英文新聞列表 English News List

• Stocks end lower amid lingering economic fears
• Egyptian college student sentenced for bomb video
• Paraguay's Indian cabinet member dismissed
• Mexican police commander killed
• Surgeon not guilty in Calif. organ harvesting case
• Guillen: Major leagues to feel financial crunch
• In Paris, Netanyahu airs concerns on Iran
• Egyptian student gets 15 years in Fla. terror case
• Canada's first war-crimes trial closes
• EU finance ministers meet
• Shoppers flee as police, youths clash in Athens
• Egyptian student gets 15 years in US terror case
• About $16.9 billion of GMAC notes now tendered
• Thursday's UEFA Cup Results
• Quick change: Sparano turns Dolphins into winners
• Bailout watchdog: What's the spending plan?
• Rains help ease drought across most of South
• Spurs advances in UEFA Cup by drawing Spartak 2-2
• Oracle 2Q profit dips, still matches analyst views
• Moroccan sentenced for Madrid bombings
• Venezuela lawmakers take up term limits referendum
• NY lawmaker questions Kennedy charity's exemption
• Rains help ease drought across most of US South
• Italy: Pamalat's Tanzi convicted in collapse
• Former Medellin football club owner surrenders
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure
• Regulator: French funds' Madoff exposure euro500M
• UEFA Cup: Racing out despite 3-1 win over Man City
• Gold down
• Actor in Christmas show dies in fall
• S&P lowers General Electric outlook to negative
• Mass Speaker's pal indicted on lobbying violations
• Bush carrier to be commissioned before sea trials
• Calif. Dems try to trim deficit without GOP votes
• Banks, investment firms borrow less from Fed
• UEFA Cup: Stuttgart beats Standard Liege 3-0
• More bones found near missing Fla. toddler's home
• Lehman broker charged in insider trading case
• Two-time winner Sevilla crashes out of UEFA Cup
• Iraq seeking UN protection for its assets
• Winless Lions owner stays out of sight and earshot
• Strong earthquake shakes Chile
• SAG Awards nominations come as strike vote looms
• UEFA Cup: Olympiakos beats Hertha Berlin 4-0
• Majel Roddenberry, widow of 'Trek' creator, dies
• Galasek moves from Ostrava to Moenchengladbach
• Czechs rout Sweden 6-2
• West Indies win toss, bat in 2nd test
• Steam valve emptied congressional office building
• No verdict in Fort Dix plot deliberations
• Rep says Ed McMahon staying in house
• NYC judge jails philanthropist before sentencing
• Research in Motion profit grows 7 percent in 3Q
• Mars orbiter makes find that suggests wet past
• Venezuelan oil refinery idled by power failure
• Grenada releases 3 coup prisoners
• Authorities to subpoena Planned Parenthood video
• Clinton discloses Katrina donors
• Treasury, mortgage rates keep tumbling
• Palin spokesman says she won't accept pay raise
• Former featherweight champ signs with Golden Boy
• Review: Online maps can jog better running routes
• New unemployment claims dip, but layoffs continue
• Feds rights to baseball drug tests back in court
• Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued
• GM to offer 30-mpg 2010 Chevy Equinox engine
• Actor in Ohio Christmas show dies in 25-foot fall
• Mats Sundin signs with Vancouver Canucks
• NASCAR settles $225 million suit with ex-official
• Promoter: Pacquiao-Hatton fight nearly finalized
• Nicklaus, Sorenstam to battle for golf in Olympics
• Whitt to manage Canada at World Baseball Classic
• Pianist Brendel gives final concert in Austria
• US balks at backing condemnation of anti-gay laws
• Fla. jury convicts Iranian in night goggle case
• Ex-West Ham chairman suing owner Gudmundsson
• US jury convicts Iranian in night goggle case
• Car chased by police plunges off overpass, kills 2
• Latin American stocks down amid economic concerns
• Calif lawmakers approve $18 billion budget plan
• The cad is back: 'Pal Joey' returns to Broadway
• First lady has videoconference with women in Kabul
• AP Weekly Sports Calendar
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• Military: Repeat of anthrax attacks harder today
• Did Bernard Madoff act alone? Investors doubt it
• Secret Service penalized in discrimination case
• Illinois Impeachment drive is slowed
• Furyk shakes off rust at Chevron Challenge
• TJ Lanning finally tasting success on ski tour
• Disgraced evangelical says he struggles with sex
• Armstrong reigns without a pedal's push
• Arkansas family welcomes 18th child, a girl
• Police: Bomb material found in bank suspect's home
• Argentine 'dirty war' suspects ordered released
• Stuttgart lift "interim" tag off coach Babbel
• Report raps ex-White House pair on Iraq claims
• Brazil to boost troops in Amazon, weapons industry
• NYC property tax rebates survive city budget cuts
• Schwarzenegger to veto Democrats' budget plan
• EU finance ministers address crisis
• New ban imposed on regulating global warming gases
• Civil rights group settles LA Skid Row lawsuit
• Venezuelans sentenced for pipe bombs at US embassy
• Qantas shares rise after BA merger talks fail
• Surgeon not guilty in Calif. organ harvesting case
• New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• Friday, Dec. 26
• Chicago Archdiocese to pay $1.4M in sex-abuse case
• IRL's Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix canceled
• Sundin picks Canucks over Rangers, agrees to deal
• Monks chant their way to the top of the pops
• Obama appointees signal tighter market oversight
• West Indies 74-4 at lunch
• Eureka! Treasure trove of Gold Rush art discovered
• A new book maps the history of 'Sesame Street'
• Japan predicts zero growth in fiscal 2009
• After-parties feel heat from meltdown, SAG threat
• Ill. court revives suit over 'morning-after' pill
• Q&A: Aretha Franklin talks about new Xmas CD
• Q&A: Anthony Hamilton looks at mainstream
• Fall Out Boy turn focus outward on new CD
• Always bewitching, Stockard Channing sings again
• Two aces, $243.5 million, and a lot of hopes
• That Was the Week That Was
• Stars D Zubov to undergo surgery, out indefinitely
• US court revives suit over 'morning-after' pill
• Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 21-27
• Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from the AP
• Argentina Senate OKs stimulus bill, as econ slows
• 'Prince of Persia,' 'Tomb Raider' flying high
• New 'Animal Crossing' finds fun in the day-to-day
• Best 21st-century buildings shown in 800-page book
• The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture (Phaidon Press, 800 pages, $195), by The Editors of Phaidon Press
• Rep says Ed McMahon staying in house
• Review: `Despereaux' feels like a meager meal
• Review: Carrey's `Yes Man' is a no, man
• Irish iconoclast Conor Cruise O'Brien dead at 91
• Review: `Seven Pounds' piles on the twists
• The top ten music in the United States
• Caribbean news briefs
• There are those who wonder if (gene) doping is OK
• Governor meets with slain immigrant's family
• Japan predicts zero growth in fiscal 2009
• Judge won't order Arkansas to reveal IP addresses
• Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy
• Mars find suggests area may have been hospitable
• Polaroid files for bankruptcy, citing Petters case
• Commerce Dept. rejects Calif. coast toll road bid
• Thursday's Canadian Briefs
• Gates Foundation awards $6.9M to upgrade libraries
• French first lady confirms 'quickie' wedding
• South Korea denies involvement in alleged Kim plot
• Finnegan fined $25,000 for hits against Houston
• ASIA AT 0300 GMT, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
• Judge: No order to state to reveal computer sites
• Bush considering "orderly" auto bankruptcy
• Philippines cuts rates by half point
• Women ski jumpers take Olympic hopes to court
• Venezuela term-limit vote gets initial approval
• Report: Beijing promises to help HK through crisis
• Bad light delays start of 2nd test
• Shanghai man jailed for abandoning mother
• West Indies consolidate against NZ
• Saudis, Indians among Clinton foundation donors
• Actress in Christmas show dies in 25-foot fall
• Brazil: Oi acquisition of Brasil Telecom approved
• India bats first after Dhoni wins toss
• Reports: Toyota vehicle operations to post loss
• Oil rises slightly after sharp drop overnight
• 2 Socceroos greats hit in bet scandal
• Red Wings crush Sharks 6-0
• 2 Socceroo greats hit in bet scandal
• SKorea brings last remaining troops home from Iraq
• Over euro110 million windfall for CL winner
• AP Weekly News Calendar
• US, Ukraine look to strengthen ties
• France expected to slide into recession in 2009
• Japan central bank cuts interest rate to 0.1 pct
• Beijing promises to help HK through crisis
• Competitor saw inside Madoff's Ponzi scam
• Manning dominates as Colts beat Jaguars 31-24
• Japan central bank cuts key rate to 0.1 percent
• Internet witch hunt instigator ordered to pay
• India vs. England scores
• W. Mark Felt, Watergate 'Deep Throat,' dies at 95
• Asian markets mixed after Japan rate cut
• Mark Felt, Watergate `Deep Throat,' dies at 95
• India makes cautious start against England
• Minister: Indonesians aboard hijacked tugboat safe
• West Indies recover in second NZ test
• Obama working to complete Cabinet lineup
• Red Sox: 'Not going to be a factor' with Teixeira
• Mark Felt, Watergate's `Deep Throat,' dies at 95
• Former captains hit out at Indian decision
• Panasonic aims tender offer bid to acquire Sanyo
• Israeli poll shows centrist party gaining strength
• Chinese manufacturing giant outgrows its cradle
• Roy hits 52 points in Blazers win
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Philippines appeals for help in probing pig virus
• Amnesty International slams Indian anti-terror law
• Chinese city apologizes again for water pipes
• Texas Instruments to cut 400 jobs in Philippines
• Japan shares down on strong yen, ignore rate cut
• Panasonic aims tender offer bid to acquire Sanyo
• Report: NKorea ridicules Bush over shoe attack
• Rockets and gunfire on Gaza border as truce endsz
• China shares edge up on fuel tax cut
• American Indian cremation pit found on Ga. island
• New Thai leader surveys damage at PM's office
• Israel worried about Russia selling Iran weapons
• Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan
• Russia to cut arms if US drops missile defense
• Case closed? Questions linger in Adam Walsh probe
• Euro falls against dollar to $1.4268
• Gambhir, Dravid boost India with century stand
• French bank Natixis to cut 840 jobs
• Informants scutinized in Fort Dix terror trial
• Fellow sailor reaches injured Elies
• Migrants riot at Turkish detention center
• UN: Zimbabwe cholera death toll at 1,123
• Judge: Iraqi shoe-tosser appears beaten
• Obama plans week's 5th news conference for Friday
• Turkey: Singer acquitted of criticizing military
• Greek police brace for yet more protests
• Yemeni mediators say 3 German hostages released
• First ladies' gowns return to Smithsonian exhibit
• Azerbaijan may scrap presidential term limits
• Denmark cuts key interest rates to 3.75 percent
• Polish parliament upholds early retirement cut
• Palestinian offers shoe-throwing reporter a bride
• Protesting China workers in standoff with police
• Panasonic to buy Sanyo in $9 billion deal
• RWE to invest
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• RWE to invest euro2.8 billion in North Sea wind farm
• Legal fight planned over US governor wiretaps
• Wildlife experts ponder gender of Santa's reindeer
• Philippine communist rebels declare cease-fire
• Thai Airways cuts fuel surcharges by 40 percent
• Israel urges Russia not to sell missiles to Iran
• Judge: Iraqi shoe-tosser appears beaten
• Former German leftist terrorist freed
• Singapore's Lam takes Volvo Masters lead
• Youth protests escalating in southern Sweden
• Paulson: 'Orderly' auto bankruptcy might be best
• Zhang Ziyi most beautiful person in China
• Rwandan released after serving 7-year sentence
• Gas-rich Turkmenistan, Bulgaria sign energy pact
• Tokyo finalizes venue plans for 2016 Olympics
• Norway to use oil wealth to fight financial crisis
• AP Exclusive: Expert seeks Treasury spending plan
• Azerbaijan moves to scrap presidential term limits
• NYC man pleads guilty in food poison video case
• Gambhir hits century and Dravid finds form
• Brown: Oil price fluctuations are major problem
• IMF, EU poised to bail out Latvia
• Irish find remains of IRA victim missing since '81
• India's Gambhir hits century against England
• German police chief leaves hospital after stabbing
• ABB to book $850M provision for corruption probes
• Nordics are 'appalled' by situation in Zimbabwe
• Sri Lanka seeks control of Bangladesh
• Holyfield faces Valuev for heavyweight title
• Paerson fastest in super-G run cut short by winds
• Turkish military opposes Armenian apology campaign
• Judge: Iraqi shoe-tosser was beaten
• Mugabe says no African country will topple him
• Japanese enjoy benefits of strong yen
• World Cup: Women's Super-Combi Results
• Youths attack French Institute in Athens
• Champions League Draw List
• European stocks down ahead of expected US sell-off
• NATO resumes diplomatic contacts with Russia
• Man United to meet Inter in Champions League
• Former German leftist terrorist freed
• Dollar mostly up, gold falls in morning trading
• Oil rises slightly after sharp drop overnight
• Youths attack French agency in Athens with fire
• Pro wrestler 'Mad Dog' Bell found dead
• 4 Islamic rebels killed in Indian Kashmir
• Scots managers agree to curb referee criticism
• EU clears Allianz to buy Commerzbank unit
• Irish bank leader quits over his huge hidden loans
• Japanese consumers enjoy benefits of strong yen
• UK man gets life sentence for directing terrorism
• Youths attack French Institute in Athens
• Stock futures fall with automakers still in limbo
• Man United to meet Inter in Champions League
• Philippine president outraged by blasts
• Mugabe says no African country will topple him
• Allianz launches research and development division
• Court issues protective order for Bangladeshi doc
• Alcatel agrees sale of Thales stake to Dassault
• AC Milan to continue in UEFA Cup against Bremen
• Heel wins World Cup super-G race in Val Gardena
• Santa-dressed Palestinian protests Israel barrier
• Sri Lankan air force bombs rebels
• Subotic ditches United States to play for Serbia
• UEFA Cup Draw List
• UK court OKs Iraq trial for murder suspects
• Bush hosts Abbas in farewell visit
• SKorea's president says crisis choking off exports
• World Bank: Russia may need help if oil falls more
• Iraqi judge: Shoe-tossing reporter was beaten
• Alpine resorts nervous as recession reaching peaks
• Polish lawmakers back cuts in early retirement
• FTSE 100 down 102.71 at 4,227.95
• Names in the Game
• UNHCR seeks $92 million in aid for Somali refugees
• Thursday's Sports In Brief
• New album from U2 is on the horizon
• Bulgarian farmers protest in Sofia over subsidies
• European Union expands entry talks with Turkey
• Men's World Cup Super-G Results
• US firms now control UK's nuclear weapons plant
• Stock futures lower with automakers still in limbo
• Georgian parliament war probe blames Russia
• European stocks fall sharply ahead of US open
• Brazil shootout kills 4, including girl
• Bush to make statement on auto rescue plan
• Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon protest Gaza siege
• Stock futures fall ahead of Bush automaker comment
• Doubts remain 20 years after Lockerbie disaster
• Sweden's Anja Paerson wins super-combined race
• Russian diplomat criticizes US over arms control
• Feds arrest 3 Puerto Rico officer on drug charges
• ECB, Fed to provide more dollar liquidity to banks
• Bush official: Automakers to get $17.4B
• Administration official: Automakers to get $17.4B
• Mayor: London's open-backed buses to return
• Women's World Cup Super-Combi Results
• Administration official: Automakers to get $17.4B
• EU calls for end to Croatia-Slovenia border spat
• Stock futures mixed after automaker bailout news
• Italy's Heel wins windy super-G in Val Gardena
• President Bush: Automakers to get $17.4B
• Bush: US automakers to get $17.4B
• Zimbabwe picks 2 rookies for Bangladesh tour
• AC Milan faces Bremen in next UEFA Cup round
• Parmalat bondholders emptyhanded from Milan trial
• St. Kitts hangs convicted murderer
• Russia's migrants face attacks in economic slump
• French minister open to more stimulus, if need be
• Paulson says okay needed for rest of rescue fund
• Russian military jet crashes, both pilots safe
• Rights advocates defend activist in KGB spy case
• Stocks open higher after automaker bailout news
• Oil up slightly after sharp drop overnight
• Turkish trainer protests religious discrimination
• Chrysler nixes chief marketing officer job
• Ellis banned for six weeks for dangerous tackle
• 3 Russian warships visit Cold War ally Cuba
• Obama announcing labor, transportation picks
• Witnesses: Police disperse Bahrain protest
• Stocks advance after automaker bailout news
• 1 dead, 15 injured in pedestrian bridge collapse
• Chelsea seeks Liverpool stumble to boost title bid
• Sweden's Paerson wins super-combi World Cup race
• Ill. Gov. Blagojevich to talk to make statement
• Ill. Gov. Blagojevich to make statement
• Illinois governor to talk to media
• Vale Inco appoints new president and CEO
• 1 dead, 15 injured in bridge collapse
• AP Sportlight
• Paulson: Congress needs to release second $350B
• Mass Internet outages in Egypt after cables cut
• St. Kitts hangs convicted murderer
• Ill. Gov. Blagojevich to make statement
• World stocks boosted by US auto bailout
• US Steel Serbia to reduce production
• Britain issues warning on Israeli settlements
• Brazil stocks holding steady
• German memorial for Gypsy victims of Nazis
• Stocks up after govt backs loans to automakers
• White House rescue plan for US auto industry
• Protesters shake shoes at US Embassy in London
• EU nations agree on new rules for fish catch
• Belgian justice minister resigns over bank bailout
• Judge extends order freezing Madoff assets
• Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon protest Gaza siege
• Spain proposes tougher laws for immigrants
• Illinois governor to make statement
• Conn. man imprisoned for 20 years gets new trial
• France open to more economic stimulus, if need be
• Iraqi judge says shoe-throwing reporter was beaten
• EU to Obama: make Middle East peace a priority
• Taiwan film director protests dismantling of aborigines' houses
• Government to work to bring down suicide rate: Taiwan President Ma
• Baseball legend to visit Taiwan
• 2008 ING Taipei International Marathon to take place Dec. 21
• Carrier promises quiet, stable flight for pandas
• Taipei shares close barely changed
• After sharp fall overnight, oil prices edge up
• Yen continues gains in spite of Bank of Japan rate cut
• U.S. stocks plunge on oil slide, GE outlook
• Dinosaur fathers guarded the eggs: scientists
• Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer: new report
• First commercial spaceport to be completed in 2010
• Engineer completes tour in solar-powered car
• Mars may have been hospitable
• Law student tells U.S. police she is a prostitute
• 'Johnny Mad Dog' stars slam film's director over broken promises
• U2 puts cloud over music mega-deals
• NASA reports 2008 to be ninth warmest year since 1880
• World's oceans turning acidic faster than expected
• Champions League draw
• Roy scores 52 in Blazers blitz
• Hull get ready for visit from Fabio Capello
• Gambhir and Dravid frustrate England in second Test match
• Spurs through while Sevilla crashes out
• Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang three off the pace at Volvo Masters of Asia
• Rampant Red Wings crush Sharks 6-0
• Yankees introduce new aces Sabathia and Burnett
• Colts rally past Jaguars to clinch a playoff spot
• U.S. firms unite to make car batteries
• UK consumer confidence rises: survey
• Parmalat founder gets ten years over 'Europe's Enron'
• Path clear for US$9 billion Sanyo acquisition, says Panasonic Corp.
• France expects recession in coming year
• Obama nominates Schapiro as new SEC chair
• Japan slashes rates as zero growth forecast
• Britain's Christmas pantomimes laugh off credit crunch
• For some Chinese, growth may not equal happiness
• Shanghai man jailed for abandoning mother
• South Korean troops return home from Iraq
• Vaclav Havel voices support for Chinese dissidents
• Russia to abandon missile plans if U.S. drops shield: military
• Suicide, porn not the only uses for Web in Tokyo
• Obama must engage creatively with China, India and Russia
• Castro proposes prisoner swap with U.S.
