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  1. US Army soldiers bow their heads in prayer during ceremonies at the Fallen Soldier Memorial on November 10. Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
    Fort Hood soldiers prepare for battle with scars from rampage AFP - Mon Nov 23, 9:24 AM ET

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.

  2. No longer Top Secret: RAF wartime aerial photos Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:55 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Aerial photographs of prisoners in high security Colditz and POWs who worked on the infamous bridge over the River Kwai are among images now available to view online for the first time.

  3. FILE --This is an Aug. 24, 2007 file photograph of reputed Ku Klux Klansman James Ford Seale as he walks to an awaiting transport vehicle in Jackson, Miss., after receiving three life terms in prison for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two black teenagers in southwest Mississippi. The FBI says agents investigating civil rights-era murders have scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tried to track down grand jury witnesses who gave testimony decades ago, but still have hit a brick wall in many of the cases. Now, they're turning to the public for information on the next of kin for victims in 33 unsolved killings. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
    The Starting Point: An FBI request & electronic babysitters The Yahoo! Newsroom - Mon Nov 23, 8:23 AM ET

    The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.

  4. File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)
    Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  5. The shore of Deception Island in Antarctica, in 2008. The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)
    Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study AFP - Sun Nov 22, 1:33 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

  6. Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, line up in a queue while waiting for their turn to collect handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mustansar Baloch
    Pakistani forces attack Taliban, kill 22 Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:00 AM ET

    HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official on Monday.

  7. Swimmer Ryan Lochte poses for photos on the red carpet during the 2009 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggles Awards on November 22, 2009 at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Lochte beat out superstar Michael Phelps and veteran Aaron Peirsol for male swimmer of the year at the awards on Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/Donald Miralle)
    Lochte ends Phelps's reign as swimmer of year AFP - Mon Nov 23, 3:06 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Ryan Lochte beat out superstar Michael Phelps and veteran Aaron Peirsol for male swimmer of the year Sunday at USA Swimming's Golden Goggles awards.

  8. A job seeker picks up a copy of the Washington Job Guide at a job fair in a Washington hotel, August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired U.S. News & World Report - Mon Nov 16, 4:06 PM ET

    While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers? Do you tend to make your interviewers a little nervous?

  9. Healthcare workers at a hospital. A Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his "second birth" after doctors realised he was in fact conscious, a German weekly reported Monday.(AFP/File/Simon Maina)
    FAQ: A normal person's guide to health care reform The Yahoo! Newsroom - Sat Nov 21, 9:27 PM ET

    If you've recently found yourself wondering, "What the heck is going on with the health care reform debate?", you're not alone. The American legislative process is unwieldy, and never more so than in the United States Senate. The Senate voted Saturday to move its bill to a full debate, but some big hurdles still remain.

  10. India's Nobel economics laureate Amartya Sen speaks during a conference in his honour for development, freedom and welfare in New Delhi December 19, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur
    Nobel laureate says happiness important for growth Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 10:44 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Levels of happiness could help shape economic policy in the industrialized world in the same way such factors have gained prominence in developing countries, said economics Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

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  1. Jermaine Jackson accepts award for favorite soul/R&B male performing, for his brother Michael Jackson, with Michael Jackson's son Jaafar Jackson (R) at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 8:10 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

  2. Iran gained $5 billion on shift from U.S. dollar: state TV Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 10:42 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has gained $5 billion through its policy of shifting away from the U.S. currency in favors of the euro, state television reported on Monday, citing Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani.

  3. Rescuers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine to search for survivors following a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song
    China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104 Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 9:57 PM ET

    HEGANG, China (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a mine in northeastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the country's latest mine disaster at 104.

  4. Obama says boosting jobs is a top priority Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending.

  5. US President Barack Obama at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 19. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to open talks Monday on a high-profile state visit to the United States where he encouraged Obama to fight Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)
    Pakistani forces attack Taliban, kill 22 Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:00 AM ET

    HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official on Monday.

  6. U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
    Obama to meet advisers on Afghanistan Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 3:44 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama planned a ninth session with top advisers on Afghanistan on Monday as he neared a decision on whether to send troops and fought Republican charges that he is taking too long to make up his mind.

  7. Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in a video grab released on October 2, 2009 by Israeli television. REUTERS/Handout
    Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 1:36 PM ET

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of jailed Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday.

  8. Gunmen kill 21 in Philippine political war Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 8:39 AM ET

    MANILA (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted and killed at least 21 people in the southern Philippines Monday, apparently to prevent a woman filing her husband's nomination to run for provincial governor in elections next year, the military said.

  9. India fears losing US favor even as Obama fetes Manmohan Singh The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 23, 4:00 AM ET

    New Delhi - As India's prime minister Manmohan Singh arrives to a red carpet welcome in Washington Monday – the first state guest of President Barack Obama – commentators in India seemed more preoccupied with the United States' growing friendship with China.

  10. A couple walks past a poster of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in Jerusalem. Israel said there is no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)
    Israel says no deal yet on Shalit prisoner swap AFP - Mon Nov 23, 3:42 PM ET

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.

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