Other News on Monday, 29 December 2008  Singapore News  
Israeli troops mobilize as Gaza assault widens  
Clock ticks down to new Russia-Ukraine gas conflict  
Israel Gaza blitz sparks protests across the Arab world  
Fourteen children among 22 killed in Afghan attacks  
Moderate Islamists seize two central Somali towns
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NKorea's Kim attends concert  
Video captures deaths of 14 Afghan students  
More parents sending children to art schools despite downturn  
Wave of layoffs dashes Japanese myth of job for life  
Japan's three major non-life insurers eye merger: report  
Report: Obama Monitoring Escalating Conflict In Gaza Strip  
10—year—old artist raises over S$6,000 for charity  
Caroline Kennedy Responds To Critics In First Interview About Hillary's Senate Seat  
Taiwan peacemaker not troublemaker: Ma  
Laura Bush: Iraqi Journalist "Assaulted" President But Incident Showed Greater Freedom In Iraq  
Taiwan high court overrules ex-leader's release in graft probe  
'Clash of Civilizations' Author Samuel Huntington Dies  
Retailers Looking For A Piece Of The Federal Stimulus Plan  
Thailand: Thaksin followers begin 3-day protest  
Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Against Navy's Use Of Sonar  
'36 dead' in suspected suicide attack in Pakistan  
Economic crisis may heighten depression during festive period  
Beyonce leads singles chart for third week
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Marley & Me top dog at busy Christmas box office
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Settlement Reached Between Navy And Environmental Groups Over Sonar Use  
Movie crowds adopt `Marley' with $37M weekend  
Sour grapes for French wine in 2008  
'Marley and Me' wags North America box office  
Huge Catholic mass in Madrid seeks to promote family values  
Movie crowds adopt `Marley' with $37M weekend  
Taiwan home-grown food firms get boost after China scandal  
Anger, sadness over fabricated Holocaust story  
Gays outraged by pope's 'homophobic attack'  
A chronology of Israel's relationship with Gaza  
Israeli and Hamas truce demands  
500 more immigrants arrive in Italy  
Massive quake rebuild holds key for China economy
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Israel air strikes spark protests worldwide  
Video captures deaths of 14 Afghan students  
Pakistan: Marriott reopens as bomber kills 34  
Mexico sentences migrant smuggler to 60 years  
South Korean won hits near 8-week high vs dollar  
Thailand's Kim Eng, M'sia's CIMB-GK seek buys-report  
Seoul shares open down on oil prices, Hanwha hit  
Bangladesh votes two years after cancelled elections  
Seoul shares seen up; Daewoo Ship in focus  
South Korea Dec consumer sentiment at a decade low  
Sculptor Robert Graham dies in California at 70
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Pols prize late-night and comedy show appearances  
BET, TV One plan extensive inauguration coverage  
'40s femme fatale star Ann Savage dies at 87  
Two dead in Afghan car bombing, US soldiers hurt  
Israel mounts third day of Gaza raids, 307 killed
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International community piles pressure on Israel  
North Korea's Kim appears at large public event
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Strong turnout for Bangladesh election
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Protests delay Thai PM's maiden policy speech
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Fur, feathers and scales: offbeat animal stories of 2008  
Suicide bomb kills at least 2 north of Kabul
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Obama economic plan to favor long-term projects: aides  
Somali President Yusuf resigns
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China pandas sniff at Taiwan bamboo, lose weight
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Stalin voted third most popular Russian
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Laura Bush, Rice, defend Bush era  
Gaza complicates Obama's policy in Mideast  
NKorea's Kim in firm control of country: SKorea official  
Oil prices higher on evidence of OPEC cuts  
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,219  
GM supplier Delphi suspends work at China factory  
Poll: Public support for Japan PM plunges  
Japanese whalers disrupted by high seas pursuit: activists  
Seoul shares recover to end flat; Hyundai Motor up  
MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists
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RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil, gold surge as violence in Gaza continues  
Japan stocks rise on insurance merger reports  
Computer glitch disrupts Japan's bullet trains  
Mother Accused Of Beating To Death 10-Year-Old Son  
Malaysia, India to sign pact to protect workers: report  
Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday
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Suicide bomber kills 2 north of Afghan capital  
South Korea weapons sales top $1bln for first time  
Websites could get cinema-style ratings
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Indian coast guard searches for 300 missing migrants: official  
Downturn hits even S.Korea's 'sacred' education budgets  
China ties recent bomber to July bus blasts  
Myanmar signs gas deal with China  
Bangladesh votes under heavy security  
S.Korea parliament chief to force votes on reforms  
Chinese dairy firms to pay out millions to milk victims: state media  
Pakistani central bank governor stepping down  
Asian shares mixed in thin year-end trade  
Cool Yule for Doubt and awards films
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Guitarist Delaney Bramlett dies in L.A.