• Saudis, Indians among Clinton foundation donors
• Seoul denies part in plot to kill Kim
• Taiwan DPP pans fire chief over NTU hospital blaze
• Expanded links to boost southern tourism in long run: magistrate
• U.S. hopes to revive China ties after Taiwan arms sale
• Taiwan internet use at all-time high: poll
• Alishan Sunrise Concert to feature Matthew Lien
• Teenagers from Taiwan share experiences of love and peace
• National vaccine fund approved
• Ma leaving Taiwan defenseless against PRC dumping, says DPP
• Layoffs are normal during recessions: Gou
• Taiwan military personnel, officials to be allowed to visit China
• Watergate 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt dies at 95
• Court releases Chiou I-jen on bail
• Taiwan’s annual power use may decline for first time
• Taiwan Miaoli County legislative by-election slated for March 14
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act to be reviewed by Taiwan legislature next week
• Bush bails out GM and Chrysler to hand auto crisis to Obama
• U.S. Defense chief asks for plans to close Guantanamo camp
• Japan admits POW labor at PM’s family mine
• Today in history
• Taiwan headline news
• Carrier promises quiet, stable flight for pandas
• Miaoli County legislative by-election slated for March 14
• Renewable Energy Development Bill likely to be passed in January
• Musician hopes to draw attention to environment at Alishan concert
• Firs and arrow bamboo lost in forest fire
• Fishing gear businesses thrive as unemployed take solace in angling
• Ship repair demand expected to jump on opening of shipping links
• President urges students, parents to support voucher program
• Taiwan DPP mulls amendments to Cross-strait Ordinance and Referendum Act
• Baseball legend cancels trip to Taiwan
• Mandarin Airlines launches direct Kaohsiung-Shanghai flight
• Local civic groups call for release of Chinese dissident
• Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Yuanshan club laid-off workers demand work rights
• International Immigrant Exhibition opens in Taipei
• China visits by senior officials will not undermine dignity: MOI
• H5N2 confirmed as cause of chicken deaths in southern Taiwan
• VP pushes for efforts to lower accidental death rate among children
• China blocks country's Internet access to the New York Times
• Obama backs auto rescue, finishes Cabinet picks
• China promises economic assistance to Taiwan
• H5N2 confirmed in south Taiwan
• Mandarin Airlines launches new direct Kaohsiung-Shanghai flight
• Japanese baseball legend postpones trip to Taiwan
• Taiwan dignity not endangered by trips to China, says MOI
• Civic groups urge release of China dissident
• U.S. drags China to WTO over 'protectionist' policy
• Belgian government collapses over Fortis
• Latvia to get 7.5 billion euro loan package: EU
• Global crisis proves budget boon for IMF
• Rescue of automakers may still end up in bankruptcy
• Wall Street hopes Santa can bring bright end to dark year
• Iraq frees officers it arrested on 'terror' charges
• Israeli air strike kills Palestinian
• New Thai PM defends cabinet
• Mumbai hostage hotels prepare to reopen
• ZANU-PF meets amid warnings of divisions
• Throughout Europe, Big Brother is watching
• Chanel closing handbag tour due to meltdown
• Elite 'brain spa' meet to make webcast debut
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• Paris Hilton robbed of US$2m in jewelry
• Paris Hilton robbed of US$2m in jewelry
• United States' recording group to put an end to piracy lawsuits
• Americans less likely to roam than stay home, study shows
• Geneva will put a smile on your face
• Five new fairy tales for both wizard and Muggle readers
• Longer lives add 'bonus years' to marriage
• Devils cruise to 5-1 win over struggling Senators
• Ecclestone says Ferrari receives favorable care
• Rooney looks to send message with Japan win
• Celtics thump Bulls, clinch 17th straight win
• English clubs handed tough Champions League task
• Taiwan's Lin still 3 off pace in Thailand
• Sidelines
• Gambhir, Dravid sparkle for India
• Oil rises on strengthening dollar, auto bailout
• Belgian premier proposes entire government resign
• FTSE 100 down 42.69 at 4,287.97
• Senator says Obama picks Mills to head SBA
• Dollar up, gold falls in afternoon trading
• Arsenal board upheaval won't curb funds for Wenger
• Calderon accuses Ferguson of lacking respect
• Japan admits POW labor used in PM's family mine
• British car parts maker Wagon cuts 300 jobs
• US: Early flu season cases are resisting Tamiflu
• Belarus wants $5B loan from US
• 1 dead, 18 injured in Atlanta bridge collapse
• Putin asks Russians to buy domestically made cars
• Bailout approved: Automakers to get $17.4B
• Belgian government offers resignation over bailout
• Frenchman Lorenzo-Vera leads SA Open
• Irish find remains of IRA victim missing since '81
• Irish bank leader quits over huge hidden loans
• Madoff ordered to produce accounting by Dec. 31
• French court OKs "Les Miserables" sequels
• Spanish golfer Ballesteros begins chemotherapy
• Argentine official: Judges should be dismissed
• European markets trim losses on Wall Street rally
• Stocks wobble after early rise on auto bailout
• Mother of Palin daughter's boyfriend arrested
• Belgian government offers resignation
• Jermaine Dupri says Janet Jackson is not pregnant
• UK consumer confidence rises slightly in December
• Dutch soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Yale poet prepares for inauguration
• Obama plans welcome event at Lincoln Memorial
• Macedonia ends its military mission in Iraq
• Former astronaut asks court to toss evidence again
• Hamas declares Gaza truce with Israel is at an end
• Web site lets fans sing with the King
• Blagojevich not expected to resign
• UEFA says Euro 2012 can score in global downturn
• Serb student wanted in US released from jail
• Cerberus to invest $2 billion in Chrysler
• Czech lawmakers do not extend Afghanistan mission
• Howard, Lloyd selected as US players of year
• Austria, Norway companies to build 3 power plants
• APNewsBreak: Aviation brigade going to Afghanistan
• Congo arrests foreigners for embezzlement
• Russian parliament ratifies gas pipeline agreement
• Japan says POW labor used in PM's family mine
• Court issues protective order for Bangladeshi doc
• Activists set sail for fifth Gaza boat trip
• Legal fight planned over Ill. governor wiretaps
• Police: Man broke into Paris Hilton's home
• Brazil maps partially destroyed areas of Amazon
• EU nations agree on cuts in fishing quotas
• Bush administration files trade case against China
• ID expected for remains in missing Fla. girl case
• Court: Va. congregations can split from church
• Brazil jobless claims rises as slowdown spreads
• Mexico's Pavel Pardo to play for America
• Rise in illegal bird trapping in Cyprus "worrying"
• Court: Virginia Episcopal congregations can split
• Venezuela calls for aid to Zimbabwe
• Commerzbank to lend more to small companies
• Bush claims progress in Mideast peace talks
• Former official pleased with NASCAR settlement
• Obama plans welcome event at Lincoln Memorial
• American Indian cremation pit found on US island
• Stolen cake sparks bank data alert
• Actor pleads guilty in NYC cat-kill case
• Body of Ecuadorean killed in New York returns home
• DNA tests confirm remains are Caylee Anthony
• Czech lawmakers do not extend Afghanistan mission
• Obama team, Congress fleshing out stimulus bill
• Judge orders Steven Adler to more rehab
• NY judge sends swindler to Mass. prison _ again
• Armenian election violence trial begins
• Mugabe says 'Zimbabwe is mine,' won't be toppled
• DNA tests confirm remains are Caylee Anthony
• UK furniture chain MFI to close all stores
• CEO is confident GM can meet loan conditions
• 3 Russian warships visit Cold War ally Cuba
• Fla. prison population tops 100,000 for 1st time
• Obama names 4 to senior posts
• Official in `Troopergate' scandal to run for mayor
• OSCE's mission to Georgia in jeopardy
• APNewsBreak: US Air brigade going to Afghanistan
• Canada could run a deficit of CA30B
• Medical exam ordered for Guantanamo hunger striker
• Canada's inflation rate falls to 2 percent
• Conn. man imprisoned for 20 years gets new trial
• Florida's prison population reaches new high
• A look at economic developments around the world
• FDA requests more data on J&J psoriasis drug
• Former German terrorist released after 26 years
• Obama names four to senior posts
• Pentagon denies former prisoner's abuse allegation
• Judge: Items from OJ heist in Vegas will go to LA
• Music industry drops effort to sue song swappers
• UN extends arms monitoring another year in Somalia
• Autopsy: Pregnant soldier had been asphyxiated
• Mass. teen robbed, killed for money to buy car
• 1 dead, 18 injured in US bridge collapse
• Serbia coach: Subotic ditching US for Serbia
• Angie Harmon, Jason Sehorn welcome third daughter
• Obama fills econ team, says business will revive
• Ex-Colombian hostage vows to spend year on book
• Ill. Gov. Blagojevich pledges to fight, won't quit
• Rivera agrees to $12.75M, 3-year deal with Angels
• Illinois Governor pledges to fight, won't quit
• NY judge sends swindler to prison _ again
• Capitals assign Varlamov to minor league
• NYC man who claims cops sodomized him plans to sue
• Ill. Gov. Blagojevich pledges to fight, won't quit
• Venezuelan lawmakers to investigate Siemens bribes
• Former Bush aide pleads guilty to theft
• Official: all in custody in Baath party plot freed
• General Growth to sell retail centers in 3 cities
• IMF, lenders provide $10.5 billion loan to Latvia
• Illinois Governor pledges to fight, won't quit
• Canada comes to the rescue of ABCP investors
• Aftershocks hit central Chile after quake
• Slave's daughter Amanda Jones dies at 110
• Fla. utility worker says he found child's body
• 3 Danish soldiers killed, 1 injured in Afghanistan
• Mayor: London's iconic buses to return by 2011
• Protest by suitcase workers sent packing in China
• Calif. gov. calls lawmakers back on budget
• France says new Africa auto rally is dangerous
• Bush says peace talks have yielded progress
• Canucks D Salo out for 4 weeks with broken rib
• Mexican pop star Luis Miguel's second son born
• Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's statement Friday
• Stocks close mixed after White House auto bailout
• US circulates resolution to protect Iraqi assets
• Analysis: Bush hands autos off to Obama
• Falcons rookie Ryan no longer flying under radar
• Bell tolls for Caribbean criminals
• Fed updates $200B consumer loan program
• Dungy savors 10th straight playoff berth
• Weathermen say they're needed at US flight centers
• Stocks end bumpy session relatively flat
• IMF, lenders give Latvia $10.5 bln loan
• Eriksson hat trick leads Stars to win
• Kirk to bring evenhandedness to US trade post
• Deep Throat: Beyond the man, the icon lives on
• Kovalev records 900th point in Canadiens win
• Dutch Football Results
• Navy close to multibillion-dollar submarine award
• Wash. crash leaves bus, wheels dangling over I-5
• Kozlov scores twice in Capitals' 4-2 win
• AZ tops Utrecht 2-0 to extend lead in Dutch league
• Argentina's 'dirty war' suspects to stay in jail
• Backers call Kennedy a good advocate for schools
• Dollar recovers further as bailout announced
• Lawsuit: tenant couple stinking up NYC building
• No charges for Garrett in incident with paparazzo
• Conservatives win court case in Va. church dispute
• US judge affirms reward in Peru spy capture
• Bailout approved: Automakers to get $17.4B
• Guard to continue patrolling New Orleans
• Former Bush aide pleads guilty to theft
• Activist accused of tainting drilling lease sale
• Conservatives win court case in US church dispute
• Jury: Ex-head of ND workers' comp misused money
• Latin America stocks dip despite US automaker loan
• USS Cole bombing suspect to be arraigned at Gitmo
• OJ victim denies ever having Hall of Fame ring
• Recycling company to pay $21M in immigration case
• Fort Dix plot jury to deliberate over weekend
• Gold prices falter as dollar strengthens
• Schuerholz: Furcal's agents' actions 'despicable'
• St Kitts hangs man as islands revive death penalty
• Stocks end bumpy session mostly higher
• Seattle crash leaves bus wheels dangling over I-5
• Citizens Financial Group to lay off 900 workers
• Petrobras postpones spending plan amid uncertainty
• Music industry drops effort to sue song swappers
• Hossa unworried falling economy may drop his price
• GMAC's fate still hangs in the balance
• UN renews Liberia arms embargo and travel ban
• Alaska state senator pleads guilty to conspiracy
• Glut of oil creates short-term storage problems
• UAL offers bonuses for top on-time performance
• Celtics-Lakers highlights busy Christmas in NBA
• Suriname ex-dictator's trial cleared to resume
• Judge toughens Madoff's home detention rules
• NY to lose $178M in taxes from Wall Street bonuses
• Washington preparing for huge inauguration crowds
• Remains don't reveal how Caylee Anthony died
• Man convicted in traffic-stop murder of NYPD cop
• Canadian man gets life sentence in grisly murder
• Treasurys pull back after this week's big rally
• Auto deal revises $700B bailout program (again)
• Venezuela says no currency devaluation planned
• Ind. Planned Parenthood counselor in video resigns
• Child porn cartoon conviction upheld in Va.
• Sovereign Bancorp cutting 1,000 jobs amid downturn
• Illinois governor: `I'm not going to quit'
• Couples still hanging around golf's youngsters
• Swimming Australia bans bodysuits for under-18s
• Dispatcher: Plane crashes into eastern Ohio home
• History, dissent cloud Pakistan's Mumbai reaction
• Stores using survival tactics, look past holidays
• Physicist is top contender for Obama science job
• Even in holiday cards, a message of tough times
• Harsh turn at New School for maverick Bob Kerrey
• CC Sabathia gets $9M signing bonus
• Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K gay marriages
• Darfur conflict shows no sign of ending
• 9 dead of suspected hemorrhagic fever
• Role reversal for Europe, America in golf mastery
• High-flying Bryant going low-cut with shoes
• NY will lose $178M from 6 Goldman bonuses alone
• Prop 8 sponsors seek to nullify gay marriages
• Furyk believes players will rally around sponsors
• Officials: Plane crashes into Ohio home, killing 1
• Saturday, Dec. 27
• IMF, lenders give Latvia $10.5B loan
• West Indies 307, NZ 12-0 at lunch
• Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze, worker cuts
• Indy Speedway expecting some job cuts in '09
• Sri Lanka's navy destroys suspected rebel ship
• Oprah Winfrey named PETA's 'Person of the Year'
• Sundin looking forward to return to NHL
• Aussie pitcher Blackley agrees with Diamondbacks
• NY to lose millions in Wall Street bonus taxes
• Friday's Canadian Briefs
• Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban
• State attorney asks court to void gay marriage ban
• Sri Lankan air force bombs rebels; navy sinks ship
• Marine pleads guilty to leaving unit, cites trauma
• Officials: Plane crashes near Ohio home, killing 1
• Retail giant bids to enter market in Chile
• Report: Poor repairs caused Texas boat to capsize
• Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze, worker cuts
• Fellow sailor reaches injured Elies
• Executive linked to Iranian probe arrested in NY
• Police: Hilton's home burglarized, jewelry missing
• ASIA AT 0300 GMT, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008
• Sri Lanka says navy destroyed suspected rebel ship
• Judge blocks 8th-grade algebra testing in Calif.
• Police: equipment failure in fatal fall at church
• Elias has 2 goals, 2 assists in Devils' win
• NY parole head accused of laptop theft resigns
• Executive linked to Iranian probe arrested in NYC
• Bush administration agrees to RI Medicaid overhaul
• Body of Ecuadorean killed in New York returns home
• New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban
• State attorney asks court to void gay marriage ban
• West Indies 307, NZ 74-1 at tea
• Brothers get 20 years in Pa. student's death
• Furcal signs with Dodgers; Braves fume
• China judge: Courts must maintain social stability
• Overloaded river boat sinks in China, 15 dead
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Citic Pacific shareholders approve bailout
• Obama announcing labor, transportation picks
• Mexico plane crash injures officials, reporters
• Marine discharged for staging disappearance
• SoCal grandfather mauled to death by pit bulls
• California grandfather mauled to death by dogs
• Skeletal remains don't reveal how Fla. girl died
• Blackhawks win sixth straight, down Flames
• China promises economic assistance to Taiwan
• Sri Lanka says navy destroys rebel ship; 20 killed
• Malaysian minister praises Iraqi shoe-thrower
• India vs. England scores
• Macau bars HK lawmakers from entering
• Dravid century as India dominate England
• Inaugural security rules lead to complaints
• Automakers grab loans, look to Obama White House
• Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home
• Obama fills economics team, calls for bold action
• NYC councilman charged with assaulting girlfriend
• Macau bars Hong Kong lawmakers from entering
• Cavaliers answer doubters, beat Nuggets
• NZ makes good start in reply to WIndies
• Gaza militant killed in Israeli strike
• Girl's remains offer few clues about how she died
• Xavi signs new contract
• Taiwan to expand official travel to China
• Blatter says England a strong candidate for 2018
• Gaza militant killed in Israeli strike
• Caylee's remains offer few clues about how death
• Arabs sail to Gaza, defying Israel blockade
• Swann leads England fightback against India
• Hypo Real Estate to cut 1,000 jobs
• Japan unveils record budget to bolster economy
• Japan proposes record budget to bolster economy
• Foundation to shut down, says Madoff managed money
• Caylee's remains offer few clues about her death
• Researchers probe scat for clues to orca decline
• Friday's Sports In Brief
• 5 tied for Volvo Masters lead after third round
• Germany's Hypo Real Estate to cut 1,000 jobs
• Troops deployed in Bangladesh before polls
• Mo. begins prosecuting under cyberbullying law
• Arabs sail to Gaza, defying Israel blockade
• Names in the Game
• Sounders' Ljungberg out 10 weeks after surgery
• Man Utd eye Club World Cup trophy
• Pakistan: Building collapse injures 8, traps 10
• Iran sends warship to Somali waters
• Teenager Gut takes super-G for 1st World Cup win
• World Cup: Women's Super-G Result
• Obama names Holdren, Lubchenco to science posts
• England fight back after India's record stand
• Injured Vendee sailor Elies rescued by navy ship
• NY exhibit unveils women's lives in ancient Greece
• World Cup Biathlon Results
• Thailand's new Cabinet endorsed by king
• Mumbai hotels prepare for partial reopening
• Berger wins World Cup 10K sprint race
• Bird flu found in chickens in southern Taiwan
• Cyprus president quits as party leader
• Teenager Gut takes super-G for 1st World Cup win
• Romanian aluminum plant plans 1,200 layoffs
• China blocks access to New York Times Web site
• Pakistan: Militants kill 3 in latest convoy attack
• Iraq: conflicting reports over arrested officials
• Walchhofer wins World Cup downhill in Val Gardena
• 3 foreign workers fall victim to Nigeria attacks
• Iraq's Sunni vice president visits Turkey
• Hundreds protest car tariffs in Russia's far east
• Mumbai hotels prepare for partial reopening
• Minister calls small fire at French mosque arson
• Protesters wave shoes at US Embassy in Ankara
• Merkel: 2009 a year of challenges
• Walchhofer edges Miller in Val Gardena
• Thailand's new government endorsed by king
• Explosion at Moscow market hurts 5
• Iraqi parliament rejects measure on non-US troops
• New York exhibit show women's lives in old Greece
• 5 people wounded in explosions in southern Russia
• Iraqi parliament rejects law on non-US troops
• Jordanians rally to demand shoe tosser's release
• Hundreds protest car tariffs in Russia's far east
• Belgian king consults on government crisis
• Key members of Thailand's Cabinet
• Kidnapped German still fond of Yemen
• AP Sportlight
• Palestinian prisoners clash with Israeli guards
• North Korean defectors arrested in Myanmar
• Men's World Cup Downhill Results
• Illinois governor vows to stay in office, fight
• Irish bargain-hunters invade Northern Ireland
• Mumbai hotels to reopen 3 weeks after attacks
• Kosovo's president names 1st head of armed forces
• Inter-Korean trade declines for second month
• Ski Jumping World Cup Results
• Russia beats Czech Republic 5-2 in Euro tour
• Russians protest over car import tariffs
• Lebanon names ambassador to Syria
• Biathlon World Cup Results
• Berger, Sleptsova win World Cup sprint races
• Simon Ammann wins World Cup ski jumping meet
• Analysis: Pirates, poverty mark US Somalia failure
• PM Fayyad: world must hold Israel accountable
• Iraqi parliament rejects law on non-US troops
• Explosion at Moscow market hurts 9
• In Cabinet, Obama goes for experience, pragmatism
• Egypt Internet service improving after cables cut
• Bolshoi's Olga Lepeshinskaya dies at 92
• Christmas tree attacked by Greek rioters
• Nordic Combined World Cup Results
• Pierre Camou to head French Rugby Federation
• Chanel closing handbag tour due to meltdown
• Elite 'brain spa' meet to make webcast debut
• IN BRIEF
• Up to 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan by mid-2009: Mullen
• Canada unveils C$4 billion plan to help auto industry
• Chinese warships to join anti-pirate force
• Taiwan president rejects proposal to import larger numbers of foreign workers
• KMT chair urges China to open infrastructure market to Taiwan bidders
• Taiwan Premier says China travel ban not to be lifted unconditionally
• China promises economic assistance to Taiwan
• Taiwan COA to subsidize poultry farmers affected by avian flu
• CECA not a topic in third cross-strait talks: Taiwan SEF head
• Today in history
• China visit ban will not be lifted unconditionally: premier
• Beijing urged to open infrastructure market to Taiwan bidders
• Ma rejects proposal to import larger numbers of foreign workers
• Magistrate revs up local economy in fun, humanistic ways
• Taiwan headline news
• SEF pushes for increased number of cross-strait charter flights
• Kenyans win ING Taipei international marathon titles
• People with problems urged to call social welfare hotline for help
• Application process opens for housing subsidies
• China willing to extend economic support to Taiwanese firms: official
• Smoking lawmakers to adjust to smoke-free work environment
• Cross-strait trade cooperation not yet on agenda: SEF chair
• Ruling, opposition parties to pay smaller staff bonuses
• Foundation seeking innovative ideas on caring for the elderly
• Police seize NT$170 million worth of marijuana in southern Taiwan
• Hualien County tourism festival aimed at attracting foreign visitors
• Scottish Football Results
• English Football Results
• IOC has nearly $5 million tied to Madoff
• Iraq parliament rejects draft law on non-US troops
• Singer's death prompts new jail drug policy
• PM Fayyad: world must hold Israel accountable
• Italy's poor to eat contraband caviar on Christmas
• Westwood takes 2-shot lead at SA Open
• Allardyce returns with Blackburn win over Stoke
• Bolshoi ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya dies at 92
• Rangers keep pressure on Celtic in Scotland
• Hawaii attempts random drug tests of teachers
• Tight security as Mumbai hotels prepare to reopen
• 7 workers released in Atlanta bridge collapse
• Ho-Ho-Ho, You're on stage ... at airport karaoke
• Iranians celebrate longest night of the year
• Hattestad wins 3rd sprint event of the season
• Rioters attack credit firm, Christmas tree
• Cross-Country World Cup Results
• Senate seat only part of case vs. Ill. governor
• Canada offers US$3.29 billion auto bailout
• Bode Miller leads record day for Americans
• Las Vegas 'black widow' to get new trial
• Greek Football Results
• Sarkozy to sign arms deal in Brazil
• USVI lawyer defends presence of street promoters
• Russia, Finland win in Channel One Cup
• PAOK held to 1-1 draw against Panseraikos
• Guyana army commander in missing guns case dies
• Zimbabwean president hints at early elections
• Uruguay football season suspended
• Biden says economy is No. 1 issue
• Report: Engdahl quits as Nobel academy secretary
• Ecuador president says will meet many debts
• Zimbabwean president hints at early elections
• Villa goes third after 1-0 win at West Ham
• English Football Summaries
• Canada offers $3.29 billion auto bailout
• English Scoring Leaders
• Guyana warns of delay in international projects
• French Football Results
• 'Forgotten' lake shows South's stubborn drought
• Berlusconi vows to keep up good relations with US
• Afghanistan could see 30,000 new US troops
• Report: Engdahl quits as Swedish Academy secretary
• Hiller makes 51 saves in Ducks' SO win
• Beckham arrives in Milan ahead of loan stint
• Scola double-double leads Rockets past Kings
• 7 workers released in Atlanta bridge collapse
• Report says Ohio's former AG raided campaign cash
• Rennes rallies to beat Lorient 2-1 in France
• Detroit mayor orders cuts as deficit nears $300M
• Spanish Football Results
• F1 boss says Ferrari gets more money than rivals
• Ecuadorean killed in New York buried at home
• Madrid beats Valencia 1-0 in Spain
• World Editorial Roundup
• Mali govt says 20 killed in attack on army outpost
• Italian Football Results
• Bruins stay hot, top Hurricanes 4-2
• Inter edges Siena 2-1 to move 9 points clear
• Mali govt says 20 killed in attack on army outpost
• Italian Scoring Leaders
• Italian Football Summaries
• Lyon edges Caen 1-0 in French league
• Winter weather blasts nation from end to end
• Police: 14 Jamaicans killed in truck crash
• Post Office puts buffer between kids and 'Santas'
• Rioters clash anew with Greek police in Athens
• Fort Dix plot jury seeks trial transcripts
• Mexico extradites record 85 suspects to US in 2008
• DomRep to unveil controversial new subway system
• Portuguese Football Results
• Caribbean news briefs
• More evidence gathered at accused Fla. mom's home
• Spanish Football Summaries
• Sporting draws 0-0 with Academica in Portugal
• Valuev stops Holyfield by majority decision
• Kim takes the lead at Chevron Challenge
• Boca beats San Lorenzo 3-1, nears Apertura title
• 3 gunmen killed in shootout with Mexican army
• Ripples of Madoff scandal spread everywhere
• Civil rights leader James Bevel dies
• Sunday, Dec. 28
• Long haul to government help for US automakers
• Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff
• NYC councilman charged with assaulting girlfriend
• Peru welcomes lifting of FIFA suspension
• India, China can't compensate for lost US spending
• Kennedy Senate campaign takes page from Clinton
• Peja Stojakovic sits out a second straight game
• US state begins prosecuting cyberbullys
• Australian former Guantanamo Bay detainee freed
• Motor City's woes extend beyond auto industry
• Stats illustrate Detroit's challenges
• Beleaguered city's beleaguered football team
• Johnson leads Colorado St past Fresno St 40-35
• NZ 266-4 at lunch on 3rd day
• Obama arrives in Hawaii for holiday
• Senate seat only part of case vs. US governor
• Illegal rail trolleys move Manila's poor
• Obama increases jobs goal to 3 million
• Life in a Chinese village en route to Beijing
• Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron billions
• Puerto Rico hunting, killing troublesome monkeys
• Castro grip firm as Cuba's revolution turns 50
• Key dates during 50 years of Cuban revolution
• All Blacks rebound from World Cup by dominating
• Cuba, its people, government and economy
• Denver airport officials report airfield accident
• Pakistan: Militants kill 3 in latest convoy attack
• Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops
• FAA says plane goes off runway at Denver airport
• Surviving Houston octuplets turn 10 years old
• Plane carrying 112 goes off runway at Denver
• Inter-Korean trade declines for second month
• ASIA AT 0300 GMT, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008
• Texas cops: Driver threatened students over crumbs
• Israel strikes Gaza day after truce expires
• Wavell Hinds out of retirement for Jamaica
• Chicago St. downs Samford 66-49
• Passenger jet goes off Denver runway; several hurt
• Report: LeBron James may sign extension early
• Crawford scores 50 points in Warriors' win
• Kari Lehtonen leads Thrashers past Lightning 4-3
• Passenger jet goes off Denver runway; 38 hurt
• New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• India-England play delayed by fog
• McIntosh ton steers NZ to lead over WIndies
• Mauritanian president taken by security forces
• China to send 3 ships to Somalia to battle pirates
• Kovalev scores in OT, gives Canadiens 4-3 win
• Hawaii Chevrolet dealer crushes auto competition
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• India-England starts 1-1/2 hour late
• Ravens beat Cowboys in Texas Stadium finale
• Dokic wins wild-card at Australian Open
• 2 1/2 tons of marijuana found in Afghan school
• Tuitama leads Arizona over BYU in Las Vegas Bowl
• Pakistan: Death toll at 11 in building collapse
• Thompson scores 3 goals for Newcastle
• Deposed Mauritanian president taken from his home
• Saturday Bowl game results
• Activists send more propaganda leaflets to NKorea
• Pilot killed in Ohio crash was GOP consultant
• Report: 60 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in fighting
• 12 hospitalized from bad party drugs
• India vs. England scores
• England makes jittery start vs. India
• NZ-WIndies evenly poised after day 3
• Indonesia stages massive anti-terrorism drill
• Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel
• Pastor Rick Warren defends invite to inauguration
• Report: 60 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in fighting
• Taiwan gets ready for Chinese pandas
• NY exhibit unveils women's lives in ancient Greece
• Sharks edge Rangers in frantic finish
• Navy, doctors complete complex rescue of sailor
• Indonesia stages massive anti-terrorism drill
• Pastor Rick Warren defends invite to inauguration
• 6 Chinese given jail time in fatal fireworks blast
• Lotte not to extend Valentine's contract
• Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home
• Another bomb found in jittery Philippine city
• Iraqi police: officer killed in Mosul
• Mumbai's Oberoi hotel reopens with prayers
• New storm sweeps in from West, challenges travel
• Pietersen's century revives England
• Israeli election hopefuls seek the Obama touch
• FIFA Club World Cup results
• Gamba finishes third at Club World Cup
• Singapore's Lam wins Volvo Masters
• Saudi beheaded for murder
• ICC sure subcontinent to host 2011 World Cup
• Police: Taliban kill 2 accused spies in Pakistan
• Police beat people celebrating holiday in Russia
• Cuche leads opening giant slalom run
• Men's World Cup Giant Slalom Results
• Passengers escape burning jet in Denver; 38 hurt
• Bangladesh ups security for ex-PM after threat
• US General: US troops in Iraq will replace Brits
• Part of Mumbai's Oberoi complex reopens
• Pietersen's century spurs England
• Biathlon World Cup Results
• Serb veterans from Kosovo war clash with police
• Internet service still spotty in parts of Mideast
• Austria wins World Cup relay race
• Holy Land's top Catholic visits Gaza's Christians
• Paris judge charges 3 suspected of terrorist plot
• Deposed Mauritanian president freed
• US General: US troops in Iraq to replace Brits
