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In late November, American airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The incident added to already frayed relations between the nations. The Pentagon says U.S. forces "acted in self defense," but that there was "inadequate coordination" with Pakistan.

Behind the well-known Christmas song that bears his name is the story of what made King Wenceslas so good.

When Freeman Hrabowski became president of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1992, he made it his mission to close the achievement gap. UMBC now sends more African-African students to graduate school in science and technology than any other predominantly white university in the U.S.

Once, the 2007 film about a street musician and Czech immigrant who pen songs during an unforgettable week in Dublin, is now an off-Broadway musical. John Tiffany, the acclaimed director of Black Watch, collaborates with Irish playwright Enda Walsh to tell the emotionally charged love story.

The owner of the Upper Big Branch coal mine is reportedly ready to pay slightly more than $200 million to settle civil and criminal claims resulting from the explosion that killed 29 people last year. An announcement is expected Tuesday, along with a final report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration on what caused the blast.

The 2008 financial crisis made it clear: Americans save too little, spend too much and borrow excessively, says Princeton professor Sheldon Garon. In Western Europe and East Asia, governments aggressively encourage people to save through special savings institutions and savings campaigns.

Three separate explosions Tuesday in Afghanistan have killed dozens of people. The bomb blasts took place in Kabul, the southern city of Kandahar and the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

Official results are scheduled to be released Tuesday, after last week's disputed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Partial results released so far show the incumbent in the lead. But opposition candidates are crying fraud and threatening to reject the outcome of the vote, raising fears that any protests could turn violent.

A hearing that will determine the sentence for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich begins Tuesday. The ex-governor, convicted on corruption charges, is expected to testify.

About 50 people were killed in Kabul and another four in Mazar-i-Sharif. The attacks were apparently aimed at minority Shiites who were gathered for a religious festival.