• MUMBAI: The Indian rupee dropped early on Monday on concerns the government's widening fiscal deficit could weigh on stocks and trigger foreign fund outflows. At 9:07 a.m. (0337 GMT), the partially convertible rupee was at 53.30 to the dollar, weaker than its previous close of 53.08/09. COPYRIGHT REUTERS, 2011
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  • Police in Bahrain use tear gas to break up demonstrations following the funeral of a 15-year-old protester who died on Saturday.
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  • New York was the scene of scuffles on New Year's Eve as dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested.
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  • An advisory body to the Arab League calls for the organisation's monitors to be withdrawn from Syria because of the continuing crackdown on protests.
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  • A member of the US military is charged with trying to take explosives onto a plane at a Texas airport, says the FBI.
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  • Sony slashed the price on its Android tablet by $100, as tablets continue to seek a lower price-demand equilibrium.
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  • The popular blog that lets people share their deepest, darkest thoughts announces it decided to close its iPhone app because of malicious postings.
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  • A 20-year-old man is charged with the murder of the Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot in the head in Salford on Boxing Day.
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  • In a move that could bode well for customized apps built for Apple TV, iOS developers hack second-gen Apple TV and get it to run apps at 720p.
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  • CNET's Dan Ackerman gives "The Early Show on Saturday Morning" a rundown of the most anticipated gadgets, including a monthly timeline of expected product releases.
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