Outrage over woman's beating fuels new Egypt protests

Egyptian protests turn violent STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: The United States calls on security forces, protesters to refrain from violence A video of a woman's beating fuels new anger in Cairo "Our troops do not just attack people for no reason," military spokesman says The protests have left 11 dead and 500 wounded since Friday Cairo (CNN) -- Pro-democracy demonstrators battled Egyptian police for a third straight day Sunday, their anger stoked by images of a military police officer stomping on a woman's exposed stomach over the weekend. The latest round of street clashes has left at least 10 people dead and 500 wounded since Friday,...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead of heart attack, state media reports

The founder of the communist nation, Kim Jong Il had been in power since 1994 . STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Kim's funeral will be held on December 28, state media reports NEW: South Korea's president cancels all planned events, local Yonhap media reports Kim died of a heart attack while on a train, North Korea's state news agency reports Kim Jong Il was the son of Kim Il Song, the founder of the communist nation (CNN) -- North Korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il -- who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies -- has died, state media reported Monday. Kim, 69, passed away at 8:30 a.m....

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Boko Haram, Police shoot-out: 7 killed, 14 arrested

KANO –  Three policemen were killed weekend in a bloody clash with members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect at Darmunawa quarters in Kano municipality. Four members of the sect also died in the encounter while 14 of them were arrested with assorted Improvised Explosive Devices and three posh cars recovered. Kano state police commissioner Mr Ibrahim Idris said the shootout occurred on Saturday after a suspected Boko Haram leader discovered that his house was under surveillance by the police and called out other members of the group to attack the police. Idris told newsmen that two of the police officers on surveillance duty were killed,...

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