Toxic bootleg brew kills 22 people in India
Additional 31 workers being treated for liquor poisoning from drinking the liquor which was made from cough medicine
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Report: U.S. to slash Iraq Embassy staff
In the wake American military withdrawal, the U.S. is planning to reduce embassy personnel by up to half, the New York Times reports
U.S. grasps for way to help in Syria
White House insists invasion or arming rebels would have negative outcome, but other options may achieve very little
Netherlands prepares for 125-mile skating race
Extremely cold weather has made it possible for an epic skating race over frozen waterways to be conducted for 1st time in 15 years
Iran: We can attack U.S. interests "anywhere"
Nation's ambassador to Russia says it's capable to strike U.S. assets but will only do so to retaliate
Syria batters Homs for 5th day in a row
Activists say more than 50 killed as regime pummels opposition stronghold with artillery in apparent push to retake city
Riots follow ouster of Maldives president
Former leader Mohamed Nasheed forced to resign - allegedly at gunpoint - after controversy surrounding detained judge arose
Are too many SEAL secrets being made public?
Special operations chief faces criticism that over-disclosure of secret missions defies troops' nickname as "quiet professionals"
Pakistani fishermen reel in 40-foot whale shark
Five cranes reportedly needed to pull 7-ton carcass out of water in Karachi; Fish sold for $18,000
News International settles 9 phone hacking suits
Rupert Murdoch's British media company has now dealt with more than 60 claims in hacking scandal, 50 others being prepared
For rebel-held Syrian towns, constant funerals
CBS News' Clarissa Ward visits a Syrian rebel-held town, finds a hospital taking blood from one patient directly to another
Argentina takes Falklands spat with U.K. to U.N.
Argentine president to complain to Security Council that Britain creating security risk over disputed islands
Official: U.S. drone kills 8 in Pakistan
The closing of a U.S. drone base in Pakistan has slowed the pace of drone use there, but not by a lot
U.S. mulls humanitarian aid, not arms, for Syrian rebels
White House: U.S. is not considering arming Syrian opposition groups amid calls from some lawmakers to weigh such an option
200 years on, it's still a Dickensian world
Charles Dickens' great, great grandson calls the writer a "great social reformer" -- and his themes still resonate
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
2 Native American women make history in midterms
All the House districts that flipped in the midterm elections
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Mamdani says Democrats must keep their "foot on the gas"
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
