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From solo acoustic sketches to orchestral arrangements, the year had great roots music for everyone.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.

The Saudis accounted for a quarter of all sales by Germany. It's part of an emerging pattern of weapons purchases by Saudi Arabia and its neighbor United Arab Emirates. Both countries are major customers of the U.S., the world's No. 1 arms seller.

Also: Syria's rebels accused of killing civilians; and Utah finds a way to reopen its national parks.

Also making headlines: Euro zone nations push for deal to address crisis; U.N. climate summit approaches "decision time;" missing ex-FBI agent appears in hostage video.

Also: Survivors recall horror of flooding in the Philippines; authorities stage a dawn raid on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square; Gingrich and Romney are tied in a new poll of Republican voters.

The former Libyan leader's body was taken to a secret location in the desert. In other news, The New York Times reports on the efforts of U.S. investigators to break Mexican drug cartels.

Greece's prime minster is under pressure to resign. Occupy Oakland demonstrations turned chaotic overnight. The Wall Street Journal says administration planners are exploring a "faster Afghan handover."

Taliban vow revenge for killing of civilians; oil imports drop, Syrian militiamen blamed in latest slaughter in Homs, and more.

Also: Activists accuse Assad regime of misleading Arab League monitors; one officer dies, five others are wounded in Utah shootout with suspect.