• Leeds fires McAllister after 11 months in charge
• Madeleine McCann's parents issue new video
• Christmas bleak for Zimbabweans fleeing collapse
• High winds force cancellation of women's downhill
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get
• Qimonda to get euro325 million bailout
• Rooney leads United in Club World Cup final
• Albrecht wins World Cup giant slalom race
• Pope marks Galileo anniversary, praises astronomy
• Part of Mumbai's Oberoi hotel reopens
• Iraq parliament compromises on Brit troops
• Malik expects tough series against Sri Lanka
• New storm strikes Northwest, challenges travelers
• China, Taiwan pledge greater cooperation at forum
• Albrecht wins World Cup giant slalom race
• Car-tariff protesters beaten in Russia's Far East
• Kuwait's Global says creditor response 'very good'
• Dutch Football Results
• Russia routs Sweden 6-2, wins Channel One Cup
• US to replace Brits, Iraq compromises on troops
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for
• Qimonda set for euro325 million bailout
• Uganda says most rebel bases destroyed
• Cheney: Auto problems ultimately fall to Obama
• Ajax routs De Graafschap 6-0 in Dutch league
• U.S.: Zimbabwe unity deal can't work with Mugabe
• Biden to oversee efforts aimed at middle class
• Palestinians unhappy with Abbas' frequent absences
• Kuwait's Global says creditor response 'very good'
• AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
• Austria, Russia win World Cup relay races
• Cheney defends powers in fighting terrorism
• Iran shuts office of Nobel winner's rights group
• US: Zimbabwe unity deal can't work with Mugabe
• Rev. James Bevel, prominent MLK Jr. adviser, dies
• Benitez misses Arsenal match after surgery
• GM reveals more fuel-efficient 2010 Equinox
• Cheney `clearly would love' to get bin Laden now
• West Brom puts Man City in trouble with 2-1 win
• IAEA chief warns Syria to cooperate with probe
• Japan in '65 sought US nuclear shield versus China
• Nordic Combined World Cup Results
• Riots unabated in Athens prior to budget vote
• COA confirms cull of 18,000 H5N2 chickens
• South Africa denies handing over withheld Zimbabwe aid
• SEF pushes for more cross-strait charter flights over New Year
• Kenyans win ING Taipei International Marathon
• China willing to extend economic support to Taiwan-based enterprises, Wang says
• Ma rejects proposal to increase foreign labor
• Indonesia carries out anti-terror drill
• Obama to tap Blair as intelligence czar: media
• Australian terror supporter has control order removed
• Passengers escape burning jet in Colorado; 38 injured
• Israel weighs military offensive on Gaza
• Iran police shut down Nobel Iaureate's office
• Pakistan mall fire toll rises to 10
• Kabul welcomes extra troops, Taliban warns of cruel defeat
• Kim out in public for six consecutive days: report
• Taiwan must beware of China's WHA trap
• Recession forecast blown up by subprime meltdown
• Exhibit unveils lives of women in ancient Greece
• Let them eat caviar, say Milan authorities
• Saga of fake tiger photos rears head again in China
• Oscar winner Attenborough in hospital
• Lebanon's control of Syria border still tenuous
• 'I was lied to,' says husband of kidnapped Bangladeshi doctor
• Japan, Canada unveil economic aid
• Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube after talks collapse
• New budget Malaysian airport in the pipeline
• Putin warns against excessive job cuts
• Madoff: the 'big lie' that got bigger and bigger
• Euro becomes more attractive amid crisis
• South Korea announces plan to streamline state-run firms
• Swiss government unveils measures
• Evergreen ship makes historic voyage
• Japan's shipyard orders drop on declining demand: JSEA
• TSA reappoints Widdows as head
• Panama Canal gets loan for expansion
• IMO committee deliberates ways to curb Somalia piracy
• Pietersen century keeps England afloat in India
• Beckham taking nothing for granted at AC Milan
• Major League' s Phillies had ample reason to celebrate in 2008
• Eight in a row Inter goes nine points clear
• Wayne Rooney to the rescue as United win Club World Cup
• Allardyce's Rovers off to winning start
• Ravens soar past Cowboys in Texas Stadium finale
• Wings stage late rally to dump Kings
• Magic overcomes L.A. Lakers
• Falcons make playoffs by beating Vikings
• Japan had record plunge in exports in November
• Taiwan team arrives in China to pick up two pandas
• Taiwan Legislature fails to raise tobacco tax
• Taiwan Presidential Office says student association was wrong to remove flag just for China visitors
• U.S. dollar up in early Taipei trading
• Ireland unveils €5.5 billion bank bailout
• Taiwan evaluating economic aid offers from rival China
• Ireland unveils €5.5 billion bank bailout
• Taiwan jobless exceed 500,000 in November, government says
• NIOERAR sows the seeds of success for education
• Research institute collaborates with universities
• Taiwan shares open higher
• U.S. dollar up in early Taipei trading
• Foreign exchange rates
• Today in history
• Taiwan headline news
• Taiwan prosecutors likely to launch second appeal against release ex-President
• Experts discuss possibility of building cross-strait expressway
• Peace accord, greater international space remain top goals: KMT
• Group encourages unemployed women to work as babysitters
• Legislature not yet decided on tobacco tax increase rate
• Pandas to arrive at Taipei Zoo Dec. 23: Taipei City
• KMT-CPC forum consensus provides only 'directions': SEF head
• Local Airline to fly Taipei-Siem Reap route
• Shares plunge on Taipei bourse
• EVA charter arrive in Chengdu in preparation for panda delivery
• 1st batch of honey dates from Pingtung County exported to Canada
• Prices lower on Taipei futures market
• U.S. dollar up on Taipei FOREX
• Nearly one fourth of Taiwan's workers hold part-time jobs: poll
• Garment importers victimized by Chinese remittance fraudsters
• Employers and workers ask suspension of labor premium rate increase
• Taiwan's unemployment rate climbs to 4.64 percent: DGBAS
• China links may be taking toll on domestic travel
• Taipei nightlife scene remains lively despite economic downturn
• Metzelder undergoes nose surgery
• Sweet December at Hyatt Cha Lounge
• Grand Formosa Taroko Hotel presents tourism fest package
• CVI introduces new contact lens
• Yingge Ceramics starts new service
• Kuva Chateau offers holiday specials
• Chien-Ming Wang honors mentor with JOHNNIE WALKER Blue Label
• Police: Remains identified as missing boater
• Iran shuts office of Nobel winner's rights group
• Schlierenzauer wins World Cup ski jump event
• West Bank settler eviction offers warning, hope
• Amazon killings go on despite Chico Mendes' legacy
• West Brom puts Man City in trouble with 2-1 win
• Passengers escape burning jet in Denver; 38 hurt
• Fort Dix plot case jury deliberates for 5th day
• Internet service still spotty in parts of Mideast
• Obamas rent beach home in low-key Hawaii town
• High winds force cancellation of women's downhill
• Russia tariff protest widens into broad discontent
• Polish president visits synagogue for Hanukkah
• Norway wins Cross Country World Cup team sprint
• Avalanches kill 2 ski tourists in Austria
• Austria: Avalanches kill 3 tourists
• Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18M debut
• US general: Troop decision to come next year
• 4.9 magnitude quake shakes Trinidad
• Targeted Mumbai hotels open with tighter security
• 9 decapitated bodies found in southern Mexico
• Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel
• Leader Liverpool draws 1-1 at 10-man Arsenal
• Real Madrid agrees to sign Diarra
• Sevilla draws 0-0 with Mallorca in Spain
• Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18M debut
• Sterne beats Maybin in playoff to win SA Open
• Fabregas sidelined with ligament injury
• Questions linger in deadly San Diego jet crash
• Nancy stuns Marseille 3-0 in French league
• Obama's election voted top news story of 2008
• IAEA chief warns Syria to cooperate with probe
• Arsenal, Liverpool draw 1-1 in Premier League
• NC town fights fears as its troops deploy again
• About the AP project 'Homefront Hamlet'
• Cheney says Congress failed struggling automakers
• 9 decapitated bodies found in southern Mexico
• Polish president makes historic synagogue visit
• Magnitude-4.1 quake shakes central California
• Ceremonies mark 20th anniversary of Lockerbie
• UK Ceremonies mark 20th anniversary of Lockerbie
• 15 more players added to Masters field
• Masters Qualifiers List
• Israeli cities could be targets of Gaza rockets
• First day of winter packs punch to Northern states
• Leader Barcelona beats Villarreal 2-1 in Spain
• Soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Firefighter: 'Miracle' no deaths in burning jet
• SEC has been slow to react to fraud claims
• Wenger: Adebayor sending off was a joke
• Ill. impeachment panel awaits word from prosecutor
• Desert wind blows health risks from US mines
• 2 die from injuries in Mexico small plane crash
• Olympiakos extend lead to 6 points in Greek league
• Chavez says plot to kill Bolivian leader uncovered
• Lawmaker says `no' to Rev. Warren at inauguration
• Fort Dix jurors say they expect to finish Monday
• Report: Almeria fires Arconada
• Wildeboer breaks world record
• Santiago, ex-Negro Leaguer, dies aged 82
• Illinois impeachment panel waiting on prosecutor
• Juventus beats Atalanta 3-1 in Serie A
• Obama set to release Blagojevich report this week
• Leixoes, Porto draw matches in Portuguese league
• Jailed PR senator says he will step down
• Spanish Scoring Leaders
• New $3.8 billion plan to treat Mexico City sewage
• Chavez says mall to be expropriated in Venezuela
• Report: Colombian rebels to free 6 hostages
• Winter doesn't horse around across Northern states
• Bordeaux beats Monaco 4-3 in French league
• Chicago sheriff baits fugitives with holiday ruse
• Benitez out of sight but as vocal as ever for Reds
• Names in the Game
• Firefighter: Miracle no one died on Denver runway
• Retailers launch final holiday sales push
• Ohio GM plant closing to leave 1,080 workers idle
• That's life: CEO Wynn says Sinatra eatery was fate
• Doctors group: Somalia, Congo among Top 10 Crises
• 12 decapitated bodies found in southern Mexico
• Greek Parliament votes 2009 budget
• Diamond in the rough: Museum finds vacuumed gem
• Comunicaciones wins Guatemalan championship
• Winter's opening day packs a punch to northern US
• Jamaica to help with crash victims' funerals
• Nadal takes over as No. 1 in tennis in 2008
• Swift settler ouster boosts peace camp's hopes
• Firefighter recalls a miracle on a Denver runway
• North Korean leader's former home open to tourists
• Tourist sites along Korea's DMZ
• Wall Street still flying corporate jets
• Martin McDonagh celebrates Irish eccentricities
• Obama report to explain staff contact with Gov.
• Teen's dying wish brings hope for orphans
• Russia licenses faith healers
• Singh wins with a final birdie at Sherwood
• Much has changed along presidential train route
• Bosnia lacks cash to purge killer mines
• Insurer of last resort gains numbers in downturn
• American Samoa seeks help for economy
• Report: Colombian rebels to free 6 hostages
• Lions become first 0-15 team in NFL history
• Widespread winter blast strands holiday travelers
• 2nd test: New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• West Indies 146-4 at lunch
• Pa. congressman's scholarship program questioned
• Man eats 7 pounds of latkes to win NY contest
• Wallabies to open 2009 season against Barbarians
• Celtics equal club record with 18th straight win
• Kessel extends points streak to 18 games
• Longest NBA Winning Streaks
• Police: Taliban kill 2 accused spies in Pakistan
• Deposed Mauritanian president freed
• Japan in '65 sought US nuclear shield versus China
• AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
• NFL Today, Week 16
• India, China can't compensate for lost US spending
• West Indies 224-4 at tea
• China readies for crackdown on mafia-style crime
• Alleged arms smuggler testifies in Thailand
• China readies for crackdown on organized crime
• Alleged arms smuggler Bout testifies in Thailand
• Japan exports plunge record amount on weak demand
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Report: NKorea's Kim using special train to travel
• Ripples of Madoff scandal spread everywhere
• South Korea to slash jobs at public firms
• Carrey's 'Yes Man' opens at No. 1 with $18M debut
• Where'd the bailout money go? Shhhh, it's a secret
• Hairdressers want chance to style first lady
• Oil edges above $43 on US auto bailout, rate cut
• Missile kills 7 in northwest Pakistan
• Surgery a success for Moore
• Meet the men of E Company
• A National Guard unit at a glance
• Group asks to dismantle Ofra settlement
• Most Asian markets fall on gloomy economic outlook
• 8 suspected robbers killed in Philippines
• India vs. England scores
• West Indies 278-7 at stumps
• 2nd test: India vs. England scores
• Rescued French sailor arrives safely in Australia
• Toyota lower profit, sales vehicles forecast
• India gains 151-run lead after Harbhajan strikes
• Malaysia aims to double its wild tiger population
• Missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
• Ireland unveils euro5.5 billion bank bailout
• Philippine stock index tumbles 3.3 percent
• Toyota slashes profit forecast amid global slump
• Belarus seeking $3B loan from Moscow
• Taiwan shares fall sharply
• Oil rises slightly on US auto bailout, rate cut
• SKorea denies seeking secret contact with NKorea
• World Bank calls for steps to ease West Bank trade
• Brother: shoe-throwing Iraqi plans lawsuit
• Indian envoys to discuss Mumbai attacks
• 20 said killed in US-Afghan operation
• Munich RE to buy AIG's HSB unit
• Sri Lankan jets hit rebels
• Russian ruble drops for 3rd time in 4 days
• Toyota again slashes profit forecast amid slump
• Brother: show-throwing Iraqi plans lawsuit
• Japan stocks up after rate cut, US automaker loans
• Investigators press for clues in Denver jet mishap
• China shares fall on bleak outlook
• Japan's ailing emperor feels weight of his crown
• Bank of England's deputy head calls for new tools
• Brother of SKorean ex-president indicted
• Brother: show-throwing Iraqi's apology was forced
• World Bank calls for steps to ease West Bank trade
• ICC to assess security before appointing officials
• Heavy security for pandas' departure from China
• Rifle shot on power lines stalls French trains
• Finnish bank Alandsbanken buys Kaupthing Sweden
• Director eyes pop singer to star as Bruce Lee
• Malaysians at loggerheads over language debate
• Mitsubishi Heavy, Areva to start new joint venture
• China Minsheng to raise stake in US lender UCBH
• England rallies, India loses 3 top batsmen
• Tokyo Tower marks 50th anniversary
• Yi Jianlian targeted in age investigation
• Cyprus: Suspicious package at US Embassy
• German consumer confidence stabilizes
• World stocks mostly lower on dour economic outlook
• Euro up against the dollar at $1.4057
• Marx 'Das Kapital' comic finds new fans in Japan
• Former Romanian president jeered, pelted with eggs
• EU puts conditions on EdF-British Energy link
• Pakistan bowler Gul to play for Western Australia
• Report: London sumo tour canceled
• Debate delayed on China's revised food safety law
• Israeli prime minister visits Turkey
• Bank of England surprised by severity of crisis
• Weekend Sports In Brief
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• Suspected US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
• Report: SKorea seeks talks with North to fix ties
• Russia giving Iran only defensive weapons
• BA orders new shorthaul fleet for London
• Kostelic leads opening slalom run
• Verdict expected Monday in Fort Dix plot case
• SKorea's Ssangyong Motor may delay paychecks
• Hong Kong stock index falls 3.3 percent
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• Michelin production cuts to hit 4th quarter profit
• China's central bank cuts interest rates
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• World stocks mostly lower after Toyota warning
• Study: secular Turks face discrimination, pressure
• Bosnia to send 100 peacekeepers to Afghanistan
• Israeli diplomats prepare ground for Gaza action
• University of Chicago to allow co-ed dorm rooms
• Ireland unveils
• Ireland unveils
• Ireland unveils
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• Politician tries to protect NYC's pesky parrots
• Staunton follows McAllister out of Leeds
• TVA dike bursts in Tenn.; 15 homes flooded
• Top prize in Spain's Gordo lottery for 32365
• Australian group: No word from Tibetan staffer
• Toyota projects 1st ever operating loss for year
• Thai king calls for peace after political turmoil
• Munich RE to buy AIG's HSB unit
• Oil rises slightly on US auto bailout, rate cut
• China cuts interest rates in new growth effort
• OSCE to close Georgia mission early next year
• Dollar mixed, gold rises in European trading
• Wall Street points to moderately higher open
• Iraqi Parliament delays vote on foreign troops
• English bowlers curb India's brisk-scoring hopes
• Tata Motors keeps spending on Jaguar Land Rover
• SKorea deploys its 1st Aegis-equipped destroyer
• Former chief Simon Clegg quits BOA after 20 years
• China cuts interest rates in new growth effort
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• London's FTSE 100 index down at 4,290.30
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• Ivica Kostelic wins World Cup slalom
• 4,300-year-old tombs unveiled near Cairo
• Arsenal soon to learn extent of Fabregas' injury
• Greece: Aeroflot plane searched after bomb threat
• Karzai presses top US military leader
• New York marshals won't evict people at holidays
• England bowlers keep India's batsmen in check
• Toyota projects operating loss for year amid slump
• Interbank lending rates continue to fall modestly
• British regulator fines energy firm Npower
• Ivica Kostelic wins World Cup slalom
• SKorea's Hyundai, Kia slash 2008 sales forecast
• Top prize in Spain's Gordo lottery for 32365
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• Robert Mulligan, director of `Mockingbird,' dies
• OSCE to close Georgia mission early next year
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• Israelis strike gold in Jerusalem parking lot
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• Walgreen 1Q profit falls 10 percent on store costs
• Sri Lankan fighter jets destroy 5 rebel boats
• Aer Lingus tells shareholders to snub Ryanair
• Pakistan air force jets fly low amid India tension
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• 14 flights canceled in Rome amid labor unrest
• Kuwait's oil minister defends Dow Chemical deal
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• Iraqi parliament to hold emergency session
• Woolworths says 2Entertain talks continue with BBC
• New TNK-BP board elected
• New TNK-BP board elected
• Sri Lanka says 67 killed in northern fighting
• Syria: direct peace talks with Israel possible
• Bechtel to be consultant on Egypt's nuke project
• European markets mixed ahead of Dow opening
• Afghan leader presses US military for answers
• Brazil stocks holding steady
• African Union holding talks on Somalia chaos
• Macedonia PM wins slander suit
• Germany: Man jumps into polar bear Knut's cage
• UK rate-setters hint at more cuts, hurting pound
• Serbia reaches energy deal with Russia
• FINA sets March date for action on high-tech suits
• Accused Mumbai gunman requests Pakistani envoys
• Charges against defendants in the Fort Dix case
• TVA dike bursts in Tenn.; 15 homes flooded
• Brazil revises 2008 growth upward
• US stocks mixed as investors look for good news
• Germany considers taking in Guantanamo prisoners
• India awards oil and gas exploration rights
• Sri Lanka says 67 killed in northern fighting
• Rights group: Settlement sits on private Arab land
• InfoGroup founder: Company should consider a sale
• Jury in NJ close to verdict in Fort Dix trial
• Jury says it's close to verdict in Fort Dix trial
• British minister: Mugabe will have to step aside
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• Saudi projects $17B deficit in 2009
• Syria: direct peace talks with Israel possible
• Slowdown hits Whistler ahead of Olympics
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• Source: NYC charges expected in ground zero fire
• Siemens gets
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• Siemens gets
• Siemens gets
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• Accused Mumbai gunman requests Pakistani help
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• Mega-rich Manchester City City in relegation zone
• Russia eases ruble for 3rd time in 4 days
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• Jury in NJ close to verdict in Fort Dix trial
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• Turkmenistan issues parliamentary election results
• Jury deliberates in Fort Dix plot case
• Ukrainians protest financial crisis
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• More than 500,000 people unemployed
• South Korea seeks talks with North
• Thailand's new cabinet sworn in by king during ceremony
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• Chinese pandas from Sichuan to arrive today
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• Wife of ex-Singapore charity chief jailed for money laundering
• Time to get real on the Russian front
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• Iconic Taj Mahal hotel reopens with new security measures
• Russian health service licenses faith healers
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• Hairdressers want chance to style first lady
• Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with US$18m debut
• 'Hallelujah' takes top two spots in UK Christmas chart
• Symbol of Japan's economic miracle turns 50
• Experts identify gene variants linked to lung cancer
• Thai PM gets Newcastle United football shirt
• No evidence supports any hangover cure, say scientists
• Japan recession deepens, China reserves fall
• IMF chief sees 'very dark' year ahead
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• Tech firms cut costs with forced leave for workers
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• PRC to allow firms to reduce social security payments
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• Evergreen Laurel Taipei launches new tour package
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• 2008 European Film Festival opens
• Far Eastern features Christmas feast and High Tea
• Ambassador serves winter hot pot
• Taipei shares close down 3.39%
• Most Asian stock markets fall on profit concern; Rio, HSBC drop
• Oil prices higher above US$43
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• League leader Liverpool draws 1-1 at Arsenal
• Henry helps runaway Barca extend lead
• Juventus beats Atalanta 3-1
• Gayle's return to century ranks revives West Indies
• Wheeler sparks Bruins to fifth consecutive win
• India lead England by 207 runs in second Test
• Japan ready to bid for both World Cup, Olympics: reports
• Titans, Giants clinch home field advantage
• Singh wins Sherwood title as Furyk, Kim falter
• Celtics beat Knicks to win 18th consecutive victory
• Unpaid leave affects 741,000 workers in Taiwan
• Toyota projects first loss in 70 years
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• Survey finds majority expects Ma government to improve governance
• Unpaid leave affects 741,000 workers in Taiwan
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• Kuo finally finds niche in setup role
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• Taiwan labor groups protest against forced unpaid leave
• Taiwan opposition denounces reports about new judge on cases ex-President Chen Shui-bian
• Authoritarian politics command Taiwan Straits
• Taiwan smash hit “Cape No.7” wins approval in China: Hong Kong paper
• Taiwan decides to restrict use of foreign workers: Taiwanese newspaper
• Taiwan shares open lower
• U.S. dollar up in early Taipei trading
• Foreign exchange rates
• Daily cross-strait charters 70% full in first week: CAA
• Survey finds majority expects Ma government to improve governance
• Unpaid leave affects 741,000 workers in Taiwan
• Prosecutors will again appeal ex-president's release
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• Kuo finally finds niche in setup role
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• Indigenous communities to get subsidies to attract tourists
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• U.S. dollar up on Taipei FOREX
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• Taiwan rejects CITES claim that panda transfer is domestic affair for China
• Chinese pandas to meet Taiwanese visitors on Jan. 25
• Superstar pandas arrive in Taiwan
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• World Bank signs €975 million loan for Poland
• Eastern Congo is top priority for UN peacekeepers
• Saudi projects $17B deficit in 2009
• London's FTSE 100 down 37.77 points at 4,249.16
• Russia to get 70 nuclear missiles in 3 years
• UK house prices seen falling 10 pct in 2009
• Accused Mumbai gunman requests Pakistan's help
• Mass. police chief pleads not guilty in Uzi death
• Argentine president announces farm export tax cuts
• Manslaughter charges brought in trade center fire
• Manslaughter charges brought in ground zero fire
• World markets fall on Toyota's profit alert
• UK blocks transfer of soldier murder suspects
• Lebanese factions discuss defense strategy
• Obama review set for Tuesday release
• US stocks slip as Toyota cuts profit outlook
• Palestinian, Russian presidents talk Mideast peace
• Trial begins for Yemeni accused of killing a Jew
• Belarus seeking $3.5B loan from Moscow
• Thai king calls for peace after political turmoil
• Archbishop warns of economic dogmatism
• Colombia reports GDP growth 3.1% for 3rd quarter
• US woman pleads guilty in video sex case
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• Norwegian stripped of Olympic equestrian bronze
• Jury in NJ reaches verdict in Fort Dix terror plot
• Jury in reaches verdict in Fort Dix terror plot
• Sacred texts: Vatican embraces iTunes prayer book
• Eastern Congo is top priority for UN peacekeepers
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• Belgian king accepts resignation of government
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• Deliberations resume in NYC "Sopranos" trial
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• Israeli PM visits Turkey for Mideast peace talks
• Bolivia official reports plot to kill president
• Bitter cold, high winds chill US Midwest, East
• Kirsten Dunst granted restraining order
• U.S. military buildup taking shape in Afghanistan
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• US woman pleads guilty in video sex case
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• Greece: Bomb hoax forces Aeroflot plane to land
• Court OKs sale of Neuberger Berman to employees
• Owen to decide Newcastle future at end of season
• Arabs lavish jewels on Secretary of State Rice
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• US automakers tumble as bailout sinks in
• Obama thanks troops after workout at Hawaii gym
• Belgian king accepts resignation of government
• 5 convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers
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• British ex-royal servant jailed in child sex cases
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• Tourism to Goa takes beating after Mumbai attacks
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• US diplomat in Moscow to discuss Latin America
• Britain, US step up pressure on Zimbabwe's Mugabe
• Iraq shoe-thrower's brother says he'd do it again
• TVA dike bursts in Tenn., damaging a dozen homes
• Investigators hunting clues in Denver jet accident
• US military buildup in Afghanistan taking form
• India FM: We will act on Mumbai if Pakistan won't
• Eastern Congo is priority for UN peacekeepers
• NY Times published fake letter from Paris mayor
• Afghan leader presses US military on strategy
• Toyota projects first loss in company's history
• Oil prices fall with few signs of economic rebound
• Ohio watchdog: Ex-AG spent campaign funds on pals
• Albania passes law on former secret police
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• NY Times published fake letter from Paris mayor
• UN welcomes offensive against Ugandan rebels
• Oil prices tumble below $40 on dour economic news
• Charges against the suspects in the Fort Dix case
• Mega-rich Manchester City in relegation zone
• UN welcomes offensive against Ugandan rebels
• NRC: Nuke plant safety battery was broken 4 years
• Cop-killer gets first NH death sentence in decades
• 5 convicted of plotting to kill US soldierrs
• Congolese rebels threaten to quit peace talks
• UN extends protection for Iraqi assets
• Chavez orders halt to construction of Caracas mall
• Mexico honors soldiers beheaded by drug cartels
• 4 recruiter suicides lead to US Army probe
• Mistrial declared in case of slain NYPD officer
• State judge issues 1st death penalty in 49 years
• Fiat fined $7 million for Oil-for-Food kickbacks
• Young cancer patient's thank-you: tip of 500 hats
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• 6 Russians killed in Egypt bus crash
• Sarkozy supports Brazil's bid for security council
• Fla. judge strikes key charge against lawyer
• Fed designates CIT Group as bank holding company
• Bad US economy slows population migration
• Gold up
• US stocks end down as Toyota cuts outlook
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• US judge strikes key charge against lawyer
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• Fla. terror plot retrial will start in January
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• Florida terror plot retrial will start in January
• Feds to trim LaGuardia flights to cut congestion
• Belgium asks ex-premier to form new government
• US automakers shares tumble as bailout sinks in
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• Investigators enter jet wreckage at Denver airport
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• Family members are central figures in Madoff saga
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• UN extends protection for Iraqi assets
• Narco-terrorist gets life in US prison
• Fla. terror plot retrial will start in January
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• Stocks end down as Toyota cuts outlook
• Florida terror plot retrial will start in January
• Atlanta gardens reopen after fatal collapse
• 'Sopranos' actor cleared of murder in NYPD death
• Latam stocks down on bleak US company news
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• GateHouse Media sues NY Times Co. over copyright
• Narcoterrorist gets life in prison
• Iraqi pleads guilty to spying for Saddam Hussein
• Curacao restarting oil refinery after outage
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• DA: Ex-cop accused of raping 3 women kills self
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• NYC dodges prosecution in deadly ground zero fire
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• US, Russian crew members ready for spacewalk
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• Report: Fabregas could be out for three months
• Rome travelers try to find flights after strike
• Murdoch to help Germany's Premiere to raise cash
• UK mortgage approvals fell to record low in Nov.
