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">Forum Replies () US Embassy in Brazil receives suspicious package Other News on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 Palestinian rocket reaches deep into Israel Iraq, Britain sign deal to allow troops to stay
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| Trial of Iraqi shoe thrower is postponed On Saddam anniversary, Iraq readies macabre museum
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| Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin Israel mulls brief truce, says blitz could last weeks Facebook facing protest over removal of nursing photos Jay-Z's $66 Million NY City Hotel Put On Hold Due To Slow Economy ECB chief Trichet does not exclude January rate cut: report World powers call for end to Gaza fighting Iran confirms detaining Iranian-Canadian blogger Sick former Yukos executive freed from Russian jail: lawyer Gambian court sentences British couple to one year hard labour NZ airline flies jetliner partly run on biofuel Apple shares turn negative on Jobs rumor
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| Libya orders oil cuts of 270K bpd Pakistan closes US supply route into Afghanistan China's 3G rollout sets off sales scramble Zia rejects Bangladesh election results Bangladesh ex-PM Kahleda Zia rejects polls result Thai PM dodges protesters for first key speech Nine Myanmar activists held for Aung San Suu Kyi protest: witnesses Update: Senate Majority Leader Calls Blagojevich's Appointment "Truly Regrettable" Pakistan wants talks, India denies military escalation Irish Minister Floats Idea To Take In Guantanamo Detainees Authorities Bust Alleged Ponzi Scheme Targeting Haitian-Americans Additional back—up mechanisms to be installed at Singapore Flyer Gov. Blagojevich Will Name Roland Burris To Fill Obama's Senate Seat US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties Woody Harrelson weds longtime girlfriend
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| Spoiled Fish Treated With Carbon Monoxide Looks Fresh Watchdog Group Warns Chronology of US-China relations Sarah Palin most desirable celebrity neighbor: poll
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| Jena 6 Teen Undergoes Surgery After Accidental Shooting Incident While Cleaning Gun U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls To New Low In December Tom Cruise 'deeply moved' by Hitler movie Broadway to dim lights in honor of Pinter Broadway lights to be dimmed for Harold Pinter Expedition Reveals Three Previously Unknwon Coral Reefs Off Florida's Coast Barenboim and Haydn to premiere at Vienna New Year's concert Children's book based on Holocaust story is pulled Tourism in tiny Gambia takes a hit from financial crisis Correction: Delaney Bramlett obit Tom Cruise 'deeply moved' by Hitler movie Armenians, Georgians in unholy row over disputed church Chinese Dig Yields Dinosaur Bones, Including Giant Platypus With Nearly 66-Foot Wingspan Iran confirms jailing Iranian-Canadian blogger Man charged with spying for Saddam denied bail Israel posts video of Gaza air strikes on YouTube US, UN, EU and Russia urge immediate Gaza truce Builders unearth 18th century galleon in Argentina
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| Anxiety, satisfaction in Israel over Gaza assault Ten in a million: contest offers free trips to Obama inauguration Iranian leader presents bill to cut subsidies Israel mulls brief truce but warns assault could last weeks Analysis: Gaza assault seemed inevitable Singapore Air eyes unpaid leave for pilots -paper New Zealand win toss, bat first against West Indies Online holiday sales fall 3 percent
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| Singapore bank lending fell 1 pct in Nov from Oct Loser rejects results in Bangladesh's election Quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island: seismologists Hundreds in Mich., NYC protest strikes on Gaza Mexico, US set extradition records in 2008 Pennsylvania Firefighters Pull Puppy Out From Well With Vacuum Cleaner US Embassy in Brazil receives suspicious package Wall Street Rallies Despite Record Low Confidence Bush calls Abbas to discuss Gaza US concerned by detention of academic in Iran Defiant governor fills Obama's senate seat despite graft scandal Rapper DMX headed for jail on drug, cruelty charge
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| Australia another letdown for Nicole Kidman
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| Robert Plant and Terry Pratchett win UK honors
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| Broadway to dim lights for Harold Pinter
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| Madonna, Celine Dion top worldwide tours in 2008
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| Schwarzenegger's The Terminator is back. Forever
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| Country Music shrine to keep historic instruments Two Titanic passengers' letters to be auctioned Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges Americans stay away from TV on holiday week Man charged in Hudson killings appears in court NYE minus VIP equals partying at home for many Actors Bacon, Sedgwick among Madoff victims Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve Gary Coleman has habit of police involvement Firefighters Use Vacuum Cleaner To Rescue Puppy Trapped In Well NATO, US forces say 17 militants killed in Afghanistan Gaza quieter after days of heavy assaults
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| Iraq and UK agree to let troops stay until July
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| Protesters worldwide keep up pressure over Gaza Britain hunting lovelorn beaver Canada seeks access to detained Iranian-Canadian blogger SKorea considers expanding rebuilding role in Afghanistan: report Zimbabwe court keeps 16 activists in jail over alleged plot S.Korea to press North for talks, seeks U.S. help
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| First New Zealand-West Indies ODI abandoned Pro-Thaksin camp vows more Thai protests in 2009
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| Defiant governor fills Obama's senate seat despite graft scandal China reiterates no room for Taiwan sovereignty
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| Bangladesh poll winner Hasina says will share power
