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Tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are back in business since cease-fire Dec 1st 2012, 23:56 RAFAH, Gaza Strip — For eight days, the sounds of illegal commerce here at the ragged southern edge of the Gaza Strip were silenced by the pounding thrum of battle. Israeli military jets bombed the sandy stretch of land just a center fielder's throw from Egypt each day, hoping to collapse the underground avenues for food, cars, medicines and weapons that support Hamas's rule in Gaza. Read full article >> Morsi sets date for referendum on charter as his Islamist supporters rally in Cairo Dec 1st 2012, 23:30 CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called for a Dec. 15 referendum on a controversial new constitution Saturday, a day after an Islamist-dominated assembly rushed its passage and as his supporters jammed the streets in a massive demonstration organized by the Muslim Brotherhood. Read full article >> Pena Nieto sworn in as Mexico's president, vows big change Dec 1st 2012, 22:50 MEXICO CITY — Enrique Peña Nieto returned his once autocratic political party to power on Saturday and became the new president of Mexico, saying is was time for his country to assume its rightful and more elevated place in the world. Read full article >> Afghan peace council sees signs of progress with Pakistan and Taliban Dec 1st 2012, 22:43 KABUL — A year ago, Shafiullah Nooristani, a religious scholar from eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, was shivering in a rudimentary, snow-covered cell after a month in Taliban captivity, wondering if each day would be his last. Read full article >> Washington set to legalize marijuana use without Justice Department guidance Dec 1st 2012, 21:54 Adults in Washington state will be able to smoke marijuana legally when it is officially decriminalized Thursday, even though the Justice Department has offered no guidance on the conflict with federal drug laws. Read full article >> World AIDS Day: China's strange prejudice against AIDS patients Dec 1st 2012, 20:38 One of the purposes of World AIDS Day is to focus media attention on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. But even though each country's HIV situation is unique, the point of most news stories about the day is to highlight the struggles of HIV-positive individuals -- not the perfectly healthy. Read full article >> Chart: Syrian Internet appears to be back on in some areas Dec 1st 2012, 17:25 Syria's Internet service appears to have been restored in Damascus and some other areas. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press that access to the Internet had been restored, saying it was getting dispatches from Damascus, the central cities of Homs and Hama, the northern city of Aleppo and areas along the coast. Read full article >> Syrian Internet, phone service restored in 'most' areas Dec 1st 2012, 17:15 BEIRUT — Internet and telephone lines were largely restored across Syria on Saturday after a two-day blackout, according to activists, as fighting raged around the Damascus International Airport between rebels and government forces. Read full article >>

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