• Spain eyes joint World Cup bid with Portugal
• Oil below $40 on fears of weaker crude demand
• Dutch university says it has tribal chief's head
• European stocks higher on expected Dow rebound
• Indian leader: Nobody wants war
• World Bank signs
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• World Bank signs euro975 million loan for Poland
• Russia accuses foreign nationals in Georgia war
• ICC to continue monitor security in Pakistan
• Wall Street points to moderately higher open
• Putin: no more cheap gas
• French customs seizes counterfeit chocolates
• Naito retains WBC flyweight title
• Jerusalem's Patriarch gives pre-Christmas message
• FTSE-100 up 23.35 at 4,272.51
• China urges US to prevent trade protectionism
• Famous restaurant reports profit slowdown amid economic slump
• Iraq's Nov. oil revenues fall as exports stable
• PM says Guinea's government not has been dissolved
• New Russian missile fails a 5th test
• CIT to receive $2.33B from government program
• Indian PM: 'Nobody wants war' after terror attack
• Names in the Game
• PM says Guinea's government has not been dissolved
• US 3-month interbank lending rates hold steady
• KMT-CPC forums will continue until peace accord is reached: KMT
• Southwest seeks OK for WestJet codeshare
• November export orders down 28.51 percent
• Many Muslims frustrated with Fort Dix verdict
• Leeds appoints Simon Grayson as manager
• Tea merchant Whittard up for sale
• Van Hanegem fired as FC Utrecht coach
• Leeds facing action after appointing Simon Grayson
• Troops head toward Guinea presidential compound
• EU approves bank rescue packages
• Palestinian leader: Egypt to push for new truce
• Manufacturing sector shows pessimism on prospects
• Fabregas will be out for four months
• January transfer window extended in Scotland
• German frigate begins anti-piracy patrols
• NKorean general threatens SKorea amid tensions
• European stocks edge higher ahead of US data
• Activist ship to sail from Lebanon to Gaza
• Troops head toward Guinea presidential compound
• Roman Catholic patriarch: End Gaza sanctions
• US economy declined 0.5 percent in third quarter
• Poland cuts key interest rate to 5 percent
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar wraps up trip to Iraq
• 4 animal rights activists convicted of blackmail
• Drivers trapped after water main break near DC
• Mass. man melting snow with blowtorch ignites home
• US drivers trapped after water pipe break
• Fabregas will be out for four months
• Swiss OK $5 million transfer to Philippines
• US man melting snow with blowtorch ignites home
• Clooney to film movie in St. Louis
• Kaohsiung residents urged to eat chicken without fear
• US economy declined 0.5 percent in 3rd quarter
• Pietersen praises his players' spirit
• ProLogis sells Chinese unit, Japan stake for $1.3B
• Huge water main break traps drivers in DC suburb
• Pa. mom sentenced for helping son get weapons
• Serb war crimes suspect pleads not guilty
• Huge US water pipe break traps drivers in Maryland
• AU extends Somalia mandate, will impose sanctions
• Dutch university says it has tribal chief's head
• Oil around $40 on fears of weaker crude demand
• Greek police bus attacked; 3,000 at rally
• Rwanda genocide suspect to go home for Christmas
• Taiwan graded `above acceptable' for living environment: poll
• Germany arrests Rwanda genocide suspect
• US stocks open higher ahead of housing data
• Group declares Guinea coup after dictator's death
• Irish kidnap gang gets
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• Irish kidnap gang gets euro1.2m to free man's family
• Knox's Christmas wish: warm socks, and freedom
• Spain decides on Sevilla to play England friendly
• Stocks higher ahead of US housing data
• Tina Fey voted AP Entertainer of the Year
• Cyprus: manslaughter charge for Helios air crash
• High-speed rail free shuttle bus services to stop in April
• Almeria hires Hugo Sanchez as coach
• November existing US home sales fall by 8.6 pct
• Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inauguration
• China links will help Taiwan build pivotal regional role: MAC
• Arab League chief urges talks with Iran
• Poland's jobless rate rises to 9.1 percent
• Putin: no more cheap gas
• Iraq parliament speaker resigns
• Tea merchant Whittard may be close to collapse
• November new home sales drop 2.9 percent
• Putin: no more cheap gas
• US, European stocks up despite weak economic data
• Barrick Gold appoints new CEO
• President wants investigators out of shadow of former head's scandal
• Grenade blast hurts 16 at concert in Philippines
• The wait is over - the pandas have finally arrived
• Mosley leaning toward fifth term
• US stocks hold gains after poor housing data
• Sarkozy: French auto makers to receive help
• Palestinians get $3 billion in 2008
• 173 people trapped on Singapore observation wheel
• Spanish judge suspended over lesbian adoption bid
• Austrian, German, Swiss insurers delay Turkish dam
• News reports say earthquake shakes northern Italy
• Iraq parliament approves foreign troops
• 'Secret Santas' pass out $11,000 in Detroit area
• Texas report: Abuse widespread in polygamist sect
• French seize 10 tons of counterfeit chocolates
• Chinese hackers condemned for breaking into DPP Web site
• Coca-Cola warned over nutritional claims
• Jets' Ellis fined $10,000 for tossing snow at fans
• World Bank bars dealings with Indian company
• Irish kidnap gang gets €1.2m to free man's family
• Taiwan's status not belittled in pandas' delivery: MAC
• Taiwan’s Nanya Technology mulls seeking government help to extend loans
• Chen case puts focus on Taiwan democracy
• China`s pandas fulfill Taiwan unification mission
• U.S. Q3 GDP fell 0.5%, biggest decline since 2001
• Chinese pandas arrive at Taipei Zoo
• Army seizes power in Guinea after president's death
• Export orders fall by over a quarter
• Taiwan's English environment gets thumbs-up
• Hit 'cape No.7' gets go-ahead in China: report
• Nationalist-Communist forums to persist until peace accord is reached: KMT whip
• SEF rejects CITES' interpretation of 'domestic transfer' of pandas
• Institute home to diverse resources, innovative services
• Jostling protesters decry unpaid leave trend
• CLA to halt foreign labor expansion, media reports
• Famous dumpling house reports profit slowdown
• Taiwanese visitors to meet pandas Jan. 25
• DPP attacks moves to replace judge in Chen Shui-bian case
• Moderate quake rattles Taiwan
• Russian sea-based missile fails again in test, report says
• Japanese emperor turns 75, frets over economy, health
• Interpol chief says India has not shared info on Mumbai
• Bombs found on bus in Philippines
• Sarko struts Napoleonic stuff
• China says it is considering building an aircraft carrier
• Hamas says it could consider new long-term truce with Israel
• Zimbabwe lashes out over Mugabe quit calls
• Insults in Iraqi parliament threaten British troop vote
• Bulgarian winemakers pin hopes on quality
• 'Silent Night' celebrates 190th birthday
• 4,300-year-old tombs found in Egypt
• Christmas tree shortage drives up Danish price
• Drug shields mice against chronic lung disease: study
• U.S., Russian space station crew completes spacewalk
• U.S. warns against Web-sold diet pills
• Polar bear chooses meat over 'lucky' man
• Just a little bit of flab raises risk of heart failure, study suggests
• U.S. sells record debt, China rate cut disappoints
• U.S. approves Chinese steel duties despite WTO challenge
• BofA denies China pressured it to drop sale of bank stake
• Toyota may cut payroll as unsold autos pile up
• Weak sales could topple U.S. carmakers despite bailout
• Celebrate this Christmas at Sherwood with style
• Count Down Party at Sherwood
• More hotels set to open in Phuket over next three years
• Caesar Park Taipei encourages use of Consumer Coupons with extra offer
• Greet the 1st light of 2009 at Lefoo Resort in Kenting
• 'Memory Windows' exhibit opens
• U.S. stocks end lower on more depressing news
• Taiwan stocks post worst two-day drop in two months
• Yen holds steady in pre-Christmas Asian trade
• Oil prices sink further below US$40 in Asia
• Hamburg is Germany's port of rock 'n' roll
• Heartbreak for India's Gambhir as Test drawn
• Scolari silent as Terry red derails Chelsea's title bid
• Crosby ends drought for Penguins win
• Bears ice Packers in overtime on Gould-en boot
• Wang Chien-ming signs US$5m deal
• Bryant powers Lakers past Memphis Grizzlies
• Kuo finally finds his niche in setup role
• Lin thrilled to be making Taiwan golfing history
• Obama review clears staff in Blagojevich probe
• Attempted coup in Guinea after dictator dies
• U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading
• Biden nixes idea of pet projects in stimulus bill
• Taipei Metro rejects France’s offer of Art Nouveau station pavilion
• Opposition lawmakers seek 'Taiwanese' nicknames for Chinese pandas
• Criminal Investigation Bureau Deputy Commissioner Kao Cheng-sheng passes this morning
• Investor who lost $1.4B to Madoff kills himself
• 14 U.S. Congressmen urge President Bush to care for Taiwan’s human rights
• Taiwan lawmakers say U.S. investigation into double nationality continuing
• Lawmaker Lee Ching-an claims the dual nationality report “not a final result”
• Taiwan to propose model contract for unpaid leave Thursday
• Taiwan plans to lift restrictions on singers and actors from China
• Taiwan insists panda trip was not domestic affair for China
• Taiwan court orders release on bail of ex-top investigator caught in presidential scandal
• To call the Santa Operations Center: 1-877-446-6723, or from Colorado Springs or overseas: 719-556-5211
• Swiss airline's last flight to Libya halted
• Look at long-serving sub-Saharan African leaders
• Prosecutor limits Illinois gov. impeachment probe
• Dollar edges higher vs euro, pound, yen
• Gaza rockets fall in Israel after short lull
• Huge US water pipe break traps drivers
• US criticizes Iran for closing human rights group
• World stocks mixed after more grim US housing news
• Ecuador official admits unhappiness in military
• UK officer faces hearing over alleged party link
• Interpol chief presses India to provide evidence
• FTSE-100 index closes up 6.82 points at 4,255.98
• New York man admits he helped air Hezbollah TV
• US to continue food aid to North Korea
• Totti set to be out for 2 months due to leg injury
• APNewsBreak: Yanks have $26.9 million luxury tax
• US Army halts use of new first aid item
• NYC man admits he helped air Hezbollah TV
• More declines for oil on latest batch of bad news
• UNICEF says cholera has killed 1,174 in Zimbabwe
• Minnesota Senate winner won't be known in 2008
• Sweden seeks $2.5 mln in Liechtenstein tax probe
• US stocks fluctuate as investors sift through data
• 3 Gaza militants killed in clash on Israeli border
• Biden: No pet projects in US stimulus bill
• Nigeria creates ministry for oil producing region
• Ex-Clinton aides to be named US State deputies
• Latin American equities get pre-holiday bounce
• 173 people trapped for 6 hours on Singapore wheel
• American Express gets OK for $3.39B from US
• A look at Guinea's history since independence
• Brazil and France sign arms deal
• Sea-Tac stranded passengers finally flying out
• Man United: FA endangered future misconduct probes
• Mexico's inflation near 6.6 percent
• Iraq parliament speaker quits, troops impasse ends
• Good heavens: Vatican rehabilitating Galileo
• Madoff investor found dead of possible suicide
• Broad pledges $30M to save troubled LA art museum
• American Express gets OK for $3.39B from gov't
• In Guatemala, a steep, rutted road to peace
• Shirtless images of Obama cause stir online
• Arab League chief urges talks with Iran
• Fage creates taste of Greece in upstate NY
• Texas report: Kids in sect suffered neglect, abuse
• US: Ribbon seals not endangered
• Mental patients isolated for years despite laws
• Mentally ill and locked away for a long time
• Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term
• Giant Singapore wheel stalls, trapping passengers
• Nobel official defends disputed China trips
• Where did all of Bernard Madoff's money go?
• New sex-abuse scandal divides Irish Catholics
• Isner, McHale earn USTA's wild cards for Australia
• El Salvador to withdraw troops from Iraq
• LA art museum accepts billionaire's $30M bailout
• Huge water main break traps motorists on Md. road
• Immigrants reshape post-disaster New Orleans
• US court reinstates clean air rule
• Nigeria creates ministry for oil-producing region
• US PGA Tour offers fewer tournaments in the autumn
• Police seek pickup driver in Dallas-area shootings
• Algerian newspaper workers jailed for defamation
• Wells Fargo, Wachovia shareholders approve deal
• Huge US water pipe break traps motorists
• Earthquake shakes northern Italy
• Police: Dominican villagers threatining Haitians
• Blue Jackets activate Klesla
• Madoff investor found dead of possible suicide
• European countries mull taking in Gitmo detainees
• Alabama's Saban AP Coach of the Year
• Nordic countries pledge credit to support Latvia
• ACLU sues Laguna Beach over treatment of homeless
• Report: Romario to sue Vasco for $16.4 million
• Woods' absence opens door for others
• Tea merchant Whittard sold to private equity group
• Springsteen explains quick turnaround of new album
• Gyllenhaal, Gervais among Golden Globes presenters
• Yale agrees to pay $7.6M to resolve allegations
• Mahan nearly matches tour earnings in silly season
• Man wanted by U.S authorities captured in Toronto
• Police stop beauty queen in gun-filled truck
• UN force in Congo warns of rebel build-up
• Vasco signs Paraguayans Vera and Benitez for 2009
• Gay-rights leaders' enthusiasm for Obama subsides
• AP Source: Teixeira agrees to $180M Yankees deal
• New sex-abuse scandal divides Irish Catholics
• Zimbabwe faces bleak Christmas amid food crisis
• 'Rockefeller' lawyers want access to Calif. probe
• Fla. woman claims "Merry Christmas" got her fired
• Madoff investor found dead of suicide
• Lawsuit over 'Kingdom' crash dismissed
• US Senate bill cracks down on bailout recipients
• El Salvador to withdraw troops from Iraq
• Dow falls for 5th straight session on grim data
• US woman claims "Merry Christmas" got her fired
• Man sentenced in killing of rapper's friend
• US securities broker charged with conspiracy
• U. of Mich. fights $1.72M verdict for ex-student
• China sends pandas to Taiwan in charm offensive
• Web site lets Cubans abroad buy gifts on island
• Las Vegas Sands cuts 500 casino workers in Macau
• Obama aide had multiple talks with governor, aides
• Bush pardons man who helped Israel during wartime
• Madoff investor found dead of suicide
• Wal-Mart settles labor suits of up to $640 million
• Irish kidnap gang gets
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• Irish kidnap gang gets euro1.2m to free man's family
• Irish man steals from his business to free family
• US Northeast posts 24 pct Nov. sales decline
• Yankees have no equal _ in spending, not winning
• After the market's unraveling, an arduous recovery
• Mexican beauty queen arrested in gun-filled truck
• US judge leaves PR gov corruption charges intact
• AP Female Athlete of the Year Winners
• Parker selected AP female athlete of year
• Rick Warren: Not anti-gay to oppose gay marriage
• Gold prices decline moderately
• Nations working to secure release of UN envoy
• Treasurys mixed after more auctions
• Bodies recovered from sunken freighter
• Ex-Clinton aides to join US State Dept.
• `Secret Santas' pass out $11,000 in Detroit area
• Gold down
• Amtrak trains delayed by bitter cold, snowstorms
• Injured NZ prop Somerville out to end of February
• SEC acts on credit default swaps
• Recession-proof Yankees keep on spending millions
• Highest test cricket runscorers
• List of scorers of most centuries in test cricket
• Will Obama's stimulus work fast enough?
• Tainted milk scandal company declared bankrupt
• Treasury provides support for 92 more banks
• Schwarzenegger, Dems try to find budget compromise
• Obama, 2 aides met with Blagojevich investigators
• Mexico monthly trade deficit hits record $2.8B
• Officials: Boy, 11, kills cousin, 10, in Fla.
• Tainted milk scandal company declared bankrupt
• Ambassador: Canada govt closure was a needed break
• Texas county continues detention center contract
• Economy and housing sales post declines
• Chavez: Low oil prices won't halt revolution
• Chavez denies helping Iran ship weapons to Syria
• India in focus on and off the field in '08
• NJ tries to end foreclosure-based renter evictions
• Klamath Tribes are seeing a brighter future
• Tired of running, fugitives surrender safely
• Coup declared in Guinea after leader's death
• Man holds child hostage in suburban LA restaurant
• Amid Caribbean slump, Curacao tourism booms
• SF tiger attack victim's family sues city, zoo
• Tuesday, December 30
• US tiger attack victim's family sues city, zoo
• 2 people shot outside Macy's in suburban D.C.
• Police: Dallas shooting suspect is ex-Utah trooper
• 2 people shot outside Mall in suburban D.C.
• Police: Dallas sniper suspect held after standoff
• Boca captures title despite 1-0 loss to Tigre
• Smashed Kurt Cobain guitar sold for $100,000
• Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share content
• Galaxy sign Jamaica goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts
• GE getting out of Australia mortgage business
• Mo. gov's office settles e-mail deletion lawsuit
• Obama attends memorial for his grandmother 'Toot'
• Securities broker charged with conspiracy
• Many suffered from anti-gay violence in 2008
• Wal-Mart agrees to pay workers up to $640 million
• Investor who lost big to Madoff kills himself
• Armed man holds child hostage in Calif. restaurant
• SEC to charge execs at failed money market fund
• Boca captures title despite 1-0 loss to Tigre
• Congress moves to crack down on bailout recipients
• Police: Dallas shooting suspect is ex-Utah trooper
• New year brings less clarity to Blackwater in Iraq
• SpaceX wins space station supply contract
• Jury orders Pfizer to pay $38 million
• Boy held hostage by gunman taken to hospital
• 1 person shot outside Macy's at suburban D.C. mall
• ProLogis sells Chinese unit, Japan stake for $1.3B
• NYC man to receive 'GETOSAMA' plates by Christmas
• Atty seeks contempt order for Detroit reporter
• Obama attends memorial for his grandmother, 'Toot'
• CIA legend Lawrence 'Larry' Devlin dies at 86
• Gunman killed, boy hurt during LA hostage standoff
• NY man to receive 'GETOSAMA' plates by Christmas
• Obamas' puppy name might bring joy across Atlantic
• Japan Cabinet approves record spending for 2009
• NTSB crew returns to work on Denver plane wreckage
• Alamo seeks removal of religious language in suit
• 2008 Notable Sports Deaths
• Asia stocks fall after bleak US economic data
• Lance Armstrong expecting baby with girlfriend
• Japan's PM says he is not planning snap election
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Asian Tour hits out at rival plans
• Bowl Glance
• Film to be shot in quake-hit city of Chengdu
• Police: Explosion wounds 1 in east Pakistan
• 8 bodies found in plastic bags in southern Mexico
• Toyota's global sales mark worst drop in 8 years
• Big overseas contingent in annual ocean race
• Police: Explosion wounds 1 in east Pakistan
• 2 Hamas militants killed in Gaza blast
• Horned Frogs hand Broncos 1st loss
• Oil steady near $39 as investors eye bad US news
• Japan's PM says he is not planning snap election
• Toshiba to build new battery factory
• Mitchell duties restricted after allegations
• Australia to maintain Iraq presence
• Militants barrage southern Israel
• Sharks pile on early to thrash Canucks
• Vietnam imposes new blogging restrictions
• Pakistan: Car bomb kills 1 near border with India
• Single male rhino, 20, seeks mate to save species
• SKorea stalls on alternative to military service
• Investor who lost $1.4B to Madoff kills himself
• Prosecutor limits Ill. governor impeachment probe
• Economic data expected to show more weakness
• Blagojevich questioning takes up Obama's time
• Bush pardons man for breaking law to help Israel
• Cavaliers win at home again, beat Rockets
• Final phase of elections in Indian Kashmir begin
• Chinese tainted milk scandal company bankrupt
• Sri Lankan aircraft pound rebels
• Soldier mom back to see daughter's 'miracle' steps
• Most Asia markets fall after grim US economic data
• Taiwan party labels 'panda diplomacy' propaganda
• NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Pakistan: Car bomb kills 1 near border with India
• Hong Kong cardinal to retire next year
• GE getting out of Australia mortgage business
• Japan mulls sending ships to Somalia coast
• Hualien tourism festival hopes to lure foreign visitors
• Japan stocks fall on weak US data, Toyota woes
• Officers Club collapses, but most stores are sold
• Tutu: Threaten Mugabe with force
• Sri Lankan fighter jets pound rebels
• New Somali PM resigns over power struggle
• China stocks fall; funding hopes buoy airlines
• Guinea coup leaders announce interim government
• Prices higher on Taipei futures market
• Tutu: Threaten Mugabe with force
• U.S. dollar down on Taipei FOREX
• Greek police: 2 weapons used against bus
• UK home prices to dip 10 pct in '09, say surveyors
• Fort Dix tipster seeks a law enforcement career
• Coup leader alleges Guinea importing mercenaries
• Global markets slide after gloomy US economic data
• Germany: 24 injured in nursing home fire
• Reporters see Zimbabwean activist taken to court
• New Somali PM resigns over power struggle
• Philippine police kill 7 suspected extortionists
• Iraqi PM visits Turkey
• Russia expects first deficit in a decade
• Tuesday's Sports In Brief
• Military group: Guinea elections by end of 2010
• AstraZeneca says FDA asks for Seroquel detail
• Military group: Guinea elections by end of 2010
• Giant snowman rises again in Alaska _ mysteriously
• No compromise on Russian gas cutoff to Ukraine
• Names in the Game
• US dollar mixed in Europe
• Hong Kong stock index drop for 4th day
• No compromise on Russian gas cutoff to Ukraine
• Fire breaks out in famed French biology institute
• Gas leak in China kills 17
• Fortis loses
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• Fortis loses euro295 million due to troubled takeover
• Markets slip after gloomy +US economic data
• Markets slip after gloomy US economic data
• Iran's Ahmadinejad to make UK Christmas broadcast
• BG Group fires VP, following share trading probe
• Oil steady below $39 as investors eye bad US news
• Rights activist accused in overthrow plot
• Cadbury sells Australian drinks unit to Asahi
• Zavvi files for bankruptcy protection
• Iraqi ex-speaker: Shoe-thrower brave man
• Zavvi files for bankruptcy protection
• SoCal man killed by cops was 2004 murder suspect
• US denies its volunteers fought with Georgia
• Stock futures point to little changed opening
• Police keep custody of Mumbai gunman
• Fire breaks out in famed French biology institute
• Germany vs Italy in World Court over WWII claims
• Military center tracking Santa's sleigh ride
• Cyprus demining in jeopardy due to lack of funding
• Anglo Irish stock at new low
• Family star may head Toyota in crisis
• Iraqi ex-speaker praises shoe-thrower as 'brave'
• Iran's Ahmadinejad to make UK Christmas broadcast
• FTSE-100 down 31.39 at 4,216.59
• PCB to meet Sri Lankan officials to save tour
• Vale buys export coal assets in Colombia
• Zimbabwe rights activist accused in plot
• Tigers sign former Blue Jay Mench on 1-year deal
• Final phase of elections in Indian Kashmir begins
• Cambrian Mining agrees to Canadian Coal takeover
• New jobless claims jump more than expected
• Durable goods drop 1 percent in November
• Watchdog urges Korean Air to stop sexist hiring
• Aussie arrested in Egypt for mummy smuggling
• Trinidad: Cuba operates on prime minister for free
• Ex-Irish leader Ahern wins rich memoirs deal
• Aston Villa gets chance to crash title race
• New jobless claims jump more than expected
• PCB to meet Sri Lankan officials to save tour
• Voting ends in Indian Kashmir
• AP Sportlight
• November personal spending falls 0.6 percent
• Truck bomb explodes in eastern Pakistan; 1 dead
• Ex-Irish leader Ahern wins rich memoirs deal
• Medvedev: Russia to spend despite crisis
• Desperate Christmas for UK retailers
• US: 3 soldiers killed in Iraq accident
• Ukraine PM accuses President of power grab attempt
• Southwest sells aircraft, modifies fuel hedges
• Chechen woman's murderer freed early
• US: Durable goods drop 1 percent in Nov.