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Publisher cancels disputed Holocaust love story
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Ahmadinejad Christmas speech annoys U.K. government
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Marley & Me top dog at busy Christmas box office
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Holidays hurt Hills as finale ratings fall
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Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan in charm offensive  
Indian PM: 'Nobody wants war' after terror attack  
Pro-rebel site: 50 Sri Lankan troops killed  
Tina Fey voted AP Entertainer of the Year  
Report: 60 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in fighting  
Israel bombs Gaza as Hamas rockets fly  
Nanny Takes Heather Mills To Court Over Unfair Labor Practice Claims  
Mills leads in close Ghana presidential vote: broadcaster
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European stocks jump after mixed Asian trade  
Zimbabwe arrests should not delay unity deal: South Africa
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Chechnya voices anger over murderer's release
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African Union suspends Guinea over coup
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Moderate quake jolts central China; no injuries  
Thai protests force PM to delay speech until Tuesday  
Digital TV converter coupons in short supply
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Renaissance City Plan to create high value—added jobs in the arts  
Indian painter Manjit Bawa dies at age 67  
50 hurt in Philippine Christmas party collapse  
Pakistan targets 75 bln rupees in T-bill auction  
SKorean, Malaysian banks to set up branches in Vietnam  
Trials open for 9 over China tainted milk scandal  
Govt to proceed with Jurong Lake District development  
HK stock index advances 1 percent  
Moderate earthquake hits China's Sichuan  
2008's Law Enforcement Fatalities Down Sharply From Previous Years  
Taiwan dollar at 1-week high on exporter demand  
Singaporean arrested in Johor for allegedly causing stepson’s death  
A Brooklyn Car Dealer Was Shot, Killed By Armed Robbers  
China coal miner talks with power producers fail  
Obama Adviser: Rick Warren's Inaugural Prayer A "Good Thing" For The Nation  
Tourism trouble on Thailand's tropical island of Phuket  
Murders By Black Teens Rose Despite Overall Decline In Homicides, Study Says  
Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn: Blagojevich Will Be Impeached By Feb. 12  
China stocks fall on supply, earnings fears  
China announces new export tax incentives  
Beyonce leads singles chart for third week
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Wal-Mart Begins Selling iPhone  
Watch-shaped mobile for video calls released  
Friends suspect that Ai Iijima is murdered  
Zhou Xun applies for Hong Kong settlement permit  
Bosco Wong debut EP calls for celebration  
Dennis Chew sobs as he speaks of "Ah Hea"  
Muslim nations condemn Israel offensive  
Pakistan urges de-escalation with India
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Iranian group registers volunteers to fight Israel  
'Negative dynamic' for Russia economy in fourth quarter: Putin  
Iraq, Britain hope to seal troop deal by year end
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Producer Jon Peters Sues Former Lawyer Of Theft And Fraud  
Israeli foreign minister defends military strikes  
Former Beatle John Lennon Appears In TV Advert After 28 Years Of Death  
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008  
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008  
S’pore urges all parties in Gaza conflict to work towards ceasefire  
Dubai's Depa JV wins $32 mln contract in Singapore  
Pakistani GDP growth seen lower than target-cbank  
Nearly 300 immigrants feared dead off Indian coast  
Pakistan calls for calm with India  
Two Snowmobilers Killed In Colorado Avalanche  
More Than 400,000 Without Power In Michigan  
Police arrest suspected teen burglar  
Chairmen of JTC Corp and STB re—appointed  
Florida Father, Son Discover Apparent Human Skull While Fishing In Canal  
George Francis, America's Oldest Man, Dies At Age 112  
Bangladeshi worker found dead in dormitory died of chickenpox  
Singapore Flyer plans countdown party to draw in crowds  
Pro-Thaksin protesters ring Thai Parliament  
Trials open for 9 over China tainted milk scandal  
Hollywood's happy, even without a record year  
Hollywood's happy, even without a record year  
Hoffman, Hopper among Critics' Choice presenters  
Barenboim: Violence won't resolve Mideast conflict  
Woman Invents Missing Child In Ruse To Get Back Ex-Boyfriend  
Man Shoots Fellow Moviegoer For Talking During Film  
Rare Quintuplets Born In Staten Island Hospital  
America's Oldest Man Dies At Age 112  
Florida Father, Son Discover Human Skull While Fishing In Canal  
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro  
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found  
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever  
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production  
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time  
AMD to Start Production of piledriver  
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs  
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia  
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air  
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch  
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent  
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up  
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform  
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis  
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets  
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights