle Chen ENCINITAS, California (Reuters) - Ravi Shankar's daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar, along with the wife of late Beatle George Harrison said their final goodbyes to the sitar virtuoso on Thursday at a public memorial service...

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Thailand now aiming for F1 race in 2015

REUTERS - Thailand expects to host a floodlit Formula One Grand Prix in Bangkok in 2015 after plans were pushed back a year, the governor of the national sports authority said on Friday. "An F1 race is likely to take place here in early 2015 instead...

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Loved and loathed, Park takes South Korea's presidency

By Jack Kim and David Chance SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's first woman president, Park Geun-hye, will have her job cut out when she takes office in February with the economy slowing, her father's autocratic rule still an issue for many and North Korea...

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Asian shares pause as U.S. budget talks stall

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares paused on Thursday after rallying to their highest in nearly 17 months the day before, as talks to avert a U.S. fiscal crisis stalled - prompting worries of the world's largest economy sliding back into...

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Venezuela's Chavez stable after respiratory infection

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is in a "stable" condition in Cuba after being treated for a respiratory infection following his cancer surgery last week, the government said. Chavez, 58, is battling to recover from his fourth...

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Gold bounces on U.S. dollar but near four-month low

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold regained strength on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro, but the metal was still within sight of its weakest in nearly four months after signs of progress in the U.S. fiscal talks dented its safe haven appeal....

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Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war

By Martin Petty KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan father-of-four Mohammad Nasir has a secret he's been keeping from his family. The aid worker pulls a television bench out from the living-room wall of his Kabul home. Behind it is a carved out shelf, hiding...

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Connecticut governor says he told parents their children killed

REUTERS - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy broke down into tears on Monday as he recalled how, hours after a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school, he took it upon himself to tell parents and other relatives that their children had been...

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Shaken US town turns to prayers, churches to fight grief

New York, Dec 16 (PTI) Grief-stricken residents of a US town shaken by the horror of a brutal school shooting sought refuge in the divine today, flocking to churches in hundreds in the face of tragedy as debate shifted strongly towards gun control laws....

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Mother, son injured in ceiling collapse

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A woman and her son were today injured after ceiling of an under-construction building collapsed in a northeast locality. 23-year-old Shahnaz and her son Faiz were on balcony of the fifth floor, which was being constructed "illegally",...

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Govt asks SC collegium to reconsider names of 3 judges for

Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 23:36 Govt asks SC collegium to reconsider names of 3 judges for Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Govt asks SC collegium to reconsider names of 3 judges for Govt asks...

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Check misuse of social networking sites, Gehlot to police

Jaipur, Dec 15 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said that to check misuse of social networking websites, police should effectively use the concerned laws. Gehlot was speaking after reviewing a parade here during the 150th anniversary...

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