• Oil dips below $37 on bad US news
• Iran's Ahmadinejad: Merry Xmas, bullying powers
• Thousands celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem
• US stocks edge higher in early trading
• AIG buys $16B of CDOs in risk reduction effort
• Voting ends in Indian Kashmir amid heavy security
• US stocks mixed in light, Christmas Eve trading
• 3-month euro interbank rates fall
• UK's FSA imposed a record number of fines in '08
• New York Times Nov. ad revenue drops 20.9 percent
• Greek police: 2 weapons used against bus
• English Football Fixtures
• Stocks mixed in light, Christmas Eve trading
• Turkey, Iraq vow fight against Kurdish rebels
• British couple pleads guilty to sedition in Gambia
• Crisis widens appeal of Islamic finance
• Germany vs Italy in World Court over WWII claims
• Iraq VP assuages Syrian worries over US-Iraqi pact
• Man arrested in park beating of 2 Ariz. boys
• Pope to celebrate Midnight Mass in St Peter's
• California man killed by cops was murder suspect
• Ukrainian serial killer sentenced to life
• AIG buys $16B of CDOs in risk reduction effort
• European Court condemns Aleksanian detention
• Russia, Serbia sign controversial energy deal
• Weapons, ammo, pants seized at Burress' NJ home
• Taiwan should heed `Charter 08` message
• British couple pleads guilty to sedition in Gambia
• UN condemns human rights violations in Myanmar
• Prosecutors to appeal Taiwan ex-president's release Thursday
• Alternative route may replace planned Suao-Hualien freeway at eastern Taiwan
• Taiwan government may allow Chinese investment in ports, terminals
• Japan cabinet passes record budget for 2009
• U.S. initial jobless claims rise to 26-year high
• U.S. store traffic fell 24% on pre-Christmas weekend
• Guinea coup leaders rule out elections for two years
• Chinese artists to get easier access to Taiwan
• Tutu says South Africa betrayed apartheid legacy over Zimbabwe
• Cabinet responds to unpaid leave protests with model contract
• Taiwan drill demonstrates 'no fear' of China
• Lee rejects accusations over dual nationality
• U.S. congressmen send letter to Bush over human rights situation inTaiwan
• Architectural gem Nan Yuan opens to public
• Pianist Lang Lang arrives for Dec. 26 concert, bringing along his mom
• Andy Warhol's pop art to go on view from January 1
• 'Taiwanese' nicknames sought for bears
• Taiwan MPs look gift pandas in the mouth
• Paris surprised over Taipei's rejection of Art Nouveau work
• Institute launches latest web service
• Violence escalates around Gaza Strip
• Grenade blast wounds 26 people in Philippines
• Paulson steals show from the Grinch
• Taiwan should heed 'Charter 08' message
• Prosecutors clear Obama and staff in Blagojevich probe
• Incoming Somali premier quits
• DR Congo sees EU sending equipment, not a full force
• Iran hangs nine murderers in mass execution: report
• Look out, Santa! Germans target empty consumerism
• China builds 'world's largest' ice Santa
• Mexican beauty queen caught in anti-drug raid
• Lucky Aussie cat lands on its feet after falling more than 30 stories
• Rice tops Bush on Chrismas lists
• 'Pec-tacular Obama beach pics spark internet frenzy
• 'Faked' confessional talk shows off the air in China
• Oscars hype begins as ballots mailed
• Unknown Brazilian model gets career boost from toyboy kiss with Madonna
• Single male rhino, 20, seeks mate to save species
• U.S., UK housing downturn deepens
• China protests U.S. import duties at WTO, report claims
• Philippine real estate poised to gain from crisis: consultant
• Japan approves record high budget
• Doubts grow over whether Madoff acted alone in fraud
• Chrysler turnaround plan 'achievable': CEO
• Investor hit by Madoff fraud commits suicide
• U.S. retailers still hurting as holiday season draws to end
• Spend your New Year holiday in Kenting National Park
• Miramar Garden Taipei brings festival joy to Mucha Bethany Orphanage
• Wanchai Ferry dumplings sold here
• Kuva-Chateau offers holiday package
• Royal celebrates 10th anniversary
• 16 youths win achievement awards
• FedEx initiates flight operations test at its new Asia Pacific hub
• Taipei shares close up 0.39 percent on bargain hunting
• U.S. dollar weighed down by new indications of economic weakness
• World oil prices mixed on current economic gloom
• Cross-country ski resort celebrates the simple pleasures
• Bruins beat Devils for six wins in a row
• Recession-proof Yankees keep on spending millions
• Celtics win 19th straight to set franchise record
• Wenger without Fabregas for four months
• Dhoni defends team's tactics after dull draw versus England
• China arrests 59 in Tibet for rumor-spreading
• Christians celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem
• Pope greets Christmas with appeal for abused kids
• Police: Dallas shooting suspect had troubled past
• Diana Chen resigns from Taipei 101 head
• Most Taiwanese still see PRC as `hostile,` finds DPP poll
• China company blamed for toxic milk incident files for bankruptcy
• Taiwan lawmaker in U.S. citizenship spat will stop drawing salary
• World’s tallest building to have new chairperson after January 5: Taiwan Finance Minister
• Taiwan ready to enter era of electronic passport
• Taiwan prosecutors file second appeal against release ex-President Chen Shui-bian
• Taiwan prosecutors file second appeal against release ex-President Chen Shui-bian
• Deicer fumes affect plane passengers at Sea-Tac
• Egypt tries to revive Palestinian faction talks
• West Ham turns down Spurs' bid for Craig Bellamy
• Egypt charges Aussie with smuggling animal mummies
• Guinea coup leader declares himself interim leader
• Dance, dance, dance! Obama will have 10 parties
• Ronaldinho's house broken into in Italy
• Tests show 2 weapons used against Greek police bus
• Christmas at Camp David: For Bush, 1 last visit
• Ronaldo's fiancee set to give birth to a girl
• Ukraine faces gas cutoff over $2.1 billion debt
• Problems seen in e-voting overseas for Americans
• Guinea coup leader declares himself interim leader
• Iraqi Christians celebrate Christms eve
• Deicer fumes affect US plane passengers
• DJ AM files lawsuit in South Carolina plane crash
• US aims to sell IndyMac sale by year end
• Russian leader pledges to continue social programs
• US stocks advance in light, Christmas Eve trading
• Woes on Wall Street coincide with gold coin rush
• Cuba says GDP rose 4.3 percent in 2008
• Reports: Sarkozy relaxes in posh Brazilian resort
• NC store emptied after bullet fired _ by escalator
• 400 dress as Jesus to put Christ back in Christmas
• US store emptied after bullet fired _ by escalator
• Telmex launches Internet newscast
• Guinea coup leader parades through capital
• Single candle marks beginning of Vatican Christmas
• Anglican leader cites small actions to help world
• Toymakers say lead law harms workshops
• US aims to complete IndyMac sale by year end
• Fla. Medicare fraud debate focuses on patients
• US auto ills travel south to Mexico
• Jazz pianist-singer Page Cavanaugh dies at 86
• Oil prices near $35 on more dour economic news
• For E Company, pending deployment upends Christmas
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• Muslim scarf arrest prompts court worker training
• Report: Russian military gets new nuclear missiles
• NY investor who invested in Madoff is found dead
• Family, philanthropy up next for Holmgren
• Medvedev hopes for better ties with US under Obama
• Brazil president signs sovereign wealth fund law
• List of Christmas speakers on Britain's Channel 4
• Shootings mystery unnerves northern border towns
• US Treasurys flat in light holiday trading
• 2 snowmobilers dead in northern Utah avalanche
• Christmas: Bethlehem festive, Gaza violent
• More snow, ice vexes travelers in United States
• CBS sued over 'Two and a Half Men'
• Army says last nerve agent destroyed at Ala. depot
• Iran leader's Christmas message decries bullies
• Ronaldo's fiancee gives birth to a girl
• Gold prices inch higher, energy futures tumble
• 3 brothers, cousin died in Ky. house fire
• USVI diocese loses $2 million in Madoff scheme
• Gold up
• Curacao's historic Jewish population dwindles
• US health care fraud debate focuses on patients
• UN adds nearly US$700 million to budget
• Dollar slips in light holiday trading
• Avalanche danger rises around the West
• Fed makes GMAC a bank holding company
• Cops: Boys beaten at Ariz. park critically injured
• Trinidad's PM returns after cancer surgery
• Obamas begin Christmas Eve with workout
• Boy's letter to Santa inspires outpouring of gifts
• Bleak economic picture emerges from new data
• Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday
• World markets mixed after gloomy US economic data
• Fed lets GMAC tap bailout fund
• US debates targeting patients in health care fraud
• Kennedy's pursuit of Senate snared in NY politics
• Mexican stocks gain on US spending report
• Northern Calif. home explodes; 5 people injured
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• Holiday season magnifies US shoppers' frugality
• Police say beauty queen's bo powerful trafficker
• Toy companies cheer proposed lead rule changes
• Pope ushers in Christmas at the Vatican
• Police use tobacco spit to nab burglary suspect
• UN condemns human rights violations in Myanmar
• Australian signs with Turkish club
• 4 killed in Guatemala market shootout
• Mexico ex-police chief faces drug money charges
• Phelps, space-age suits and 108 world records
• Chinese dairy bankrupt after tainted milk scandal
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• 5 injured in suburban Sacramento home explosion
• Pope greets Christmas with appeal for children
• Report: 3 injured in Stockholm casino shooting
• Wonton noodles, free shows delight in Hong Kong
• Save the kiwi: New Zealand fights for beloved bird
• 4 years later, tsunami victim rebuilds his life
• Tokyo Disneyland enjoys a recession boom
• 3 injured in Stockholm casino shooting
• UN to work with Commonwealth on Fiji elections
• Agents seize cocaine at US Virgin Islands port
• Fed grants GMAC ability to seek bailout funds
• Longtime gaming holdout Navajos open tribal casino
• Winter brings Yellowstone wildlife close to road
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• Romeo, black wolf of Juneau, back for the winter
• Supporters trying to raise money for drilling bids
• 5 injured in suburban Sacramento home explosion
• New York Times Nov. ad revenue drops 20.9 percent
• China official gets death sentence for corruption
• Sunken Soviet sub needs buyer _ or it's scrapped
• Founder's grandson may take over struggling Toyota
• Lakers get another shot at Celtics
• 7 lawsuits filed in deadly Los Angeles train crash
• SanFran airport to feature carbon offset kiosks
• Case revived against suspect in Mongolian's murder
• Vietnam inflation rate hits 23 percent
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• Truck bomb explodes in eastern Pakistan; 1 dead
• Philippine Muslim militants free student hostage
• 1 dead, 4 hurt in Sacramento-area home explosion
• China to let yuan be used in some export deals
• Strong 6.1 quake shakes southern Philippines
• Ex-trooper suspected in Dallas-area shootings dies
• Livni to Cairo for talk on Gaza rocket attacks
• Vietnam's GDP grows 6.23 percent in 2008
• Notre Dame ends 15-year bowl drought
• 1 dead, 5 hurt in Sacramento-area home explosion
• Iraqi police: Baghdad car bomb kills 2, wounds 13
• Police: Man set up dental office in his kitchen
• Official: 9 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Official: 11 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Iran hangs 9 convicts, including 1 woman
• Guinea coup leader gives government deadline
• Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Spokane
• Iraq's Central Bank to reduce interest rate
• Guinea coup head gives leaders deadline to show up
• Japan stocks post modest Christmas gains
• JFE Steel to shut blast furnace as demand falls
• BBC reporter could face 15 years in Thai prison
• Sri Lankan military: Heavy fighting rages in north
• 12 days of Christmas for Bushes at Camp David
• Japan auto production marks worst drop since 1967
• Barak warns Hamas will pay a "heavy price"
• Building collapse in southern Pakistan kills 6
• Official: 13 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Guinea coup head gives leaders deadline to show up
• Obamas to have turkey, ham for Christmas
• US embassy in SKorea receives suspicious package
• Tourists, locals pray in Bethlehem on Christmas
• Chinese dairy in milk scandal faces $160M debt
• Authority: Siege cost Thai airports $6 million
• Travelers hunker down for Christmas at airport
• Chinese stocks fall to seven-week low
• Troops in Iraq find Christmas in memories
• A pair of polls show tight race for prime minister
• Officials: 19 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Germans save Egyptian ship from Somali pirates
• For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq
• Germans save Egyptian ship from Somali pirates
• Pope decries selfishness in economic crisis
• Egypt urges Israeli restraint on Gaza
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• 7 killed in Muslim rebel attacks in Philippines
• 65 children sickened by carbon monoxide in China
• Official: No trace of war crimes fugitive Mladic
• 3 dead after man in Santa suit opens fire at party
• Jewish groups blast TV show
• 'Santa' opens fire at Calif. party; 3 dead
• Bangladesh expects better play against Sri Lanka
• Parents of slain rabbi light menorah in Mumbai
• Tree falls on family's car on NJ parkway, kills 2
• Report: Subotic ditches US for Serbia
• Lebanon festive for now, but tough issues ahead
• Man United returns to Premier League action
• 1st tests show water safe after Tenn. ash slide
• Bomb hits French Basque country real-estate agency
• British marine dies in Afghanistan
• 1st tests: Water safe after Tenn. ash deluge
• Stockholm casino shooter still on the loose
• French shareholders want list of Madoff losses
• PFLP leader sentenced to long jail term
• Guinea prime minister turns himself in at barracks
• Bangladesh arrests 3, seize bomb-making materials
• Wife says Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter dies at 78
• Germans save Egyptian ship from Somali pirates
• Officials: 17 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Wife says Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter dies at 78
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• Mother says Souare no longer Guinea prime minister
• New York man killed by avalanche in Austria
• Over 1,000 in Chechnya protest parole of colonel
• Guinea prime minister turns himself in to junta
• Russia launches 3 navigation satellites
• Kennedy, in Senate bid, hasn't shared finances
• Some travelers spend night at O'Hare, roads slick
• Pakistan warns India it will respond to any attack
• Indonesian police torch homes, detain villagers
• 'Santa' opens fire at Calif. party; 3 dead
• Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home
• Nicaragua turns to wind power, builds 19 windmills
• Queen Elizabeth gives somber Christmas broadcast
• 'Santa' opens fire at California party; 3 dead
• Sri Lankan military repels Tamil counterattack
• Lawyer: Zimbabwe activist's location unknown
• Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China
• Guinea prime minister surrenders to junta
• KMT stakes claim on Taiwan courts
• Workers joining on-job training program to be subsidized: Taiwan CLA
• Taiwan GIO says opening to Chinese performers will increase jobs for locals
• Taiwan’s Cabinet approves NT$8.5 billion export stimulus plan
• Guinea prime minister backs coup
• Pope appeals for peace in Middle East, Africa
• Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter dies
• Lee pledges to stop activities as legislator
• Electronic passport to be available next week
• China detains 59 over spreading 'subversive rumors' in Tibet
• Prosecutors file second appeal against ex-president's release
• Taiwan donates US$50,000 to forest conservation program
• Taipei 101 to have new chairperson in January
• Most Taiwanese see PRC as 'hostile,' finds DPP poll
• Health insurance coverage to include more types of surgery
• Environmentalists oppose Suao-Hualien roadway
• Restrictions eased on officials' visits to PRC
• Nearly 20% of firms not giving bonuses: poll
• New Year flag-raising ceremony to include folk arts festival
• Fed approves GMAC bank request in boost for General Motors
• China to let yuan be used in some export trade deals
• New York Times ad revenue drops 20% from a year ago
• German government may cap new stimulus plan at 25 billion euros
• Wall Street shares gain on holiday bargains
• Oil dips below US$36 amid economic gloom
• Taipei shares close down 0.22 percent in thin trade
• Dollar slips against yen following bleak data on U.S. economy
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• KMT stakes claim on Taiwan courts
• Obama basks in honeymoon with U.S. public: poll
• Israel-Gaza truce unlikely with escalation, says Egypt
• Bush reverses pardon of New York developer
• Army officer declares himself new Guinea 'president'
• Ukraine blast kills 19 people
• Four years later, tsunami victim rebuilds his life
• Lakers, Celtics set for final showdown
• Nation celebrates victory after Vietnam triumph in Thailand
• Tiger Woods' number one status could become vulnerable in 2009
• Japanese actress sees future in Chinese-language movies
• All that glitters is Gold
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• Obamas spend low-profile Christmas in Hawaii
• Moblin Enabling Center aims to develop Taiwan as a key center for global mobile computing
• Japan not to prosecute Taiwan captain over sinking near disputed Diaoyutai
• Taiwan prosecutors investigating second ex-President for money laundering
• Taiwan Legislature asks United States for clear reply on double nationality lawmaker
• Taiwan impeaches government water official over bridge collapse during typhoon
• Taiwan court changes judge in corruption cases ex-President, but no ruling on custody
• Russia's ruble drops to 3-year low against dollar
• 12 militants killed in sweep in southern Russia
• Officials: 18 dead in Ukraine apartment gas blast
• Police: Suspect in Christmas shooting killed self
• Lebanese Army finds rockets near Israel border
• Police: Suspect in Christmas shootings kills self
• Utah store has bone to pick with shoplifting dog
• Iraq celebrates first official Christmas
• Israel rejects Egyptian plea for restraint
• Bangladesh arrests 7, seizes bomb-making materials
• Mary Pierce not ready for retirement
• Coroner: "Several" more bodies in ashes of house
• Gov's lawyer asks panel to subpoena Obama staff
• Slow clearance of Antigua flights causing delays
• Governor lawyer asks panel to subpoena Obama staff
• US Homeland Security forecasts 5-year threat view
• Police: 'Santa' gunman kills several, kills self
• `Sopranos' actor `Johnny Cakes' dead in suicide
• Deep snow in West, some travelers wait at O'Hare
• Cabinet choices touch off scramble in states
• US-born defender Neven Subotic to play for Serbia
• 'Sopranos' actor 'Johnny Cakes' dead in suicide
• Blagojevich lawyer wants Obama staff subpoenaed
• Ruling could put 'Watchmen' in jeopardy
• Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter dies at 78
• Police: Tear gas grenade kills 5 in Peru nightclub
• Guinea coup leader solidifies his hold over nation
• Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy
• Neven Subotic to play for Serbia
• Serbian broadcast warns against hiding Mladic
• Report: Ecuador sells $700 mln debt after default
• Gov's lawyer asks panel to subpoena Obama staff
• Deep snow in West; some travelers wait at O'Hare
• Arrest details on mom of Bristol Palin's boyfriend
• Rural Texas town permits shooting of feral dogs
• Handicapped girl, 7, dies after 5-story fall in NY
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• Police: Suspect in 'Santa' shootings kills self
• GMAC shift means less control for GM, Cerberus
• Eartha Kitt, sultry singer and dancer, dies at 81
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• 14 hurt in NY when car crashes into Hanukkah party
• Eartha Kitt, sultry 'Santa Baby' singer, dies
• Police: At least 6 dead in Christmas Eve shooting
• Mexico: 7 cops, drug gang arrested at cock fight
• Dominican cardinal blasts 5 presidential pardons
• Guinea coup leader solidifies his hold over nation
• NY gov. asks for less gossip on Senate appointment
• Japan jobless, consumer prices rise in November
• Philly trying to preserve jobs while making cuts
• NY governor asks for less gossip about Kennedy
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• Once world's smoggiest, Mexico City cuts pollution
• Homeland Security turns reality TV star on ABC
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• Burlesque-loving troupe takes it (almost) all off
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• Japan industrial production down 8.1 percent
• Q&A: Whitney Port has a new gig in New York City
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• Q&A: Keyshia Cole is done with sad songs
• Winds prevent Washington from crossing Delaware
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• Review: Rourke tears it up in `The Wrestler'
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• Review: `Revolutionary Road' has no new insights
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• US: 14 hurt when car crashes into Hanukkah party
• Police: 'Santa' shooting kills at least 6 in LA
• Japan industrial production down 8.1 percent
• 3 Chinese navy ships leave for Somalia
• Retailers' holiday sales drop at least 5.5 percent
• Difficult battle to save Olympic baseball venue
• Man in Santa suit kills 7-plus on Christmas Eve
• Marshall Islands flooded, 600 evacuated
• Wild Oats XI takes early lead
• Winter storm blankets West with snow, heading east
• Obama visits military base on Christmas
• Wild Oats XI leads Sydney-Hobart fleet
• Man in Santa suit kills 8, self on Christmas Eve
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• 2 Chinese go on trial for selling melamine
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• Chinese appliance tycoon's company post suspended
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• Guinea to hold funeral for dictator Lansana Conte
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• Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore
• Sri Lanka wins toss, bats vs. Bangladesh
• Japan factory output has biggest ever monthly fall
• The Rev. Jesse Jackson warns of `jail hotels'
• Oil rebounds from sharp fall previous session
• Obama stays close to home, military on holiday
• Coral reefs recovering quick from tsunami damage
• Eartha Kitt, sultry `Santa Baby' singer, dies
• Sri Lanka wins toss, decides to bat first
• After-Christmas shopping unlikely to save season
• Singapore manufacturing falls 7.5 pct in November
• US coalition says it kills 11 Taliban in operation
• Asian markets mixed in quiet holiday trade
• Israel transferring humanitarian aid to Gaza
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• Sri Lanka lose early wicket vs. Bangladesh
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• Japan factory output has biggest monthly fall
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• Philippine rebels to step up insurgency
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• Singapore manufacturing, tourism fall in November
• Taiwan prosecutors to probe former President Lee
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• Japanese factory output has biggest monthly fall
• China shares edge lower amid gloomy profit outlook
• Official: Pakistan cancels military leave
• Serbian police: former Kosovo rebel fighters held
• Russia drops ruble for 3rd time in 5 days
• WIndies beat NZ in historical tiebreaker
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• Serbia arrests former Kosovo rebels for war crimes
• Police: 13 killed in Iraqi jailbreak
• Japan factory output has biggest fall on record
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• Winter storm blankets West with snow, heads east
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• Pope pleas for end to abductions
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• Plane landing delayed by tardy Xmas tower workers
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• Alam: Retain Malik as captain
• Serbia arrests former rebels in war crimes probe
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• Lawyer: Zimbabwe activist held in notorious prison
• West Ham's Ashton facing another three months out
• Oil rebounds from sharp fall in previous session
• Thai leader proposes $8.7 bln stimulus package
• Suspicious powder sent to US embassy harmless
• Taiwan Beer to hit Chinese market in 2009
• Retailers slash prices to entice holiday shoppers
• Coup leaders absent from Guinea strongman's eulogy
• War-crimes dispute poisons Bosnia-Serbia relations
• SKorea says SAIC seeking help for Ssangyong
• Welfare groups to treat 12,000 underprivileged people to dinner
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• Indigenous Atayal children experience university life for a day
• Stock futures up slightly following GMAC lifeline
• Coup leader absent from Guinea strongman's eulogy
• Spain: PM displeased with fine against judge
• Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest
• Men's World Cup Downhill Training Results
• China, Taiwan sign oil cooperation deals
• Bangladesh claims 6 wickets vs. Sri Lanka
• US skier T.J. Lanning crashes in downhill training
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• Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever'
• Spain PM says no more troops for Afghanistan
• Stocks up after GMAC lifeline, dip in retail sales
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• Ex-Kremlin aide elected Norilsk Nickel chairman
• Tevez gives tired Man United 1-0 win at Stoke
• Phelps, space-age suits and 108 world records
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• All Blacks rebound from World Cup by dominating
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• Armstrong reigns without a pedal's push
• Spain triumphs as changes sweep through football
• Economic indicators drop to lowest point in nearly seven years
• China should dismantle missiles pointed at Taiwan: MAC committee
• KMT lawmaker surrenders party rights over dual citizenship issue
• Poll: Americans admire Obama most
• Author, publisher defend disputed Holocaust memoir
• Tevez gives tired Man United 1-0 win at Stoke
• Kauto Star wins 3rd straight King George VI Chase
• Dollar moves within tight range in thin trading
• Latin American stocks up, following Wall Street
• Ukraine's parliament urges top banker's dismissal
• Economic planner pitches for gambling industry on offshore islands
• Another ex-president being probed over alleged money laundering
• Government to revitalize 60,000 hectares of fallow land
• Taiwan’s economic indicators drop to lowest point in nearly seven years
• China should dismantle missiles pointed at Taiwan: MAC committee
• Economic planner supports gambling industry on Taiwan’s offshore islands
• U.N. Secretary-General sees Bhutto inquiry in near future
• Pakistan cancels army leave as India tensions rise
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• China should dismantle missiles pointed at Taiwan: MAC committee
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• Tainan County tilapia receives certification
• GIO to cooperate with Michelin Guide in publishing Taiwan guide
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• Tainted milk scandal trial opens in China
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• Control Yuan impeaches Water Resources Agency
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• Nottingham Forest fires manager Calderwood
• UN hopeful of Bhutto assassination investigation
• Senegal's president: leave Guinea junta alone
• Ronaldo trains with Brazil's Corinthians
• EU monitors disapprove of Georgian armored patrols
• No invite for Chavez to Puerto Rico inauguration
• Chavez pardons 31 people held for common crimes
• AP Weekly Sports Calendar
• Azerbaijan to vote on scrapping presidential terms
• Toews believes in second chances
• Father, son plead not guilty in Ore. bank bombing
• Treasurys rise in light trading
• Gold up
• Father, son plead not guilty in Oregon bombing
• 2nd boy beaten severely in Phoenix park dies
• Commodities jump alongside oil prices
• NYC man sells bubbly calendars for popping fans
• Stocks up after GMAC lifeline, retail sales dip
• Celtics' 2008 could be among best years ever
• Mutual funds show heavy losses for 2008
• Both boys beaten severely in Phoenix park die
• UN hopeful of Bhutto assassination investigation
• Pakistan troop reports bad news for terror fight
• Latin American stocks gain in light trading
• 9th body found at site of Santa-suit killings
• In the NBA, coaches are slammed and dunked
• Man in Santa suit kills 9, self on Christmas Eve
• Pakistan moves troops toward Indian border
• Police: Santa gunman planned to flee to Canada
• Some doubt GMAC move will help car buyers
• Guyana opposition seeks new public radio station
• Kennedy: Sept. 11, Obama led to public service
• 2 injured in plane that veered off runway released
• Calif. teen's family sues Cigna over transplant
• Wis. dispatcher suspended over mishandled 911 call
• Saturday, January 3
• Brazil to sell bonds to finance sovereign fund
• Caribbean news briefs
• NY police not charging driver in Hanukkah crash
• Police detain Brazil rancher linked to Stang death
• Mexico orders trial of suspected cartel hit man
• Tens of thousands mark Bhutto's death anniversary
• Santa gunman was in bitter divorce, lost job
• Creator of Bolt's Olympic dance slain in Jamaica
• Sweet 16: Heat top last year, beat Bulls 90-77
• Blagojevich says he's fighting for people of Ill.
