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 Malaysia Star | Rescuers search for bomb survivors CNN International - ALGIERS, Algeria (CNN) -- Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Algiers hoping to find survivors after a powerful bomb ripped off the building's facade and leveled nearby UN offices. Twin Bombs Kill Dozens in Algiers Al Qaeda's Latest |
 Sioux City Journal | Blast in Lebanon Kills Top Army Officer Voice of America - By VOA News A senior Lebanese army officer and three other people have been killed in an explosion in a Christian town on the outskirts of Beirut. Lebanese army leader killed in car bomb Lebanon bomb kills senior general |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Dmitry Medvedev on the Record BusinessWeek - On Dec. 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed the name of the candidate he will back in Russia's presidential election in March. |
 Javno.hr | Official: Taliban flee, 50 killed CNN International - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- More than 50 Taliban fighters who fled a key southern Afghan town were killed during a two-day battle as the militants tried to attack a nearby government center, Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Brown: 'It's time to talk to the Taliban' Afghan flag flies over former Taleban-held town |
 Sydney Morning Herald | CORRECTED: Australia's PM hands over Kyoto papers in Bali Reuters - By Supriyatin NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Australia's new prime minister handed over documents ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations in Bali on Wednesday and said his own country was already suffering from global warming. |
 Canada.com | Israeli forces move into Gaza International Herald Tribune - By Steven Erlanger JERUSALEM: Israeli troops accompanied by about a dozen tanks moved into southern Gaza on Tuesday, a day before Israelis and Palestinians were due to hold their first talks on a comprehensive peace following the American-led ... Israeli Forces Launch Gaza Offensive, 4 Militants Killed FACTBOX: Olmert and Abbas: the distance between them |
 Turkish Press | Fujimori convicted and sentenced in illegal search Los Angeles Times - Peru's former president gets six years behind bars for abuse of power. He still faces charges on other serious counts. By Adriana León and Patrick J. mcdonnell, Special to The Times LIMA, PERU -- Former President Alberto Fujimori was convicted of abuse ... Peru’s Ex-President Gets 6 Years for Illicit Search Peru's Fujimori gets 6 years prison for burglary |
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | Pakistan opposition gears up for election campaign Reuters - By Faris Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 12 (Reuters) - From the volatile tribal northwest to the wealthy farm land of Punjab, Pakistan's main opposition leaders geared up their election machinery on Wednesday to challenge President Pervez Musharraf. Bhutto says free, fair elections needed to thwart extremism Benazir, Nawaz out to fire up campaign |
 Canada.com | Despite Arms Data, New Push for Sanctions on Iran New York Times - By STEVEN LEE MYERS and THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON - A week after American intelligence agencies reported that Iran halted work on a covert nuclear weapons program in 2003, the Bush administration expressed confidence on Tuesday that it had rallied ... Olmert: Keep pressure on Iran Bush: Iran Must Explain Hidden Nuclear Weapons Program |
 eFluxMedia | Aborigine rape official suspended BBC News - By Nick Bryant The prosecutor in a child rape case which has sparked outrage in Australia has been stood aside pending an investigation into his actions. Prosecutor suspended in Australian rape furore: official Another indigenous rape case under review |
 EnjoyFrance.com | Divided, France Welcomes and Condemns Qaddafi New York Times - Francois Mori/AP Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi reviewed French Republican Guards upon his arrival today at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Tents, Trumpets and Tantrums: Gaddafi's Visit to Paris FACTBOX: What Libya's Gaddafi said in France |
 CTV.ca | Canada mps to end isotope crisis BBC News - Canadian mps have passed an emergency bill to reopen a nuclear reactor that supplies hospitals with two-thirds of the world's medical isotopes. Ottawa thwarts nuclear watchdog Canada Bill Addresses Medical Test Issue |
 Canada.com | Israel, Palestinians to start post-Annapolis talks Reuters - By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams will meet on Wednesday for the first time since formal peace talks were launched at a US-sponsored conference last month. Key players in Mideast talks may remain unseen Israelis, Palestinians Begin Post-Annapolis Talks |
 Sioux City Journal | CIA chief faces questioning on torture tapes Financial Times - By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington General Michael Hayden, Central Intelligence Agency director, was expected to be grilled on Capitol Hill yesterday over the destruction of videotapes showing the interrogations of two al-Qaeda members. Questions Linger After Hayden Testimony CIA waterboarding 'broke suspect after 35 seconds' |
 CTV.ca | Teens shot at Las Vegas school bus stop Guardian Unlimited - AP Six young people were shot at a Las Vegas school bus stop in a midday attack that followed a fight over a girl, authorities said. Vegas Schools Add Security After 6 Shot Six injured in school bus shooting |
 Malaysia Star | Iraq blasts kill or wound 60 Guardian Unlimited - Three car bombs exploded in southern Iraq today, killing or wounding around 60 people, local officials said. The three bombs exploded in a car park and a market place in Amarah, the capital city of the Shia-dominated Maysan province, about 200 miles ... Car bombs kill dozens in southern Iraq At least 26 killed in Iraq triple bomb blast |
 Peninsula On-line | Ukraine's Tymoshenko to continue fight for PM post Reuters - By Sabina Zawadzki KIEV (Reuters) - Yulia Tymoshenko, a leader of Ukraine's "Orange Revolution", makes another attempt in parliament on Wednesday to get back the job of prime minister after failing to secure the position on Tuesday. Yushchenko ally fails in bid to regain office of prime minister Ukrainian Loses Her Bid for Premier |
 Edmonton Journal | Residents say lives ruined by South Korea oil spill Reuters - By Lee Jae-won TAEAN, South Korea, Dec 12 (Reuters) - South Korean officials say they have made progress in cleaning up the country's worst oil spill but residents worried on Thursday about ruined livelihoods and conservationists saw damage lasting for ... S. Korea Expected to Declare Oil Spill Coastline a Disaster Area South Korean Spill Hits Seafood, Birds, Tourism |
 WFtv.com | Canada serial killer sentenced to life in jail Reuters - By Allan Dowd NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole for 25 years on Tuesday after a gut-wrenching court hearing in which victims's families ... Life in Prison for Canadian Serial Killer Pickton gets the maximum |
 Ottawa Citizen | Witness says Air India warning ignored Hindustan Times - The inquiry, in an interim report, castigates the Canadian Govt for short-changing victims' families and finds fault with the official response to 1985 tragedy. Kanishka probe: Trauma of victims' kin exposed Air India fallout |
