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• US denies charges against American held in Iran
  The White House says accusations against an American man convicted in an Iranian court of working for the CIA are false.January 9, 2012
• WWII Medal of Honor recipient laid to rest Saturday
  Funeral services are tomorrow in Duluth for the last living Medal of Honor recipient in Minnesota. Mike Colalillo earned the honor during World War II. The West Duluth resident died last week at the age of 86. Nearly four years ago, Colalillo spoke with MPR's Mark Steil about his experiences during World War II. Steil's original report aired in January 2008.January 6, 2012
• Tales from the Arab Spring
  Midday presents a BBC documentary featuring first-hand accounts of the uprisings in the Middle East that started in Tunisia and then spread across the region to Egypt and Libya.Midday, January 2, 2012
• Egypt, Tunisia try to turn elections into democracy
  The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia took place in a matter of days, filling those countries with hope of a brighter future. Both countries have held elections, but creating a democracy will take time.January 2, 2012
• Man with explosives detained at Texas airport
  A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.December 31, 2011
• 2 Doctors Without Borders employees killed in Somalia
  Doctors Without Borders says that two of its employees in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital -- a Belgian and an Indonesian -- have been killed in gunfire that occurred in one of its offices.December 30, 2011
• North Korea won't soften stance toward south
  North Korea warned the world Friday there would be no softening of its position toward South Korea's government after Kim Jong Il's death.December 30, 2011
• For a military family during deployment, challenges come in sizes large and small
  She misses her husband, her boys miss their dad, and meanwhile life goes on.December 30, 2011
• Minn. Somalis plan protest as money transfers end
  Somalis plan a demonstration Friday on the day a bank plans to stop allowing money transfers from Minnesota's Somali community to relatives in the famine-stricken country.December 29, 2011
• US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,737
  As of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at least 1,737 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.December 28, 2011
• Saudis trump Iran oil blockade threat
  Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia said it will offset any loss of oil from a threatened Iranian blockade of a crucial tanker route.December 28, 2011
• Arab League observers arrive in Syria
  Arab League observers are in Syria today after days of fierce violence in the city of Homs, but will their presence be enough to prevent the government from cracking down on opponents?Midmorning, December 28, 2011
• Leadership transition in North Korea
  With the death of dictator Kim Jong Il, will the North Korean regime collapse tomorrow or continue long into the future?Midday, December 23, 2011
• 10,000 US troops leave Afghanistan
  President Barack Obama's order to withdraw 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year has been accomplished, a little more than a week before the year-end deadline, military officials said Thursday.December 22, 2011
• Wave of bombings across Baghdad kills 60
  Bomb attacks ripped through Baghdad on Thursday morning, just days after U.S. forces formally ended their occupation of Iraq.December 22, 2011

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