• Illinois gov says he lives on 'wrong planet'
• Week ends without solution to Calif. budget crisis
• GMAC needs to clear final hurdle for bailout funds
• Obamas visit aquatic park, eat shave ice on outing
• US fund in talks to take over Waterford Wedgwood
• Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest
• Cruise passenger reported overboard near Cancun
• Pageant probe after Mexican beauty queen jailed
• Lawmakers demand probe of Mexico beauty pageants
• Blast in central China leaves 13 dead
• Guerin reaches 400 goals, Islanders win
• Illinois gov says he's fighting for his people
• Activists throw rotten butter at Japanese whalers
• US, Canada, Russia, Sweden win at world juniors
• 3 moderate earthquakes hit southwest China
• Wolves beat Knicks to snap 13-game skid
• Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal
• Blast in central China leaves 13 dead; 5 injured
• 'Marley' stirs it up with record $14.75 mil Xmas
• 911 call: Woman describes Santa assailant at home
• Feds plan probe into fatal Calif. home blast
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Bowl Glance
• Blackhawks equal team mark with 8th straight win
• Obama stays close to home, military on holiday
• Vietnam mulls freeing 10,000 inmates for New Year
• Elevator accident leaves 17 dead in central China
• Skandia, Wild Oats XI set for tight finish
• Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka Scoreboard
• Florida Atlantic wins Motor City Bowl
• Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service
• Sri Lanka out for 293 vs. Bangladesh
• Coalition, Afghan forces kill 6 militants
• SKorea's economy may further slow down in 2009
• Unclear if GMAC met final hurdle for bailout funds
• Blackhawks set record winning streak
• Hawaii island of Oahu without power
• Hong Kong airport baggage handlers launch strike
• Blast in central China leaves 15 dead; 9 injured
• 150,000 Pakistanis mark Bhutto's death anniversary
• 7 people killed in Philadelphia house fire
• Sri Lankan military: Army seizes rebel-held town
• Hawaii island of Oahu without power
• Tainan County tilapia receives certification
• Philadelphia house fire kills 4 adults, 3 kids
• Celtics stunned by Warriors
• GIO to cooperate with Michelin Guide in publishing Taiwan guide
• Car production could fall 35 percent in Thailand
• Calif. family finds $10,000 in box of crackers
• US family finds $10,000 in box of crackers
• 150,000 Pakistanis mark 1 year since Bhutto killed
• Bangladesh loses top order in run chase
• Dozens of HK airport baggage handlers strike
• Pakistan seeks to reduce tensions after troop move
• Hawaii island of Oahu loses power during storm
• Missing Australian feared victim of shark attack
• Police: 2 die in mortar attack on Baghdad square
• Israeli strikes hit Gaza
• Guinea coup leaders seek meeting with diplomats
• Taiwan donates rice to Kiribati
• Israeli strikes hit Gaza
• Philippines: Tardy airport tower workers suspended
• Taipei Guest House to open Jan. 1
• Chinese dairies to compensate melamine victims
• Experts warn of risk of cross-strait economic cooperation
• Bahrain: 14 arrested for plotting attacks
• Tainan County recycling, river cleaning show achievements
• Uganda promises more troops to Congo after attacks
• US military: At least 18 die in Baghdad car bomb
• UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll over 1,500
• Minister banks state enterprises venturing overseas
• Bangladesh loses 9 wickets in run chase
• Floods could follow ice in Midwest
• Times Square New Year's Eve ball goes on display
• Report: Zimbabwean activists to remain in custody
• Sunderland appoints Sbragia permanent manager
• Christmas straw goat burned down again in Sweden
• Ghana presidential race heads to runoff vote
• Santa gunman had lost job, wife before gory attack
• Prosecutors probe insider trading at Germany's HRE
• Men's World Cup Downhill Training Results
• Leader Liverpool halfway from 19th English title
• Friday's Sports In Brief
• Bahrain: 14 arrested for plotting attacks
• CCA pledges to promote cultural, creative industry internationally
• Walchhofer leads downhill training in Bormio
• Tainan County continues providing addicts with clean needles
• Ex-president condemns corrupt politicians, supporters
• Peace Taiwan Awards presented in Taipei
• Iraqi army: at least 22 die in Baghdad car bomb
• Arab world condemns Israeli attack on Gaza
• DPP to convene national affairs conference in 2009
• UK Minister: Internet age ratings may be needed
• Obama hit by power loss on Hawaii island of Oahu
• Guinea coup leader says unions can help choose PM
• Parade held in Taipei to boost New Year ambience
• President yet to decide on administrative border redrawing
• Gazza's son fears ex-England star close to death
• Pepsi cans Beckham from adverts after 10 years
• Arab world condemns Israeli attack on Gaza
• Russia's Gazprom warns Europe of possible gas cuts
• EU urges halt to Gaza fighting, lift of blockade
• Niche remains for expensive, handmade tombstones
• Scottish Football Results
• Turkey to launch Kurdish TV to take on rebels
• MP3 player lights rescuers' way to missing skiers
• Bangladesh protests Indian oil survey
• Celtic edges Rangers to forge 7-point SPL lead
• Santa gunman lost job, wife before gory attack
• Downhillers worried about icy course in Bormio
• Agencies: Zimbabwe malnutrition, cholera worse
• 5 killed in suicide attack on Afghan police
• Clashes between Somali Islamist militias kill 10
• 3 kids, 4 adults killed by Philadelphia house fire
• Barak: Gaza operation will expand as needed
• Still not clear if GMAC cleared hurdle for bailout
• Report: Australia may take Guantanamo inmates
• Rio Ferdinand's back injury flares up again
• Moan wins Nordic combined World Cup event
• Power outage darkens Obama's Hawaiian vacation
• 10 die in clashes between Somali Islamist militias
• Oahu blackout interrupts Obamas' Hawaii vacation
• Nordic Combined World Cup Results
• Vatican calls for end to Middle East violence
• District court ordered to reconsider ex-president's release again
• Taiwan's Powerchip submits plan for state aid
• General Motors to sell Taiwan venture to Yulon Motor for NT$1
• Taiwan to ease restrictions on mainland spouses
• Israel strikes Gaza Strip in new phase of violence with Hamas
• Zimbabwe refuses transfer of activists to hospital
• China says schools must be made more quake-proof
• Today in history
• Taiwan DPP welcomes government officials to attend 2009 national affairs conference
• Navy, environmentalists settle sonar lawsuit
• Taiwan cargo ships banned to enter Chinese ports
• Former president of Taiwan condemns corrupt politicians
• Israel attacks Gaza, more than 140 reported killed
• China adds 32 deaths to dismal work safety record
• Economic indicators at lowest point in nearly 7 years: CEPD
• China should dismantle missiles pointed towards Taiwan: MAC
• Minister backs expansion overseas for state enterprises
• Experts warn of risks posed by cross-strait economic cooperation
• CPC, Cnooc parent sign accords as ties improve
• China's foreign debt soars: state media
• China set to offer incentives to scrap cars, media reports
• Elpida initiates merger talks with Powerchip, ProMOS
• Gazprom warns Europe on affected gas delivery
• Will 2008 be worst year ever for Wall Street?
• U.S. retail sales figures deepen year-end gloom
• Paulson beats off the Grinch
• Obama's job creation program flunks basic math
• Pakistan says it is ready to repel any Indian aggression
• Chinese firms to compensate melamine tainted milk victims
• At least 18 die in Baghdad car bomb: U.S. military
• Thousands mourn for Bhutto in Pakistan
• An underground fortress of silence is breached
• Jordan seeks to tackle serious child labor problem
• Tributes pour in for British playwright
• As recession bites, Germany opens soup kitchens for pets
• Oldest swinger in town celebrates 23rd birthday
• Peru's Virgin Mary gives birth to baby Jesus at Christmas
• Imagine: John Lennon stars in TV advertisement
• Hollywood stars open wallets for Obama's party
• Safe, sound and delighted with Mexico City colonias
• A revealing insight into the artistry of Graham Greene
• 'Hypocrisy': An 'inevitable' element of democratic life
• Colorless, winter veggies are packed with nutrition
• Cancer drug reverses transplant rejection: study
• Heart and sleep study serves as an alarming wake-up call
• Ferdinand injury is a worry for Manchester United
• Liverpool looks to end year on a high
• Blackhawks beat Flyers to match best winning streak
• Meadowlands is dreamland for Pennington
• Chris Paul powers New Orleans past Houston
• Wounded Warriors rally to surprise Celtics 99-89
• Taiwan headline news
• Cross-strait postal remittance service to begin in mid-February
• Local Deaflympics gold medalists promote 2009 event in Taipei
• Taxi operators feeling economic pinch call for license controls
• Taiwan gets world's highest full-score success rate in math exam
• 52 Taiwanese artists to help Chou Ta-kuan Foundation muster funds
• Formosan black bears spotted near mountain trail in Yushan park
• Guinea coup leader vows to renegotiate contracts
• French pardon of bribe-taker raises hackles
• Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, 205 dead
• Group: Stronger warnings needed in Tenn. ash spill
• Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout
• Ecuador president announces oil production cuts
• Guinea coup leader vows to fight corruption
• Can dolphins survive winter in NJ rivers?
• Turkish parliament cuts spending
• West Bank protests against Israeli strikes in Gaza
• Power outage hits during Obama's Hawaiian vacation
• GMAC quiet on bailout hurdle after deadline passes
• Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois
• Brazil's Denilson wants to play in Europe
• Ecuador president plans foreign debt buyback
• Ohio schools keep cafeterias open for holidays
• Honolulu Mayor says power 50 percent restored
• Poland's FM not eager for Guantanamo inmates
• Livni suggests: Hamas politicians could be targets
• EU urges halt to Gaza fighting, backs Egypt
• 3 teen sisters killed in Kabul rocket attack
• Group: Stronger warnings needed in Tenn. ash spill
• Car bombs in Iraq kill at least 25, wound 64
• Volunteers spend week on horse rescue in Canada
• Palestinian leader condemns Israeli attacks
• Bangladesh holds new vote with old names on ballot
• US Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near St. Croix
• Police: Woman may have been in trunk for 10 days
• 2 dead, at least 50 injured in NM tour bus crash
• District court ordered to reconsider ex-president's release again
• Volunteers spend a week on horse rescue in Canada
• Judge: 2 adoptive dads belong on birth certificate
• Homeless Parisians take over gym amid cold snap
• Analysis: Hamas unlikely to be toppled
• Doors close at about 200 Woolworths in Britain
• Obama visits gym on morning after power outage
• Dutch Football Results
• Jailed Mexican beauty queen forfeits title
• US urges Hamas to cease rocket attacks on Israel
• FC Twente holds PSV to 0-0 draw in Dutch league
• US Atty asks panel not to subpoena Obama aides
• Bolivia miners protest firing by Swiss co.
• Mexico detains presidential guard in drug case
• Ohio centenarian to celebrate 105 at inauguration
• Gov's lawyer asks panel to subpoena Obama aides
• US urges Hamas to cease rocket attacks on Israel
• Guyana sends doctors to treat flood victims
• Author of 'Man of La Mancha,' dies at 94
• Miller skips draw to receive desired late start
• Cuba growth slows to 4.3 pct on food costs, storms
• Israeli assault on Hamas kills more than 200
• Armed gang holds up train in Mexico, robs freight
• Santa gunman lost job, wife before gory attack
• Police: 2 caught with $471,000 at Jamaica airport
• Republican chair 'appalled' by Obama parody
• Samuel Huntington, political scientist, dies at 81
• Obama's Hawaii retreat lost power for 11 hours
• Wild Oats XI wins fourth straight Sydney to Hobart
• Car-crazy Phoenix launches light rail line
• Venezuela to seize gold concessions as oil falls
• Sunday, January 4
• Vietnam whistle-blower suffers for war on graft
• Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites
• Hospitals ill from more bad debt, credit troubles
• 2008 Sports At A Glance
• UNDATED: Dec. 27, 2004.
• UNDATED: 3:29:42.
• UNDATED: Asafa Powell.
• UNDATED: Dunedin's Carisbrook.
• Sojourners there for detainees
• UNDATED: the first time.
• UNDATED: six race victories.
• UNDATED: conceding a try.
• Publication of disputed Holocaust memoir canceled
• Detention system criticized as cruel
• US states consider selling off roads, parks
• SAfrican savings clubs brace against bad times
• Hillary Waugh, prolific mystery writer, dies at 88
• Police: Pa. man shot for making noise during movie
• Mexico City bikers preach pedal power in megacity
• As Taliban nears Kabul, shadow gov't takes hold
• Police: US man shot for making noise during movie
• Questions and answers on Obama's overseas playbook
• White, West Virginia beat North Carolina 31-30
• Quintuplets born at New York hospital
• Analysis: Kennedy's shine obscures other hopefuls
• Floods could follow ice in Midwest
• Sri Lankan navy sinks Tamil rebel boat
• Floods could follow ice in US Midwest
• Wizards beat Thunder in matchup of NBA's worst
• Republican chair 'shocked' over Obama parody
• Bolivia acknowledges some illegal coca use
• Publication of disputed Holocaust memoir canceled
• Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout
• 4 kids, 3 adults killed by Philadelphia house fire
• Liberians mourn 7 killed in Philadelphia fire
• Wheeler scores twice, Bruins win 7th straight
• Train derailment in NV to disrupt rail service
• Midwesterners fear floods could follow the freeze
• Venezuela rejects Israel's attacks on Gaza
• Johnson's 41 points lead Hawks past Bulls 129-117
• Bangladesh vs. New Zealand one-day scoreboard
• Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka one-day scoreboard
• Bomb near Sri Lankan capital kills at least 5
• Malaysia's former king Tuanku Ja'afar dies at 86
• Bangladesh 115 runs behind Sri Lanka
• Wasserman, 'Man of La Mancha' writer, dies at 94
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Lights blink back on after Hawaii power failure
• Navy, environmentalists settle sonar lawsuit
• Bomb near Sri Lankan capital kills 5 troops
• Slovakia routs Latvia in junior ice hockey
• Cal rookie's 1st catch wins Emerald Bowl
• Oahu blackout interrupts Obamas' Hawaii vacation
• Ghana presidential race heads to runoff vote
• US Midwesterners fear floods could follow freeze
• UN debates urging Israel to halt Gaza bombings
• Bowl Glance
• Thai police brace for new, pro-Thaksin protests
• Sept. 11 families ask Bush to OK land seizure
• Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka scoreboard
• Sri Lanka in strong position against Bangladesh
• Can dolphins survive the winter in US rivers?
