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Reuters - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a slew of bombings that killed at least 71 people in Baghdad last week, a group that monitors online communication among insurgents said Tuesday.

Reuters - Shoppers found a mixed bag of bargains and so-so deals on Monday, as a day off for many Americans lured some out for what was likely to be the third-busiest shopping day of the holiday season.

AP - U.S. home prices fell in most major cities for the second straight month, further evidence that the housing recovery will be bumpy and weigh on the broader economy in 2012.

Reuters - At least 20,000 people protested in Homs on Tuesday against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Arab League peace monitors began to tour the flashpoint city and the army withdrew some tanks following battles that killed 34 people.

Reuters - Brian Keith is busier than ever as the architecture firm he works for rushes to wrap up work on a 300-unit apartment complex in Dallas.

Reuters - Sears Holdings Corp sales kept falling at the peak of the holiday season, and the retailer said it will close up to 120 stores in its Kmart and namesake chains to focus on stronger stores, sending its shares down more than 19 percent.

AP - Syria's army suspended days of punishing attacks on the restive city of Homs and began withdrawing its tanks Tuesday just as Arab League monitors visited the area and met with local leaders, activists and officials said.

AP - A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel's latest religious war.

W związku ze zbliżającą się premierą animacji "Kot w butach" zapraszamy na spotkanie z wielkookim przyjacielem Shreka. A wszystko w ramach "Kociego Show". (kliknij, aby powiększyć) Uczestnicy imprezy osobiście będą mogli: poznać czarującego Kota, nauczyć się tańca flamenco, uczestniczyć w grach i zabawach nie tylko dla najmłodszych, wziąć udział w specjalnym kocim show. Kot w butach pojawi

AP - Indian lawmakers fiercely debated sweeping anti-corruption legislation Tuesday while a protest leader began a three-day hunger strike demanding Parliament adopt his tougher proposals.

AP - The neighbor who was babysitting a 9-year-old Indiana girl when she went missing last week will be formally charged with murder Tuesday, a heartbreaking turn for the girl's relatives who considered him a family friend.

Reuters - As early as 2000, U.S. health authorities raised concerns about the French breast implant maker at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide. That was almost ten years before the company came under scrutiny from European regulators.

AP - Four new types of American shoppers have emerged this holiday season.

AP - An Indian activist began a three-day hunger strike calling for Parliament to pass a tougher version of an anti-corruption bill than the one lawmakers started debating on Tuesday.

AP - Vietnam may block its citizens from using Facebook, but that didn't stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg from vacationing in the communist country.