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Taliban talks: Does Mullah Omar speak for his footsoldiers?
11:02 am ET - Taliban leaders have agreed to set up an office in Qatar to facilitate peace talks with the West. But it's unclear how well the Taliban communicate among themselves.
Dim forecast for security in Honduras in 2012
8:46 am ET - Despite Honduran efforts to promote police reform and check organized crime, the country has become a major transit point for cocaine, and the future of its democratic institutions looks bleak.
Arab League's Syria mission faces mounting criticism
8:34 am ET - Last week the criticism focused on the questionable credentials of the Arab League Syria mission's leader. This week it is about whether the mission is capable of doing its job.
Egypt's big battle: Muslim Brotherhood vs. the military
8:17 am ET - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood appears to have put up another strong showing in the last round of Egypt's parliamentary election – possibly enough for a parliamentary majority.
Why Iran's currency dropped to worst low in two decades
5:54 pm ET - The value of Iran's currency, the rial, to the dollar fell nearly 30 percent after President Obama approved new Iran sanctions on Saturday.
Federal Reserve unveils plan to be a little less secretive
6:33 pm ET - The Federal Reserve intends to begin releasing a quarterly interest-rate forecast as a service to investors and to counter critics who say it is not transparent enough.
Pentagon to abandon two-war strategy, but at what cost to US security?
5:18 pm ET - The Pentagon has long said it must be prepared to fight two wars at once. Budget cuts and changing global threats mean that standard is no longer practical, experts say.
BP parries with Halliburton over recovery costs for Gulf oil spill
4:58 pm ET - British oil giant BP wants a US judge to force Halliburton to pay all recovery costs stemming from 2010 Gulf oil spill. In a filing Monday, it aims to rebuff assertion that Halliburton bears no liability.
Hungarians cry foul as new Constitution comes into effect (VIDEO)
2:42 pm ET - Tens of thousands of Hungarians turned out to protest what they say is a slide into authoritarianism as a result of new laws and a new Constitution.
Starbucks price hike: 10 cents more for 'tall' in New York – but not L.A.
3:19 pm ET - Starbucks says rising costs for coffee and fuel mean it must increase the price for some of its 'tall' coffee cups. But the Starbucks price hike is not uniform across the country.
Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacks
12:29 pm ET - The Christmas Day attack on a church is only the latest in string of attacks by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, who has given Christians living in the north three days to leave the region.
L.A. arsons: Coordination among agencies, with public credited in arrest (VIDEO)
11:07 am ET - Harry Burkhart has been charged in the four-day arson spree in Los Angeles. Several officials have spoken glowingly of the collective work of a quickly constituted joint task force.
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