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Shuttle cleared for Earth return
The shuttle Discovery has been cleared to return to Earth, but poor weather over the Kennedy Space Center may force it to an alternative landing site.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...343351,00.html
Judge: Iran partly responsible for 1996 terrorist attack
US court implicated Iranian officials, Saudi wing of Hizbullah in bombing that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia in 1996
The Iranian government is partly to blame for a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia, a federal judge ruled Friday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6204197.stm
Castro absent from Cuba assembly
Cuba's National Assembly has opened its end-of-year session without President Fidel Castro, who was taken ill nearly six months ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6203867.stm
'Pressure will mount' on N Korea
Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme ended without a breakthrough.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6203721.stm
Georgia 'agrees Russia gas bill'
Georgia has agreed to pay twice as much for its gas from Russia, according to Russian energy giant Gazprom.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6203961.stm
New clashes threaten Gaza truce
Fresh clashes have flared in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, putting renewed pressure on a truce between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-094601-6598r
Iran a growing concern in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Concern has become widespread in Saudi Arabia about the growing power of Iran and what steps the country is willing to take to curb it.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-095835-3907r
Probe continues in secret document removal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., said he wouldn't stop investigating classified documents' removal from the National Archives by a Clinton administration official.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-110607-5008r
Political ad ban overturned by panel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A ban on political advertisements paid for by union or corporate money was overturned by a three-judge U.S. appeals court panel.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-101940-7991r
Study: PATH vulnerable to bomb attack
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A study of New York-area port authority tunnels under the Hudson River finds them more susceptible to flooding than thought, The New York Times reported.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-104148-6326r
Political talks in Iraq stall
BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A plan to isolate extremists in Iraq is meeting resistance by several Iraqi political groups.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-110601-3865r
Italy new NATO liaison to Serbia
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- NATO said Italy will be the contact-point country with Serbia for two years starting Jan. 1.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-102106-9643r
Discovery's manifest includes ponytail
HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams, assigned to the International Space Station, sent a present home with the Discovery space shuttle crew -- a ponytail.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-095527-3228r
N.M. secretary wants Los Alamos lab fined
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A New Mexico official proposed fining Los Alamos National Laboratory, alleging it hasn't lived up to a legal agreement on handling Cold War nuclear waste.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-073503-4979r
1918 flu pandemic would be as deadly today
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A flu pandemic similar of the 1918-19 Spanish flu would today kill about 62 million people, virtually all from developing countries, a U.S. researcher said.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...1-055258-7127r
Stroke victims may gain from later therapy
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Rehabilitation and other therapies months after a stroke can help stroke survivors in the recovery process, researchers said Thursday.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...1-063510-2236r
Hepatitis A hits China university
NANCHUNG, China, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Hepatitis A has struck a medical college in Nanchung, China, sending some 64 students to the hospital.
http://www.upi.com/Arabia2000/view.p...-480837-6503-r
REMOTE-CONTROLLED BOMB FOUND IN FRONT OF FATAH OFFICE
December 22, 2006 GAZA, DEC. 22, (BNA) -- UNKNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PLACED A BOMB IN FRONT OF THE FATAH OFFICE IN HAY AL ZAITOUN TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF GAZA, THE PALESTINIAN NEWS AGENCY (WAFA) REPORTED.