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| US charges second man for secretly aiding Saddam Oil prices end tumultuous year below 40 dollars China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 559 S.Korea inflation dips, c.bank vows to focus on growth China's Hu calls for military exchanges with Taiwan US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,219 NKorea to hold elections next year for post-Kim era: report Li, China Netcom sweeten PCCW privatization offer Foreign funds fuel Taiwan dollar gains at end-2008 Sri Lankan rebels open to peace talks Dell preparing senior management changes: report
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| Sri Lanka says 12 Tigers killed as troops close in on rebel town Atheist Group Sues Government To Block Prayers In Presidential Inauguration RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Grimmest of years ends with touch of hope FDA Gives Nod To New Prostate Cancer Drug Former dairy boss tried over China tainted milk scandal New York Man Pleads Guilty To Aiding Hezbollah China's Hu urges closer ties with rival Taiwan Gunman Kills Manager At Colorado Ski Resort, Dies Later In Firefight With Cop Malaysia central bank says more stimulus measures may be needed Singer Bjork turns venture capitalist
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| Former spy cleared of Indonesian activist's poison murder Nazi dramas test box office waters
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| Kevin Bacon among latest hurt in Madoff scheme: reports
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| Investors tuned out of radio stocks in 2008
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| Cable makes big headlines in 2008
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| Norway prepares to punish sex purchasers, at home and abroad Jet Fuel-Jathropa Oil Mix Powers Air New Zealand Flight Woody Harrelson weds longtime love in Maui MLB Network gearing up for New Year's Day launch
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| Atheists Sue To Prevent Prayer, Oath To God In Obama Inauguration Plane Partly Fueled By Vegetable Oil Flies In New Zealand Vulnerable Israeli homefront rethinks withdrawals Pakistani investigators find Mumbai link: report
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| Volunteer Iranian bombers ask to go to Israel Bomb blast at Basque TV headquarters after ETA alert: police Pakistani helicopters attack militants in Khyber
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| Gazprom accuses Ukraine of 'blackmail' on gas transit: Gazprom China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case
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| Muted New Year festivities in India, Mumbai quiet
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| Zimbabwe court keeps activists in custody
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| Report on climate change effects on S’pore expected in 2009 Vietnam economic growth slows to lowest rate since 1999: govt Singapore Flyer may resume operations in few days if given go—ahead World stocks end wretched 2008 with modest rally Protesting South Korean lawmakers form human chain Oil prices end volatile year below 40 dollars Dell says President Mike Cannon to retire
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| UBS sells 3.4 billion share stake in Bank of China Oil prices end volatile year below 40 dollars Serial cashcard thief nabbed HK stocks gain slightly, end year down 48 percent Singapore PM: 2008 growth below forecast, grim outlook Taiwan exchange expects 2009 IPOs to double to 18 Philippines braces for bloody New Year's Central Florida Police Uncover Missing Person In Charred Remains Of Vehicle China approves long-delayed 3G mobile licenses Bangladesh election winner urges loser to concede Pakistan's 6-mth T-bill cut-off yield eases Cambodian court releases alleged killers of union boss Sri Lanka offers stimulus package to ride out global recession Japan PM Aso tells Israel's Olmert to stop bombings India coast guard retrieving bodies of immigrants Report on climate change effects on S’pore expected in 2009 Flatley dances again thanks to Irish energy healer
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| Hollywood woos Colombia for hostage rescue film Peace and calm for 2009, but not economic recovery: soothsayers Hollywood woos Colombia for hostage rescue film Lee-hom falls prey to Diva Ryoko Hirosue goes nude for new movie Four Princes back at "One Million Star" as co-hosts Chew Chor Meng faces off with rare disease New Year's Eve Revelry Injures 165 So Far In Philippines U.S. vacates Baghdad palace ahead of handover
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| Bombs kills six in northern Iraq Amid worries, Cuba to mark 50 years of revolution
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| Ukraine PM heads to Moscow for gas crisis talks: government Matt Dillon Arrested For Speeding In Vermont Mia Farrow's Adopted Daughter Lark Previn Dies Gazprom warns of 'danger' to Europe gas supply NASA describes final moments of Columbia tragedy Guinea junta woos neighbors to avoid isolation
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| World stocks end wretched 2008 with modest rally Report on climate change effects on Singapore expected in 2009 Log on to make resolutions to help others in 2009
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| China to boost railway spending by 80 percent Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests
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| A look at violence numbers in Afghanistan in 2008 U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall In Latest Week Record 151 US troops die in Afghanistan in 2008 White House Getting Nervous Over Effects Of Prolonged Israel Campaign In Gaza Pakistani confesses to Mumbai attacks: official South Florida Veterans Group Declares State Of Emergency For Homeless Veterans After Two Homeless Military Vets Killed Pakistan kills 3 in Afghan supply route operation White House Site For Wednesday Vigil For Groups Opposed To Israel's Attacks In Gaza China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues Obama Family Moving To Washington Hotel This Weekend Record Sydney crowd gets New Year party started China, Vietnam settle long-disputed land border China calls for military exchanges with Taiwan S’pore economy grew 1.5% in 2008, next year’s prospects appear difficult Sydney welcomes New Year with fireworks spectacular You could party with a rock star on New Year's Eve China Reveals It Will Begin Issuing 3G Licenses For Telecom Industry Major Security Flaw Uncovered With Internet Protection Protocol Actor Matt Dillon charged with speeding in Vermont Playwright Harold Pinter buried in London Norway: Date set for Amy Winehouse drug appeal You could party with a rock star on New Year's Eve 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