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UPCOMING
Gaza-Israel-Strike
The U.N. Security Council was to meet behind closed doors Wednesday night on the situation in Gaza where the Israeli military continued to conduct air strikes and militants continued to fire rockets at targets in Israel.
US-Petraeus-Allen-Investigation
President Barack Obama declined Wednesday to join congressional voices calling for an investigation into why the FBI did not notify the White House and other political leaders sooner about the investigation into the affair that led to the resignation of the director of the CIA.
US-Petraeus-What-We-Know
The Petraeus scandal: What we know
Texas-Spanking-Judge
A Texas judge suspended after an online video showed him beating his teenage daughter went viral was reinstated by the Texas Supreme Court.
INTERNATIONAL
Gaza-Israel-Strike
Israel launched a series of blistering air strikes Wednesday on what it says are terrorist targets in Gaza, killing the chief of Hamas' military wing and at least eight others, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
Israel-Gaza-QA
Q&A: Gaza strikes could be beginning of ground attack
US-China-Nuclear-Weapons
China is modernizing its military at a "remarkable rate," including its own nuclear weapons capability, says a congressionally mandated panel exploring the relationship between the United States and China.
MONEY-China-Middle-East-trade
China's Xi Jinping, who is expected to be named president in March and likely next premier Li Keqiang will inherit a foreign policy that puts a premium on partnerships that can help China fuel its resource-hungry economy.
MONEY-China-Europe-economies
Like it or not, China and Europe's economies are intertwined.
Myanmar-Prisoner-Release
Hundreds of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted their freedom, according to the state-run newspaper, just days before President Barack Obama is scheduled to become the first sitting U.S. head of state to visit the fledgling democracy.
Syria-Civil-War
The newly elected leader of the Syrian opposition, cleric Sheikh Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, said President Barack Obama's comments Wednesday about the war-torn country represent a much-appreciated "good step initially."
Ancient-Panda-Spain
Spanish researchers have discovered fossils they say could be from the oldest identified relative of the giant panda. The specimens are from a species the scientists are calling Kretzoiarctos beatrix, and they are in the range of 11.5 million to 12.5 million years old, according to lead study author Juan Abella, at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Spain.
U.S.
US-Petraeus-Allen-Investigation
President Barack Obama declined Wednesday to join congressional voices calling for an investigation into why the FBI did not notify the White House and other political leaders sooner about the investigation into the affair that led to the resignation of the director of the CIA.
US-Petraeus-What-We-Know
The Petraeus scandal: What we know
POL-Petraeus-timeline
Timeline of the Petraeus affair
US-petraeus-broadwell-clearance
As a commissioned officer in the military reserves, Paula Broadwell's security clearance would be "secret" or "top secret," which would allow her access to classified documents, according to military officials.
US-Kelley-Honorary-Consul
In a weekend 911 call to Tampa, Florida, police, Jill Kelley demanded that police help to remove people from her property, describing herself in what sounded like diplomatic terminology.
US-Air-Force-Training-Changes
An investigation into sexual assaults and harassment at the basic-training facility for the U.S. Air Force has led to sweeping changes of how instructors are chosen, as well as to an increase in the number of female instructors for new recruits.