• Police: 24 dead in Bangladesh road accident
• 2 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
• Money for tainted milk victims not enough: lawyers
• Pakistan warned against neglecting terror front
• Rockets almost blow it before eding Jazz
• Police: Bomb kills 5 in northwestern Pakistan
• Colorado avalanche kills 2 snowmobilers
• Iran's president condemns Israel's attacks on Gaza
• Iraqi police say car bomb near Fallujah kills 2
• Bruins make it seven in a row, beat Hurricanes
• New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• NZ beats West Indies by 36 runs in Twenty20
• Voting starts in Ghana's presidential runoff
• Asian airlines brace for recession blues in 2009
• Gaza missile hits near city of Ashdod
• China opens 1st road tunnel under Yangtze River
• UN tells Israel and Palestinians to end violence
• Police: Suicide attack near Afghan school kills 7
• NY residents: Good riddance to '08 bank statements
• No sign of Australian feared eaten by shark
• Israeli warplanes pursue Gaza weapons warehouses
• UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt violence
• Pro-rebel site: 50 Sri Lankan troops killed
• New Yorkers: Good riddance to '08 bank statements
• Police: Suicide attack near Afghan school kills 8
• Cross-strait postal remittance service to begin in mid-February
• Sri Lanka well placed against Bangladesh
• Local Deaflympics gold medalists promote 2009 event in Taipei
• China sets stricter school construction standards
• Court to review release of Taiwan's ex-leader
• Israel strikes Hamas security headquarters
• Olmert: Not clear when Gaza operation will end
• Abbas calls on Hamas to renew truce with Israel
• Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in Hebron
• NZ diplomat says ejection from Fiji unwarranted
• Bode Miller's move to skip draw to be reviewed
• Bike-riding suicide bomber hits Iraqi protest
• Suicide bomber kills 8 near Sri Lankan capital
• Taxi operators feeling economic pinch call for license controls
• Israel considering reserves callup
• Abbas calls on Hamas to renew truce with Israel
• Teenager gives Roar win in A-League football
• Ashley takes Newcastle off the market
• Women's World Cup Giant Slalom Results
• Moelgg leads women's World Cup giant slalom
• Taiwan gets world's highest full-score success rate in math exam
• Israeli renews strikes on Gaza
• Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison
• Bomb kills 26 at polling station in NW Pakistan
• Israel approves callup of reservists
• Sri Lanka in comfort zone against Bangladesh
• Euro currency turns 10; seen fulfilling promise
• The euro at a glance
• Thousands take to the streets to protest Israel
• Bangladesh to hold first election in 7 years
• No clear winner in Kashmir election, officials say
• Spain: big pro-family rally in Madrid
• Skies to clear in Midwest, easing flooding fears
• Pope calls for truce in Gaza Strip
• Man arrested in case of woman kept in car trunk
• Thailand: Thaksin followers begin 3-day protest
• Spain: big pro-family rally in Madrid
• Innerhofer wins World Cup downhill race
• Philippines: Communist rebels attack after truce
• Ties with China do not jeopardize Taiwan's sovereignty: president
• Suicide bomber hits Iraqi Gaza protest
• Newcastle owner gives up on offloading club
• 2 boys playing with grenade killed in Philippines
• Key ally says Somali president will resign Monday
• Guinea soldiers search officer's home for weapons
• Turkey says Gaza attacks a crime against humanity
• Sculptor Robert Graham dies at age 70
• Suicide bomb near Afghan school kills 8
• Panda delivery not internal/domestic transfer: president
• Across Mideast, thousands protest Israeli assault
• MOTC to launch pioneer taxi-sharing scheme Jan. 31
• Marriott in Pakistan reopens after deadly bombing
• Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in protest
• Innerhofer wins downhill for 1st victory
• English Football Results
• Zettel wins women's World Cup giant slalom
• Men's World Cup Downhill Results
• Key Somali official says president to quit Monday
• France says Europe must push for Mideast truce
• Ajax beats ADO The Hague 3-0 in Dutch league
• Egypt suspends 280 police for rights violations
• Greek unionists protest against Sunday shopping
• Foreign journalists ask court for access to Gaza
• Lively leader Liverpool crushes Newcastle 5-1
• Air strike hit border area of smuggling tunnels
• Israeli planes violate Lebanese air space
• First lady says shoe-throwing an assault
• Mrs. Bush: Bush presidency not a failure
• Key Somali official says president to quit Monday
• US: 14 children die in bombing near Afghan school
• GCC summit eyes common currency
• Italy's Innerhofer notches 1st World Cup victory
• Syria suspends indirect peace talks with Israel
• Adams appears headed for form of bankruptcy
• UN rights chief: Israeli force 'disproportionate'
• US: 14 students die in bombing at Afghan school
• Streams rise in Midwest following stormy weather
• Zettel wins women's World Cup giant slalom
• Palestinians cross into Egypt
• US soldier killed in roadside bomb in Baghdad
• Bode Miller's move to skip draw to be reviewed
• Guinea soldiers search officer's home for weapons
• Former Miami newspaper titan dies at age 87
• Palestinians cross into Egypt
• Nordic Combined World Cup Results
• Kuwait scraps joint venture with Dow Chemical
• MAC reaffirms equality in direct cross-strait shipping services
• Israel warns of ground offensive as jets bomb Gaza
• District court ordered to reconsider ruling on ex-president's release again
• Over 50,000 rally as pro-Gaza demos sweep Egyptian cities
• Ties with China beneficial to Taiwan: Ma
• Medalists promote 2009 Deaflympics event in Taipei
• Taiwan gets world's highest success rate in math exam
• Formosan black bears spotted in Yushan park
• Thai protesters rally against new premier
• Bird flu found in poultry in northern Vietnam
• Money for tainted milk victims not enough: lawyers
• Malaysia's former king dies: report
• Pakistan warned against neglecting terror front
• Sept. 11 families ask Bush to OK land seizure
• Ghanaians vote in deciding presidential run-off
• Marriott reopens, three months after bombing
• Change is in the air with new Iraq accord
• Ma's 'truce' diplomacy risks Taiwan's future
• Times Square New Year's Eve ball goes on display
• Penguin cancels publication of 'untrue' Holocaust memoir
• Author of 'Man of La Mancha' dies aged 94
• Hillary Waugh, prolific mystery writer, dies at 88
• Taiwan prepares to open up to Chinese students
• Asian airlines brace for recession blues in 2009
• Taiwan home-grown food firms get boost after China's milk scandal
• Bangladesh poll brings hope with a dash of doubt
• Bangladesh eunuchs, prisoners to vote in first elections
• Promoting peace in Afghanistan - with a lighter touch
• Gulf leaders mull splashing out to shore up countries' economies
• Cuba growth slows to 4.3% on food prices, storm damage
• South Korea to spend US$28.5b on energy plan
• Forecasts paint even grimmer picture for global economy in 2009
• Potential collapse of U.S. automakers caps turbulent year
• China invested record amount in Tibet in 2008: state media
• Russian inflation could reach 15% next year, minister says
• Leading bishops slam British government over financial crisis
• Caesar Park Taipei presents holiday room rate discounts
• The Pandora Fantasy Tea at Miramar
• San Want Hotel Taipei offers New Year dishes takeout
• MOEA awards local companies for promoting e-commerce
• See the 1st sunrise of 2009 at Yilan coast scenic area
• TSA carriers intend to end rate reductions by January
• International port traffic seen to drop in 2009
• Evergreen Line to enhance its North China service network
• Shipping lines say credit woes compounded demand slowdown
• 'Cosco Oceania' calls at Hanjin Shipping terminal in Kaohsiung
• Ryder, McCullum onslaught gets New Zealand home
• Wheeler scores twice, Bruins win 7th straight
• Mitsubishi aim to lift Japan gloom in South American Dakar
• City's wealth burdening players, says Hughes
• Capello shrugs off Ramsey comparisons
• Neville happy with Man U position
• Wild Oats XI wins fourth straight Sydney to Hobart
• Mexican billionaire Slim rescues Honda: report
• Artest,Yao boost Rockets past depleted Jazz
• Parker leads Spurs in triumph over Grizzlies
• Taiwan introduces electronic passports
• New job creation program to target white collars
• Taiwan court hears latest prosecutors’ appeal against release ex-President Chen Shui-bian
• Taiwan plans to end quota on spouses from rival China
• Japan stocks rise on insurance merger reports
• Taiwan will not cut interest rates to zero level: Central Bank Governor
• Taiwan county to ask UNESCO to list Pinghsi Sky Lantern Festival as world heritage
• NC Guardsman wants citizenship before deploying
• Anger, sadness over fabricated Holocaust story
• US soldier killed in Baghdad
• Liverpool leads by 3 points after Chelsea slips up
• Kuwait scraps joint venture with Dow Chemical
• Guardsman wants citizenship before deploying
• Ronaldo practices with ball for the first time
• LtGov: Blagojevich out by Lincoln's 200th birthday
• Stoke's Fuller sent off for slapping captain
• Obama adviser says tax cuts will happen
• Guinea coup leaders demote all generals
• Palestinians breach Egypt border fence
• Euro currency turns 10; seen as fulfilling promise
• Leader AZ Alkmaar, Ajax win in Dutch league
• Guyana seeks to contain leptospirosis outbreak
• 1,400 protest in Paris over Gaza fighting
• Pakistan: Marriott reopens as bomber kills 34
• Report: Alonso could join Ferrari in 2011
• Guinea coup leaders demote all generals
• LtGov: Blagojevich out by February
• Chicago's newspapers facing troubled futures
• Hospital goes underground for fear of missiles
• Movie crowds adopt `Marley' with $37M weekend
• Chronology of the euro
• Presidential runoff vote goes smoothly in Ghana
• '40s femme fatale star Ann Savage dies at 87
• Egyptian officer killed in border clashes
• Ask why: States seek efficiency via Japanese way
• English Football Summaries
• Anti-Israeli protests across Europe
• Hezbollah leader says his group is on alert
• Bomb kills 2 Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan
• Israel widens deadliest-ever assault on Gaza
• Man spent days in unnoticed in Pa. family's attic
• Video captures deaths of 14 Afghan students
• Israeli troops kill 2 West bank Palestinians
• US: Zimbabwe could face same fate as Guinea
• Iran sends aid planes to Egypt, destination Gaza
• Man spent days in unnoticed in US family's attic
• Suicide bomber targets pro-Gaza demo in Iraq
• Mrs. Bush, Rice: Bush presidency not a failure
• Polar plunge fundraisers proliferate
• Chaos in Gaza as Israel's strikes continue
• Rock songwriter Delaney Bramlett dies in LA at 69
• Saudi cleric calls for targeting Israel
• Bahrain TV airs terror plot confessions
• NY residents: Good riddance to '08 bank statements
• Rock songwriter Delaney Bramlett dies at 69
• 3 killed in avalanches in Western US staes
• 3 killed in avalanches in Western US states
• Dictator Stalin voted third-greatest Russian
• Had a bad year? '08 memories get shredded in NYC
• Israeli troops mobilize as Gaza assault widens
• Suspect arrested after Mich. officer fatally shot
• Spokeswoman: NV derailment won't disrupt service
• Bahrain TV airs terror plot confessions
• Recovery of Colo. crash victims delayed til spring
• Jamaicans return to crime-wracked enclaves
• 2009 Sports calendar
• March
• Mexico reports 7 dead in Tijuana weekend shootings
• June
• Avalanche kills skier at Wyoming ski resort
• September
• Recovery of Canadia crash victims delayed
• Sen. Craig restroom tanking as tourist destination
• Man exonerated in rape case charged with murder
• In Chile, 3 more false dirty-war victims
• Chavez spars with Catholic leader over term limits
• Teen arrested after Mich. officer fatally shot
• Israeli and Hamas truce demands
• Rice: Obama election encourages people worldwide
• Mexico sentences migrant smuggler to 60 years
• DePaul beats Alcorn State 90-67
• Dictator Stalin voted third-greatest Russian
• Tourism drops at Idaho senator's sex sting stall
• Outgoing PR governor bids farewell on Facebook
• Bradley beats S. Illinois 79-63
• Woody Allen plays jazz in Poland
• Man spends days unnoticed in Pa. family's attic
• Man spent days unnoticed in US family's attic
• 'Sandy' Colton, former AP photo editor, dies at 83
• 1940s 'femme fatale' star Ann Savage dies at 87
• Woody Allen jazzes it up at Warsaw concert hall
• Belgian King designates new prime minister
• A chronology of Israel's relationship with Gaza
• Futile first: Lions 0-16 after 31-21 loss to Pack
• Relatives mourn family slain in Santa shootings
• Johnson, Texans end Chicago's season, 31-24
• Big Ben gets concussion; Steelers rout Browns 31-0
• Norwood runs for 2 TDs; Falcons edge Rams 31-27
• TVA head pledges to test wells near coal ash spill
• Obama again works out on Marine base
• Wall Street faces record losses in 2008
• Bad harvest, low demand threaten Pacific fishermen
• 27 dead in Ukraine blast, more survivors unlikely
• Mexico's Slim denies bid for Honda Formula-1 team
• Lions finish winless season with worst NFL record
• Obama monitors Israeli attacks on Gaza
• Puerto Rico's homicide rate climbs to 802
• Caribbean news briefs
• Anthony scores 32 in return, Nuggets beat Knicks
• How normal will life be for Obama's famous tweens?
• Monday, January 5
• Reports: 3 Japan insurers in merger talks
• Church shooting puts spotlight on Knanaya religion
• Child maids now being exported to US
• Cold War humanitarian program had covert side
• FBI's Eagleton files show no health details leaked
• TVA head pledges to test wells near coal ash spill
• Wall Street ending 2008, year of record losses
• High wind knocks out power to 370,000 in Mich.
• Bangladeshis go to polls for first time in 7 years
• Pro-Thaksin protesters ring Thai Parliament
• Canada beats Kazakhstan 15-0 in world juniors
• George Francis, oldest man in the US, dies at 112
• Taiwan shares open little changed
• Blackhawks win team-record 9th straight
• U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading
• High wind knocks out power to 413,000 in Mich.
• Philadelphia mom of 3 victims preaches fire safety
• Chinese officials told tone down New Year partying
• Foreign exchange rates
• Bangladeshis vote for 1st time in 7 years
• Lions lose finale to end NFL-first 16-0 season
• Key events in Bangladesh since 1971 independence
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Oil jumps above $39 as Israel-Gaza conflict widens
• Quake sends tremors through NW Pakistan
• Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112
• Explosion levels Long Island house; no injuries
• Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth
• Blagojevich attorney to submit Obama report
• Police fatalities move downward in 2008
• Blagojevich lawyer to submit Obama report to panel
• Gaza complicates Obama's policy in Mideast
• Officials: Bomber kills 2 north of Afghan capital
• Cavaliers cool off Heat 93-86
• China calls for immediate halt to Gaza attacks
• Kerry urges caution on 'hot pursuit' in Somalia
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• China ties recent bomber to July bus blasts
• Myanmar signs gas deal with China
• Suicide bomber kills 2 north of Afghan capital
• Uganda: Rebels suspected in alleged church deaths
• Fatalities feared in Canada avalanches
• Israeli officials: 4 wounded in stabbing attack
• Somalia's president to quit after 4 years in power
• GM supplier Delphi suspends work at China factory
• Poll: Public support for Japan PM plunges
• Israeli killed in Ashkelon
• CLA launches new plan to stabilize job market
• President calls for private investment in 12 infrastructure projects
• Somalia's president quits after 4 years in power
• Asian stock markets rise modestly in thin trade
• Novartis acquires license to CMV vaccine candidate
• Trials open for 4 over China tainted milk scandal
• China stocks fall on supply, earnings fears
• Broom factory at Wyo. prison opening to visitors
• Oil jumps to near $40 as Israel-Gaza clash widens
• China, Russia top brass hold first hot line chat
• TVA to test water wells, air purity near ash slide
• Chinese teen to attend Obama inauguration
• Central Taiwan farm produce to go on sale in Hong Kong, Macau
• Magnitude 4.8 quake near Greek island, no injuries
• World stock markets advance in thin holiday trade
• Pakistan army calls for ease in tensions
• Russia's Central Bank lets ruble drops to new low
• US dollar dips against euro, British pound
• Israeli assault targets symbols of Hamas power
• 18 injured in Bangladesh in election day violence
• Survey: UK house prices down 9 percent in 2008
• China coal miner talks with power producers fail
• Egyptian foreign minister in Turkey for Gaza talks
• Hundreds protest Gaza air strikes in Baghdad
• Lovers to ring in 2009 with love declarations at Sun Moon Lake
• Paul Jewell quits as Derby manager
• Uganda rebels accused of massacre at church
• Taiwan to issue ePassports starting Tuesday
• Kosovo guerillas given 30-day detention
• Suicide bombings kill 5 near Afghan capital
• Prices flat on Taipei bourse
• Pakistan army: We must 'avoid conflict' with India
• Suicide bombings kill 5 in Afghanistan
• Barak: "War to bitter end" against Hamas
• HK stock index advances 1 percent
• Sweden urges due process for Iraq detainee
• Asians call on Israel to halt deadly Gaza raids
• Ill. commission seeks birthday cards for Lincoln
• Somalia's president quits after 4 years in office
• Fighting rages in northern Sri Lanka
• African Union suspends Guinea following coup
• DPP urges CLA to lower laborers' relief loan interest
• UK retailer Adams on the brink of bankruptcy
• U.S. dollar down on Taipei FOREX
• Prices mostly higher on Taipei futures market
• Liverpool captain Gerrard arrested over assault
• 50 hurt in Philippine Christmas party collapse
• Hundreds protest Gaza air strikes in Baghdad
• Trials open for 9 over China tainted milk scandal
• US dollar mixed in European morning trading
• Indian painter Manjit Bawa dies at age 67
• Performance bonuses for state firm workers to be slashed: MOEA
• Moderate quake jolts central China; no injuries
• Nearly 200,000 without power in Michigan
• Barenboim: Violence won't resolve Mideast conflict
• Turkey suspends mediation between Israel and Syria
• Activists to send aid boat to war-hit Gaza
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• Europe, Asia markets advance in thin holiday trade
• Oil jumps above $40 on Gaza conflict
• UN says 50 more Zimbabwe cholera deaths in 3 days
• Taiwan to be first stop of Andy Warhol's Asia exhibition
• Germany sides with Israel over Gaza escalation
• Recession likely to bottom out in mid 2009: central bank
• Iranian group registers volunteers to fight Israel
• Yale club with noted members faces tough times
• FTSE-100 share index up 100.72 points at 4317.31
• Activists ready for boat trip to war-hit Gaza
• Nantou County, Zhejiang Province step up cultural exchanges
• Hoffman, Hopper among Critics' Choice presenters
• Plane accidentally starts with girl, 6, inside
• Putin says Russia's goals remain despite crisis
• 3 Thai soldiers, 1 civilian killed in south
• 600,000 UK layoffs in '09, says personnel group
• Non-league Droylsden expelled from FA Cup
• Ghana: Narrow lead for opposition candidate
• Egypt allows aid to enter Gaza border crossing
• WHO reports nearly 50 more cholera deaths
• Poor, underprivileged eligible for health insurance fee subsidies
• Iranian group registers volunteers to fight Israel
• Stocks signal higher open as oil prices rise
• Bangladeshis vote for 1st time in 7 years
• Croatia: No more Sunday shopping; retailers object
• MOFA’s emergency center for overseas travelers to open Jan. 1
• Vaughan out of England squad for West Indies tour
• Rally in Chechnya to protest parole of colonel
• Thousands protest Gaza assault in Lebanon
• Brazil's Silva: New economic measures by Jan. 20
• Insurers' natural disaster losses rise in 2008
• 9 Zimbabweans brought to court in Mugabe plot case
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• Rebels kill several border guards
• Foreign aid program to help Taiwan increase global visibility: DOH
• Government to cancel ID application quota for Chinese spouses: MAC
• GMAC stays mum on bailout hurdle
• Ghana: Narrow lead for opposition candidate
• US stocks signal higher open as oil prices rise
• Egypt takes in first wounded from Gaza
• Nigeria arrests suspected militant commander
• Nearly 300 immigrants feared dead off Indian coast
• UK pound drops to record low against euro
• KMT, DPP lawmakers agree on heavy penalties for human traffickers
• English amateur player sent off after 3 seconds
• Fritzl incest victims leave clinic
• AP source: Lions fire Marinelli after 0-16 season
• US stocks narrowly mixed as oil prices rise
• Catholic priest leads protest march across Ireland
• Officials: Tests show Cherepanov was blood doping
• Turkey warns Gaza crisis could escalate
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• Cleveland Browns fire coach Romeo Crennel
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• Somali president quits amid international pressure
• Taiwan economy likely to rebound in mid-2009: President Ma
• Businesses evacuated after explosion in Savannah
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• White House demands Hamas stop firing on Israel
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• Somali president quits amid international pressure
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• Thousands protest Gaza assault in Lebanon
• US seeks 147-year sentence in Taylor torture case
• Cemex sells Canary Island operations
• Court confirms sentences for Djindjic's assassins
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• Hamas: No truce before Israel stops attacks
• White House demands end to violence in Mideast
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• Argentine government intervenes in TGN
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• Pinghsi festival to be considered for UNESCO cultural heritage status
• Thai protests force PM to delay speech
• Generations going to start to thank Bush, says Rice
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears at large public event
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• KMT camp floats balloon of PRC-Taiwan alliance
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• Stalin voted third most popular Russian
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• Oldest man in the U.S. dies at 112
• Kuwait cancels mega-deal with Dow Chemical
• Euro currency turns 10; seen as fulfilling promise
• Shares in Japan insurers surge on merger reports
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• Myanmar signs gas deal with South Korea, India, and China
• German finance minister rules out slashing taxes to shore up economy
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• Sheraton Pizza Pub introduces 'Go Italian'
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• Thailand offers Taiwan visitors 'Gold Quality Journey' special
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• La Fusion offers festival takeout dishes
• III launches MEC and offers Moblin technology service
• Stocks inch ahead in thin year-end trade
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• Oil jumps above US$39 as Mideast conflict widens
• Wall Street ending 2008, year of record losses
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• Winless Lions set new benchmark for NFL futility
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• Byfuglien leads Blackhawks to ninth consecutive win
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• U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading
• Mexico to try 6 Colombians on drug, weapon charges
• Taiwan ex-President Chen Shui-bian back in prison after marathon court session
• Singapore accepts cabinet spokeswoman as new Taiwan representative: Premier Liu
• Oil above $40 as investors eye Gaza conflict
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• Taiwan's participation in WHA being discussed with China: president
• Taiwan Yuan Shan Club of Kaohsiung cancels layoffs after protests
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• Evergreen Group head says no layoffs despite bleak economy
• Clintons to join NYC mayor for New Year's Eve
• Stocks pull back amid Middle East tensions
• Albanian parliament amends electoral law
• Study: Black-on-black homicides rising among teens
• Study: Homicide rate rising among black US teens
• Vigilante killer Ellie Nesler dies at 56
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• US vigilante killer Ellie Nesler dies at 56
• Russia lets rouble fall again
• Witnesses report massacre at church in Congo
• Underground explosion rocks Savannah's downtown
• Ash flood may change way TVA handles coal waste
• Blagojevich lawyer: Impeachment not justified
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• Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with Greek police
• US dollar mostly down in European trading
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• Santa shooter had been bound for Iowa, not Canada
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• Report: NKorea's Kim cheered at concert appearance
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• White House blames Hamas for new Mideast violence
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• Activists set off on boat trip to war-hit Gaza
• Riesch wins women's World Cup slalom
• Dow Chemical may seek lower price for Rohm & Haas
• Flooding the latest weather threat in Midwest
• 8 snowmobilers missing in Canadian avalanches
• US police fatalities move downward in 2008
• Oil prices flat despite conflict in Middle East
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• Officials: Cherepanov took performance drugs
• Report: HP sells printers in Iran with third party
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• US seeks 147-year sentence in torture case
• Zimbabwean activists in court in Mugabe plot case
• Madoff liquidation trustee seeks $28M for costs
• Rate on 6-month Treasury bills hits record low
• Gaza protests from Mideast to European capitals
• Amoroso returns to Brazilian club Guarani
• UN ambassador: Israel seeks to 'destroy' Hamas
• Turkish youth convicted of stabbing priest
• Marine jet crashes near NC base, no word on pilot
• Israel hits at Hamas roots in new airstrikes
• Obama returns to gym, vacation
• Curator pf NYC museum retires
• Ashdod hit in rocket strike
• Prosecutors file to release Blagojevich recordings
• GMAC stays mum on debt swap
• Treasurys ratchet higher amid Middle East tensions
• Fewer US deportees being sedated for removal
• Israeli minister to meet with Sarkozy in Paris
• Riesch wins women's World Cup slalom
• Kerkorian sells remaining Ford shares
• Pilot killed in jet crash near NC Marine base
• Lawyer: Sudanese opposition leader detained
• Marine jet crashes near US base, killing pilot
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• Government official killed in southern Russia
• Japanese 'tenant' leaves Mexico City airport
• Oil ends above $40 as Middle East fighting rages
• Defiant Hamas hits Israel with dozens of rockets
• Vigilante killer Ellie Nesler dies at 56
• Search canceled for woman missing from cruise ship
• Riesch wins slalom; Vonn leads World Cup
• Gazans pay price of Israel's strikes against Hamas
• Mass. says new pot law allows other THC drugs, too
• Record number of NYC tourists but slowed growth
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• Search stops for US woman missing from cruise ship
• Scenic Pakistani valley falls to Taliban militants
• Pilot killed in jet crash near NC Marine air base
• Protesters in Venezuela condemn Gaza assault
• US population up 2.7 million this year
• Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina takes lead in Bangladesh polls
• Pilot killed in jet crash near Marine air base
• Over 400 Cubans wait to seek Spanish citizenship
• Fox says it will try to stop 'Watchmen'
• UN: 1 Darfur peacekeeper dies
• US stocks pull back amid Middle East tensions
• Judge rejects class-action status in trailer suits
• Search suspended for missing cruise ship passenger
• Jamaican officials seize guns, ammo hidden in TVs
• SEC approves new rules for oil reserves
• Analysis: Israel keeps objectives vague
• Well water near Tenn. spill may be unsafe
• Sudanese opposition leader briefly detained
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• Banks, investment firms reduce borrowing from Fed
• Explosion at Arizona grain silo severely burns 3
• 15-year-old Bronx girl accused of killing 2 men
• UN demands immediate Gaza cease-fire
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• Blagojevich lawyer says impeachment not justified
• French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies
• Gold, energy rise amid fighting in Middle East
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• Berbatov gives Man U 1-0 win over Middlesbrough
• Venezuelan economy grew 4.9 percent in 2008
• Banks, investment firms reduce borrowing from Fed
• Police: 6 bodies recovered in Canada avalanches
• Deal reached in yearslong Mich. wetlands dispute
• Scientists watch unusual Yellowstone quake swarm
• Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina takes lead in Bangladesh polls
• French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies
• Family of missing cruise woman believes she jumped
• Northwest seeks to delay some U.S.-China service
• Caroline Kennedy draws criticism after latest tour
• Latin America stocks rise on higher oil prices
• Family of missing US cruise woman says she jumped
• NJ rules against church group in gay rights case
• Coup leaders seize cars from regime loyalist
• Bad recycling: Pay stub used as bank robbery note
• 3 private investors seek to purchase IndyMac
• South Korean company to repair Ecuador refinery
• Obama makes third trip to golf course in Hawaii
• Maine bishop threatens to punish vocal activist
• Fire damages structures at sect's Texas compound
• UN demands immediate Gaza cease-fire
• US bishop threatens to punish vocal activist
• Young women make their bows at NYC debutante ball
• Explosion at Arizona grain silo burns 3 workers
• 'Marley & Me' earns $50.7M box office biscuit
• UN ambassador: Israel seeks to 'destroy' Hamas
• Kerkorian sells remaining Ford shares
• Deal reached in decades-old Mich. wetlands dispute
• Canadian citizen charged with spying for Iraq
• NY judge may weigh wider Madoff investor relief
• Taiwan court sends former president back to jail
• Treasury provides financial support to 43 banks
• Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Gaza civilians
• Will wild Vancouver weather disrupt games?
• The Russians are coming? Get the trawlers
• Sweden cruises past Latvia 10-1
• Palin's daughter gives birth to son named Tripp
• Canadian citizen charged with spying for Iraq
• Wis. Web site image sends Capitol to Minneapolis
• Blagojevich lawyer says impeachment not justified
• Soldier alleges military pattern of Christian bias
• 'Marley & Me' earns $36.3M box office biscuit
• Teel leads Rutgers to 29-23 win in Papajohns Bowl
• Antigua seeks $30M loan to weather fiscal crisis
• US governor must set election to replace Emanuel
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• NY Boy Scout earns all 121 merit badges, rare feat
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• Ecuador uses social security agency to fund budget
• GMAC receives $5B in bailout funds
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• Billy Graham moves church membership
• Ex-Bush aides say he never recovered from Katrina
• Fighter pilot, documentary filmmaker Aanenson dies
• Supermarket roof collapses in snowy Spokane, Wash.
