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• North Korea purges Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle
  North Korea on Monday acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un's influential uncle for alleged corruption, drug use, gambling and a long list of other "anti-state" acts, apparently ending the career of the country's second most powerful official.
  December 8, 2013 7:08 pm
• Venezuelan president faces first electoral test
  Venezuelans cast ballots in municipal elections Sunday, offering a glimpse of their judgment on the government's handling of economic troubles as President Nicolas Maduro faced his first electoral test since being elected in April.
  December 8, 2013 5:57 pm
• South Africans of all faiths pray for Mandela
  In death, Nelson Mandela unified South Africans of all races and backgrounds Sunday on a day of prayer for the global statesman - from a vaulted cathedral with hymns and incense to a rural, hilltop church with goat-skin drums and barefoot dancing.
  December 8, 2013 4:58 pm

• France tries to rewrite its role in Africa
  December 8, 2013 4:45 pm
• Ukraine sees largest anti-govt protest since 2004
  December 8, 2013 4:07 pm
• In Havana, 95-year-old minds Lennon statue's specs
  December 8, 2013 3:46 pm
• New protests at Egypt's Al-Azhar university
  December 8, 2013 3:39 pm
• Friend: Mandela not on life support in final hours
  December 8, 2013 2:34 pm
• Central African leader: I can't control fighters
  December 8, 2013 2:29 pm