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At least 135 people have been killed in Yemen during the last 10 days, as fighting between tribal factions and President Ali Abdullah Saleh's forces escalates. A U.S. envoy is in the region trying to pressure Saleh into putting an end to his 32-year rule.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President-elect Barack Obama is appointing his transition team and beginning to form his cabinet. We look at who Obama is meeting with and where he's traveling to over the next several days.

Also: Two French troops are killed in Central African Republic; the European Union's foreign policy chief heads to Ukraine as protests continue; the stranded pilot whales died in Florida from malnutrition; and a 152-year-old wooden shipwreck is found on the bottom of Lake Huron.

Mansour Dao, also Gadhafi's cousin, said toward the end, the despot was angry and still believed Libyans loved him.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.

Ten is an arbitrary number, so NPR's entertainment critic Bob Mondello offers his top 24 movies of 2002. Mondello says 2002 was a record year for box office sales and a better year than 2001 for movie quality. His list ranges from blockbuster adventure to documentary.

Also: Vice President Biden talks to Florida Jewish leaders about the Iran deal; a search continues for the killers of an Illinois officer; and a lost sheep is finally sheared of 88 pounds of fleece.

Also: Jared Kushner's former companies in New York City allegedly profited from false permits; a Cirque du Soleil performer dies in an accident; and bushfires destroy dozens of Australian homes.

Also: The sentencing phase will open in the Charleston church shooting trial; two credit reporting agencies are fined millions for deceptive practices; and Charles Manson is reportedly hospitalized.