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23 tons of tusks were seized by authorities, suggesting the killing of at least 2,500 elephants worldwide by poachers

At least 19,336 people have been murdered in 2011, or an average of more than two every hour, or about 53 every day.

Most of the dead are believed to have been teenagers.

Ron Paul is currently leading polls in Iowa.

What people need to remember is that Maher is a comedian who is seeking publicity for his show

The charges that Paul is racist and anti-Semitic are nothing new.

The pipeline will carry Russian gas under the Black Sea into Europe.

Cheetah lived about two decades beyond what would be considered typical.

The king also pays a 40 percent tax on his income.

CIPD forecasts that joblessness will then peak at 2.85-million in 2013.

Opinion polls suggest that JLP and PNP are running neck-and- neck.

Fernandez, 58, will undergo an operation on January 4.

The World-Herald has about 1,600 employees, including about 650 in Omaha.

Military forces are now combing through the capital city of Bissau, seeking all other conspirators.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar – as well as Iran - use the Strait to transport oil and/or natural gas exports.

Even when times are tough at home... British people care deeply about the world's most vulnerable children.

Cuban immigration officials eventually send illegal Haiti migrants back to their home country.

Brazil has enjoyed a dizzying pace of economic growth in recent years due primarily to a huge escalation in commodity exports, particularly to the ravenous Chinese market.

he bill moves to France's senate next year. If it passes the upper house, it will become law.

Trained as a lawyer she has been granted an unusually wide range of duties.

Zayzafouna is published under the patronage of the Palestinian National Commission for UNESCO.

State media in both countries did not mention the fraudulent flag.

Herewith follows some of my predictions for what may happen in 2012 with respect to some key foreign countries.

Chen denied he was guilty and allegedly told the court that “Dictatorship will fail, democracy will prevail.

The temporary payroll tax fix gives President Barack Obama and the Democrats a political win over Republicans

Kobe Bryant’s messy and disastrous personal life elicits nothing but derision and contempt.

More than 900 police officers will be fired.

The incredible events of 2011 will likely influence global history for decades to come.

Most members will likely face charges of conspiracy, drug trafficking and weapons manufacturing.