1:59am EST 12/24
At least one suicide bomber kills four at police checkpoint in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan - NBC
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1:20am EST 12/24
Pakistani police report an explosion in Peshawar near a commercial district, there is no immediate word on casualties or damage - AP
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12:52am EST 12/24
Air strike kills 30 al Qaeda militants Yemeni security official says were planning an attack on Yemeni and foreign oil targets - Reuters
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12:42am EST 12/24
Former aide to Japanese P.M. Hatoyama faces charges for falsifying funding records, threatening to erode support for government- Reuters
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11:51pm EST 12/23
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11:26pm EST 12/23
Police: Day-long small-town Va. post office standoff over, 3 hostages out, suspect in custody - AP
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11:21pm EST 12/23
Va. Hostage update: 3 people leave post office including man in wheelchair, authorities not saying if one is suspect - AP
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11:01pm EST 12/23
Va. Hostage update: Man walks out of post office with hands raised, no word on identity - AP
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10:49pm EST 12/23
Circus employees, police searching for 2 tigers that escaped in southwestern Mexico when their cage burst open while in transport - AP
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10:34pm EST 12/23
Retired Col. Robert L. Howard, 70, a Medal of Honor winner and considered to be the U.S.'s most decorated soldier, is dead - AP
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10:19pm EST 12/23
Sen. John McCain is recruiting Pennsylvania Rep. Christopher Carney to switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP - NBC News
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