• Fallout begins after dismal US holiday season
• Molotov cocktail thrown at Chicago synagogue
• Mexicans return home for migrant truck competition
• Gerrard charged with assault after incident at bar
• Tiny province longs for Mother Russia's embrace
• Architects create American-style suburbs overseas
• Amway angling for a comeback in US
• Commodities markets expected to stabilize in 2009
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• GMAC receives $5B in bailout funds
• Taiwan shares open higher
• UN official says Israel attacked during lull
• Police: 7 bodies recovered in Canada avalanches
• Girl dies on cold walk; dad charged with murder
• Mexicans return home for migrant truck parade
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• Man charged with bat beating of 2 boys in Phoenix
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• Rangers score four in third, beat Isles 5-4
• Former premier Hasina wins Bangladesh polls
• Chinese dairies to compensate sickened babies
• Canada stays perfect with 5-1 win
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• Bangladesh's Hasina wins 1st election in 7 years
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• Oil above $40 as investors eye Gaza conflict
• Police: 'Jena Six' teen shoots self, is treated
• Jail term for US child abuser upheld in Cambodia
• Father of 11-year-old hypothermia victim charged
• Ford announces new self-parking technology
• China Eastern Airlines bailout raised to $1 bln
• Asian markets gain on higher energy stocks
• Obama makes third trip to golf course in Hawaii
• China's Hu calls for faster rebuilding in Sichuan
• Young women bow to society at NYC debutante ball
• Anxiety, satisfaction in Israel over Gaza assault
• Japan stocks rise as Nikkei ends worst year ever
• Sri Lanka declares 2nd innings at 405-6
• Coroner can't explain Australian's Croatian death
• Israeli navy ship turns back Gaza protest boat
• Sri Lanka declares at 405 takes commanding lead
• Analysis: Gaza crisis may hurt Obama peace efforts
• HK lawmakers slam HSBC role in Lehman bonds sale
• Thai PM says his goal is to heal political divide
• Malaysia to train mediators to defuse racial spats
• Iraq to offer 10 fields in 2nd oil licensing round
• Asian markets gain, led by higher energy stocks
• Thailand blocks 2,300 Web sites
• Bonuses, elite rep help boost Marine numbers
• Former president admits to lie about secret diplomacy
• Hasina wins Bangladesh's 1st election in 7 years
• NZ airline flies jetliner partly run on veggie oil
• Furor over Sydney plan to ban topless sunbathing
• Rutgers wins Papajohns Bowl, Missouri takes Alamo
• Ma says talks underway on UN role for Taiwan
• Oil near $40 as investors eye Gaza conflict
• Official: US supply route closed in NW Pakistan
• Taiwan shares rise on China banking hopes
• SKorean stocks, won close worst year since 1997
• Family: Missing Fla. woman likely jumped overboard
• Spill may have permanently altered Tenn. community
• Pakistan: India moves troops toward shared border
• Japan auto sales plunge as young lose interest
• Family: Missing US woman likely jumped overboard
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• NKorean defectors to stand trial in Myanmar
• Hezbollah watches for now as Israel hits Hamas
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• US: Roadside bombs in Afghanistan double in 2008
• Hong Kong baby suspected to have mild bird flu
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• Yemeni protesters attack Egyptian consulate
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• Official: US supply route closed in NW Pakistan
• Guinea coup leaders name civilian prime minister
• Iran bans advertisement in newspapers on US tours
• Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist's trial postponed
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• Sri Lanka cruises toward win in 1st test
• Chinese shares fall in slow preholiday trading
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• Gazprom threatens to cut gas to Ukraine
• Iran confirms jailing of 2 AIDS experts
• China names ambassador to SE Asian association
• Hong Kong baby living in China has mild bird flu
• British prime minister won't back assisted suicide
• Kidnappers free 5-year-old girl in Philippines
• Gazprom threatens to cut gas to Ukraine over debt
• Pro-India parties to take power in Indian Kashmir
• Israeli warplanes slam Hamas government compound
• SKorean bank: Ssangyong aid depends on China owner
• Police: Santa gunman in US planned to kill more
• China Eastern Airlines bailout swells to $1 bln
• Gimotive/Stankiewicz seeks bankruptcy
• Jackie Chan voted vice chairman of China film body
• SKorean stocks finish worst year since 2000
• Guinea coup leader names civilian prime minister
• French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies at 79
• New Belgian government to be sworn in
• Japanese man visits Taiwan for reunion with former nanny
• Floods hit Mozambique, killing at least 1 person
• Activists calling for release of Suu Kyi arrested
• France, England clash over time standards
• Gaza protest boat heading to Lebanon
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• Officials: Ebola virus outbreak kills 11 in Congo
• Singapore agrees to GIO minister being representative: premier
• World markets gain, led by higher energy stocks
• Nearly 300 immigrants feared dead off Indian coast
• Officials: Ebola virus outbreak kills 11 in Congo
• US dollar mixed in Europe, gold down
• Gaza dominates Gulf leaders summit
• 'Terminator' to be preserved in US film registry
• Spain's population up 2 percent to 46 million
• Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist's trial postponed
• Ghana opposition candidate predicts victory
• Liverpool backs Gerrard after assault charge
• Gazprom threatens to cut gas to Ukraine over debt
• Political influence suspected in ex-president case: DPP chair
• US city mayor under fire for threatening libraries
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• Official: Ethiopia will leave Somalia this month
• Hearing scheduled on $28M Madoff trustee request
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• Wall Street points higher after modest decline
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• Egypt refuses full opening of Gaza crossing
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• US diplomat says Afghan road bombings up in 2008
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• Libya orders further oil cuts of 20K bpd
• Pakistan closes US supply route to hit militants
• Militants attack, Egypt refuses to open border
• EU ministers meet on Gaza crisis
• Children's book based on Holocaust story is pulled
• MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo extends contract
• Russian law signed extending presidential terms
• Portsmouth defender Belhadj signs permanent deal
• Gaza protest boat sails into Lebanon
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• German inflation down to 1.1 percent in December
• US home prices post 18 pct annual drop in October
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• Bulgarian union protests Greek attack
• British opposition leader calls for 2009 election
• German drug czar seeks ban on Spice
• SKorean lawmakers ordered to end protest
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• December consumer confidence drops to all-time low
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• Spain may enter recession by end of year
• Libya orders oil cuts of 270K bpd
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• Mexico calls off search for cruise passenger
• Clintons to help ring in new year in Times Square
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• Vitesse Arnhem fires Hans Westerhof as coach
• NASA reports graphic details of Columbia deaths
• NASA reports graphic details of Columbia deaths
• California sues to block Bush species rules
• Taiwan KMT lawmaker withdraws from party over citizenship issue
• Taiwan banks may cut rates on company loans, Central Bank says
• New NASA report details final minutes of Columbia
• Taiwan to spend NT$200 billion to help key industries
• Belgium's Van Rompuy named PM after coalition deal
• Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin
• Obama Senate seat replacement named by embattled Governor
• NZ airline flies jetliner partly run on biofuel
• Israel rejects international calls for truce in Gaza
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• Israel rejects international calls for truce in Gaza
• Chen returned to jail, may appeal
• Yuan Shan workers get layoff reprieve
• Singapore accepts appointment of Shih
• Opinion polls reflect unhappiness about economy, Ma's government
• Israel's envoy to Taiwan defends Gaza operations
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• Political influence suspected in ex-president case: DPP
• Tibetans granted temporary residency
• Ex-president returned to jail, may appeal
• Landslide win for Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh poll
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• Pakistan urges India to resume dialogue and relocate troops
• Iraq shoe-thrower trial postponed
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• Chen detention hurts trust in Taiwan courts
• Thai PM dodges protesters to give first speech
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• Vietnam jails five for trafficking women
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• Wall Street falls on failed Dow Chemical deal
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• Favorite-free playoffs offers chances to fresh faces
• Sparano brings the Dolphins back from oblivion
• Ex-Eastern Multimedia Group president Gary Wang sentenced 18 years in Rebar scam case
• NYE minus VIP equals partying at home for many
• Daliao Township toxic gas result to come out this week: Taiwan EPA head
• U.S. dollar down on Taipei FOREX
• Report: UK database could be privately managed
• Gazprom profits triple in Q2, before crisis hit
• Rice works phones aggressively on Gaza crisis
• Bad fish: Italy seizes tons of spoiled seafood
• Group sues to block restrictive adoption law
• US: Rice works phones aggressively on Gaza crisis
• Colombia: FARC to name place for hostage release
• Bangladesh elections said to be free and fair
• Israel mulls truce offer on Day 4 of Gaza assault
• Mexico calls off search for cruise passenger
• UK vet dies 68 years after "posthumous" honor
• Arab outrage over Gaza carnage targets Egypt
• New Belgian government sworn in
• Obama online supporters key to pushing his agenda
• Illinois governor to make public statement
• GM offers 0 pct financing in big sales push
• First black player in NHL awarded top honor
• Krstic joins Thunder after Nets don't match offer
• Wall Street gains as GMAC gets financing
• Guyana, Suriname to boost phone, Internet service
• US group sues to reinstate firearms ban
• Unemployment climbs to 7.5 percent in Chile
• Ghana presidential vote to be rerun in single area
• Report: Blagojevich to pick Senate replacement
• Judge rules against WaMu confidentiality request
• London's FTSE 100 index up 73.33 at 4,392.68
• Ukraine says it will pay off gas debt
• White House: Bush calls Abbas, discusses Gaza
• Aid group: 400 dead in eastern Congo massacres
• Ecomomic news drowns out geopolitics in oil market
• SEC halts alleged Ponzi scheme targeting Haitians
• Biovail recalls some Ultram ER lots
• Iraqi shoe thrower trial postponed
• US dollar mostly higher in Europe, gold down
• Tales from the tour in 2008
• ACLU of Arkansas sues over adoption restrictions
• Virgin to offer London-Puerto Rico flights
• Rights group sues over adoption restrictions
• EU ministers meet on Gaza crisis
• Ill. governor expected to name Obama replacement
• Thai PM dodges protesters for first key speech
• Broadway lights to be dimmed for Harold Pinter
• 2 letters from Titanic passengers up for auction
• Ex-US Army engineer pleads guilty to spy charge
• Illinois Gov. has man for Obama Senate seat
• Ex-Army engineer pleads guilty to spy charge
• South Carolina woman dies in Bahamas car crash
• Ill. governor expected to name Obama replacement
• Dubai braces for new year filled with uncertainty
• Bangladesh ex-PM Kahleda Zia rejects polls result
• Naimova banned for 2 years for doping offense
• Ghana presidential vote to be rerun in single area
• Illinois governor to name Obama replacement
• Mexico lifts meat import suspension from 20 plants
• Iranian leader presents bill to cut subsidies
• Unemployment climbs to 10.8 percent in Colombia
• Pakistan: India moves troops toward shared border
• NATO bolsters security in Kosovo town
• Activists urge Obama to rethink US role in Mideast
• Adopted daughter of Mia Farrow dies at 35
• Israeli leaders meet to decide on next move
• Trial of Sudanese for ICC collaboration postponed
• Investors drop out of Colorado pipeline project
• Palestinian rocket hits Beersheba
• Lark Previn, daughter of Mia Farrow, dies at 35
• Ryan wins NFL Offensive Rookie award
• NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year
• Suspected Saddam Hussein spy in NY court
• 8th body recovered in Canada avalanches
• Sony Open missing Hawaii's 2 teens
• Lawyer: Ill Former Yukos executive freed on bail
• Zia rejects Bangladesh election results
• Dubai cancels New Year's festivities for Gaza
• Ga. sex offenders must hand over online passwords
• Banned words list offers no 'bailout' to offenders
• US group sues to reinstate firearms ban
• Body of eighth man found in Canadian avalanche
• Sex offenders must hand over online passwords
• Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges
• NM sect leader gets 10 years for molesting girls
• Israel mulls truce offer on Day 4 of Gaza assault
• Man charged in Hudson killings appears in court
• Dow Chemical ends year wresting with ugly surprise
• US sect leader gets 10 years for molesting girls
• Illinois governor names Obama replacement
• 58 years for gang leader in Wis. slaying, torture
• Ill. governor names Burris to replace Obama
• Illinois governor names Senate pick
• Calif. sues to block Bush endangered species rules
• Actors Bacon, Sedgwick among Madoff victims
• Iranian students break into UK Embassy residence
• Clintons to join NYC mayor for New Year's Eve
• Man charged with spying for Saddam denied bail
• Lawyer: Jena Six teen shot himself out of despair
• Israeli media: Sarkozy to visit Jerusalem
• Defying Senate, Ill. gov. names Obama replacement
• Dow Chemical ends 2008 wrestling with surprise
• Lawyer: Ill Former Yukos executive freed on bail
• Discarded lottery ticket resurfaces a $650K winner
• Ian Snell to pitch for Puerto Rico at WBC
• Blagojevich names Senate pick for Obama seat
• US, UN, EU, Russia urge immediate Gaza cease-fire
• Sheffield United striker arrested over death-crash
• Ancient ship found buried near Argentine river
• Alleged scheme targeted Haitians, bilked $23M
• SEC's enforcement accountant to leave next month
• Rockets re-sign 42-y-o Dikembe Mutombo
• Jamaica installs anti-crime cameras in rough town
• Ohio anti-bias worker sent racist, sexist e-mails
• Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper
• Expert finds 9-year-old murder suspect incompetent
• Mats Sundin practices with Canucks for first time
• US concerned by detention of academic in Iran
• AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in LA at 56
• Pilot in fatal fire crash warned of high winds
• Ex-Army engineer pleads guilty in NY to spy charge
• US, UN, EU and Russia urge instant Gaza cease-fire
• Fed to start buying mortgage-backed securities
• Wis. court: Nude people still have privacy rights
• AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in US at 56
• Landowners sue TVA for $165M over coal ash spill
• Kennedy's 'you knows' become political fodder
• Defiant US governor names Obama replacement
• NFL confirms 2010 Pro Bowl will be in Miami
• Man being prosecuted in NM under federal fetus law
• Nevada's No. 2 pleads not guilty to money charges
• WBA reviewing Valuev's win over Holyfield
• US court: Religious objection won't stop DNA test
• Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper
• Gold down
• Dollar higher against pound, euro; dips vs yen
• SEC rejects suspension of accounting rules
• French family rescued from raft in Caribbean
• Aston Villa back in top four with 1-0 win at Hull
• Fed to start buying mortgage-backed securities
• Gold, oil falls as investors coast to year-end
• Willie O'Ree receives Canada honor
• Man charged in Hudson killings appears in court
• Man charged with spying for Saddam denied bail
• Bayer sues Abbott, alleging patent infringement
• US judge reviewing detainees OKs detention of 2
• Aston Villa back in top four with 1-0 win at Hull
• EU ministers call for Gaza cease-fire
• Rockets re-sign Dikembe Mutombo
• Hundreds protest Israel in US
• Denver Broncos fire coach Mike Shanahan
• Landowners sue TVA for $165M over coal ash spill
• Obama: governor's appointee should not be seated
• US approves new HIV blood test from Roche
• Latin American stocks rise on GM financing arm aid
• AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in LA at 52
• AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in US at 52
• Treasurys rise on more negative economic data
• NZ wins toss, bowls in 1st one-dayer
• Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges
• Madoff liquidation trustee receives $28M for costs
• Shame to fame: Dolphins proud again
• Bush calls Abbas to discuss Gaza
• US Embassy in Brazil receives suspicious package
• Facts about Ill. Senate appointee Roland Burris
• US consumer confidence drops to all-time low
• 7 years after Super Bowl, Warner back in playoffs
• Blagojevich's choice puts Burris back in spotlight
• US, UN, EU and Russia urge immediate Gaza truce
• Homicides down 15 percent in Philadelphia in 2008
• Warren's inauguration prayer could draw more ire
• Rape conviction upheld despite juror's sex crime
• Country Music shrine to keep historic instruments
• Companies force workers to take unpaid vacation
• In communist Cuba, a whiff of rugged individualism
• From a jungle hut, Castro led final push to power
• Death Valley works to preserve night sky
• Mexico, US set extradition records in 2008
• Lawyer in Alamo case: Bible no defense for abuse
• Knight rider: Queen honors Olympic champion Hoy
• On death row, Nigerian draws the hanged
• Duck's tale helps kids understand disabilities
• Judge awards $65m to men taken from USS Pueblo
• Thrice-built house embodies Haiti aid shortfalls
• Honors for fantasy writer, rock star and Olympians
• Just a second, 2009 _ the Earth needs to catch up.
• Denver Broncos fire coach Mike Shanahan
• Mo. governor to join Massachusetts equity company
• Hundreds in Mich., NYC protest strikes on Gaza
• Wednesday, January 7
• Russia, US amend trade agreement on pork, poultry
• Cincinnati closes the book on 2001 race riots
• China dairy manager on trial for milk scandal
• Woody Harrelson weds longtime love in Maui
• Loser rejects results in Bangladesh's election
• Hundreds in US protest strikes on Gaza
• Waterford Wedgwood shifts to Asia to save company
• US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
• Chronology of US-China relations
• Car wash worker chases off robber, ends up in jail
• Toronto-bound Skyservice flight diverted to DomRep
• Defiant Ill. governor names Obama replacement
• Krstic joins Thunder after Nets don't match offer
• China dairy manager on trial for milk scandal
• Ex-wife's friend: Gunman distant after marriage
• Panama searches for plane seen crashing into lake
• Taiwan shares open higher
• Sharapova withdraws from Hong Kong exhibition
• Children's book based on Holocaust story is pulled
• Loyola of Chicago beats Alcorn St. 88-52
• Loyola of Chicago beats Alcorn St. 88-53
• Toronto-bound jet diverted by agitated passenter
• Caribbean news briefs
• 4 North Koreans defect by sea to South Korea
• Foreign exchange rates
• Toronto-bound jet diverted by agitated passenger
• Un-Happy Birthday for LeBron: Heat beat Cavs
• Backstrom and Theodore lift Capitals to 4-2 win
• New Zealand-West Indies scoreboard
• Rain washes out first one-dayer
• Hoy Nueva York stops print publication
• Marine legend Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak dies at 95
• Indonesian court acquits spy of murdering activist
• Tycoon gets 18 years for hollowing out Rebar Group
• Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
• Oil steady near $39 in light New Year's Eve trade
• 2008 winds down with 843 killings in Tijuana
• United States rolls past Kazakhstan 12-0
• 1 person dead in shooting at Dallas store
• US-led coalition kills 11 militants in Afghanistan
• Gerrard due back in training after assault charge
• Li, China Netcom sweeten PCCW privatization offer
• Indonesian court acquits spy of murdering activist
• Bomb at checkpoint in southern Philippines kills 1
• Report: Malaysia may spend more to boost economy
• Bowl Glance
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• Madoff set to disclose list of holdings
• Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka scoreboard
• Thailand anti-government protests suspended
• Taiwan's citizens a step closer to visa-free entry to U.S.
• Problems with US health care only getting worse
• China's Hu urges closer ties with rival Taiwan
• Taiwan looks to settle trade dispute with China through arbitration
• Ashraful century leads Bangladesh fightback
• Judge agrees to change date for MGA to pull Bratz
• Sri Lankan rebels open to peace talks
• Asia's bull run ends in 2008 with record falls
• Bangladesh: Hasina pledges to end violent politics
• Celtics lose again, beaten by Blazers
• Oil falls below $39 in light New Year's Eve trade
• Israel pushes ahead as Gaza assault enters day 5
• Report: LyondellBasell mulls finances
• Sri Lanka wins 1st test vs. Bangladesh
• China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues
• Kouchner considers Israel trip over Gaza violence
• 2008 a year of triumph and tragedy for China
• Bangladesh election winner urges loser to concede
• Pakistan kills 3 in Afghan supply route operation
• 15 mobile phone companies join recycling program
• Volunteer Iranian bombers ask to go to Israel
• Sri Lanka wins, sees off Bangladesh fight
• Credit Suisse makes swap for stake in Aberdeen
• World bids a relieved adieu to a rocky year
• Indonesian spy chief cleared in activist's murder
• Asia stocks close out grim 2008 with a whimper
• Students cut electricity to protest power cuts
• New GIO spokesman vows to be diligent, attentive
• Ethiopians packing up to leave Somalia
• MOFA calls for cease-fire in the Middle East
• Oregon downs Oklahoma State in Holiday Bowl
• Egypt cancels official New Year celebrations
• Malaysia may spend more to boost economy in 2009
• Prices lower on Taipei futures market
• Vulnerable Israeli homefront rethinks withdrawals
• KMT accepts legislator's offer to quit party over citizenship issue
• Prices flat on Taipei bourse
• Turkish PM tours Middle East for Gaza talks
• Ethiopian troops packing up to leave Somalia
• Euro higher edges up against dollar to $1.4091
• Czechs taking over EU presidency
• Cambodian court suspected killers
• Iraq announces 2nd oil licensing round
• 10,000 people expected to enter calligraphy record attempt
• Denkaosan wins WBA flyweight title
• China approves long-delayed 3G mobile licenses
• Volunteer suicide bombers seek to attack Israel
• 11-year-old US hypothermia victim to be cremated
• India coast guard retrieving bodies of immigrants
• Dubai New Year ban over Gaza sparks confusion
• Chinese shares end 2008 down 65 percent
• Health insurance subsidy to cover all children from poor families
• Report: Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque region
• EU joins US in criticism of Azerbaijan's media ban
• UK housing most affordable in 5 years, says HBOS
• World markets closing out 2008 with a whimper
• HK stocks gain slightly, end year down 48 percent
• Philippines braces for bloody New Year's
• Ex-mayor killed in Russia's volatile south
• NYC mayor cozies up to Democrats as election nears
• Authorities to provide more medical resources for remote villages
• US dollar mostly lower in European morning trading
• UBS sells 3.4 billion share stake in Bank of China
• Singapore's 2008 growth slumps to 1.5 pct, PM says
• A Christmas-time tradition that's for the birds
• Reports: Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque region
• Protesting South Korean lawmakers form human chain
• Gazprom: Ukraine threatens to seize Russian gas
• Lawyers seek release of Zimbabwean activists
• Trains collide in Turkey; 2 injured
• Arab leaders call for Palestinian unity
• Oil falls below $38 in light New Year's Eve trade
• Uganda: Troops will protect against rebel attacks
• Somali insurgents vow to keep fighting
• Texas charities curb Mexico outreach amid violence
• New labor insurance pension system to go into effect Jan. 1
• No sign of South Korean policy shift toward North
• Israeli court proposes some Gaza press access
• China to boost railway spending by 80 percent
• Indian president approves new anti-terror law
• Tuesday's Sports In Brief
• Stocks signal mixed open for year's final session
• Washington state mulls deporting jailed illegals
• December US consumer confidence at all-time low
• Dubai New Year ban over Gaza sparks confusion
• EUROPE NEWS AT 1200GMT
• 123 people sentenced in Rebar Group embezzlement case
• Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque area, no one hurt
• EU worried about 'threats' against Nobel laureate
• US Senator hopeful for Syria-Israel treaty
• Interbank lending rates edge down at year-end
• US hotel shares suffer in year of the 'staycation'
• US food stocks fall, but fare better than market
• London's FTSE 100 up 30.66 at 4,423.34
• Gazprom: Ukraine threatens to seize Russian gas
• Italy's Alitalia takes over Air One
• Gerrard back in training after assault charge
• 3,000 Bangladesh police deployed in capital
• Taiwan achieves initial breakthrough in development of poultry vaccine
• US beverages down but fare better than market
• Dell shakes up management ranks, shifts focus
• In Taiwan more women than men suffering hair loss: doctors
• Saudi cleric inciting against Israel arrested
• Lawyers seek release of Zimbabwean activists
• Iraq opens nearly 90 pct of its oil reserves
• Israel's military takes PR battle to YouTube
• New filings for US jobless benefits drop
• Nadal, Federer to start 2009 playing in Abu Dhabi
• Chip stocks dive in 2008 as demand, prices slide
• Chinese tourists’arrivals won’t cause hepatitis A epidemic: CDC
• Over 1,600 cartons of foreign cigarettes nabbed off Chiayi County
• China calls for military exchanges with Taiwan
• Norway: Date set for Amy Winehouse drug appeal
• Stocks edge higher after drop in jobless claims
• New filings for jobless benefits drop below 500K
• Lawyer says 60-year-old woman stole for son
• Sarkozy considering Israel trip over Gaza violence
• Partying with rock stars on New Year's Eve
• Police arrest Shiite cult leader in Iraq
• Lawyer says 68-year-old woman stole for son
• Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI
• Names in the Game
• World markets close 2008 bruised and confused
• Short sales of selected stocks to be further eased from Jan. 5
• Arab leaders call for Palestinian unity
• US stocks signal mixed for year's last session
• Lawyer says 68-year-old US woman robbed for son
• GMAC raises $21.2B in debt-for-equity swap
• MOFA to beef up efforts to strengthen relations with non-allies
• Injuries force Kinnear to drop Newcastle training
• Paraguay to use public spending to fight crisis
• SC unemployment fund could go broke without deal
• Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque area, 1 injured
• Police arrest Shiite cult leader in Iraq
• Financial services firms beaten down in 2008
• Hawaii giddy to have Obama home on the island
• US stocks open year's final session little changed
• Playwright Harold Pinter buried in London
• Arab world tones down New Year's amid Gaza crisis
• US stocks open year's final session modest advance
• Minn. man who drove plow into river is fired
• Russia's Medvedev rings in the New Year
• Bus plunges into ravine, killing 9 in Brazil
• RIM extends expiry date on Certicom takeover bid
• Actor Matt Dillon charged with speeding in Vermont
• Activists vow to persist in Gaza aid effort