http://www.upi.com/Arabia2000/view.p...-289912-2431-r
MALAYSIAN CENTRAL BANK RESRVES SOARING
KUALA LUMPUR, DEC. 22, (BNA) THE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES OF THE MALAYSIAN CENTRAL BANK HIT AT 80.3B BY MID OF THE CURRENT MONTH JUMPING FROM THE 80 BILLION RECORDED A FORTNIGHT AGO.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-123358-7293r
Haditha charges raise liability questions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Experts have said criminal charges filed against eight U.S. Marines in connection with the deaths of civilians in Iraq could lead to questions about liability.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804551.html
Sneh: Time to decide on Iran is drawing near
Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh (Labor) said Friday, as the United Nations prepared to discuss a resolution on sanctions against Iran, that the time for Israel and the rest of the world to decide what to do about Tehran's pursuit of nuclear power is fast approaching.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804229.html
At least nine hurt in clashes between Hamas, Fatah in Nablus
Gunmen loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, wounding at least nine people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804515.html
Security cabinet to decide whether to uphold truce
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket Friday evening into the Western Negev. The rocket landed in a kibbutz residential area, shattering several windows. No injuries were reported.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804569.html
Settler jailed for murdering four Palestinians commits suicide
Asher Weissgan, the West Bank settler who was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences and 12 additional years for the murder of four Palestinian workers and injuring a fifth in the settlement Shilo in August 2005, committed suicide Friday morning in Ayalon Prison.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6203727.stm
Iraqi police arrested in UK raid
UK troops have arrested seven Iraqi police officers suspected of corruption and leading a death squad in Basra.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...lk/6202691.stm
Man remanded over Suffolk murders
A 48-year-old man has been remanded in custody on charges of murdering five prostitutes whose bodies were found near Ipswich.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...343245,00.html
Bush signs law banning aid to Hamas government
Aid contingent upon recognizing Israel, making 'demonstrable progress' at purging political system of ties to terror, stopping incitement
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...62C36570F0.htm
Somali civilians flee fighting
Somalian government forces backed by Ethiopian troops have used artillery against Islamic Court fighters advancing on Baidoa, the transitional government's only stronghold.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...CC660AFB29.htm
Al-Sadr set to rejoin government
Muqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi Shia cleric, has agreed to allow his supporters to rejoin the Iraqi government after a three-week boycott.
Shuttle cleared for Earth return
The shuttle Discovery has been cleared to return to Earth, but poor weather over the Kennedy Space Center may force it to an alternative landing site.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...343351,00.html
Judge: Iran partly responsible for 1996 terrorist attack
US court implicated Iranian officials, Saudi wing of Hizbullah in bombing that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia in 1996
The Iranian government is partly to blame for a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia, a federal judge ruled Friday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6204197.stm
Castro absent from Cuba assembly
Cuba's National Assembly has opened its end-of-year session without President Fidel Castro, who was taken ill nearly six months ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6203867.stm
'Pressure will mount' on N Korea
Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme ended without a breakthrough.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6203721.stm
Georgia 'agrees Russia gas bill'
Georgia has agreed to pay twice as much for its gas from Russia, according to Russian energy giant Gazprom.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6203961.stm
New clashes threaten Gaza truce
Fresh clashes have flared in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, putting renewed pressure on a truce between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-094601-6598r
Iran a growing concern in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Concern has become widespread in Saudi Arabia about the growing power of Iran and what steps the country is willing to take to curb it.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-095835-3907r
Probe continues in secret document removal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., said he wouldn't stop investigating classified documents' removal from the National Archives by a Clinton administration official.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-110607-5008r
Political ad ban overturned by panel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A ban on political advertisements paid for by union or corporate money was overturned by a three-judge U.S. appeals court panel.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-101940-7991r
Study: PATH vulnerable to bomb attack
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A study of New York-area port authority tunnels under the Hudson River finds them more susceptible to flooding than thought, The New York Times reported.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-104148-6326r
Political talks in Iraq stall
BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A plan to isolate extremists in Iraq is meeting resistance by several Iraqi political groups.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-110601-3865r
Italy new NATO liaison to Serbia
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- NATO said Italy will be the contact-point country with Serbia for two years starting Jan. 1.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-102106-9643r
Discovery's manifest includes ponytail
HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams, assigned to the International Space Station, sent a present home with the Discovery space shuttle crew -- a ponytail.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-095527-3228r
N.M. secretary wants Los Alamos lab fined
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A New Mexico official proposed fining Los Alamos National Laboratory, alleging it hasn't lived up to a legal agreement on handling Cold War nuclear waste.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-073503-4979r
1918 flu pandemic would be as deadly today
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A flu pandemic similar of the 1918-19 Spanish flu would today kill about 62 million people, virtually all from developing countries, a U.S. researcher said.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...1-055258-7127r
Stroke victims may gain from later therapy
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Rehabilitation and other therapies months after a stroke can help stroke survivors in the recovery process, researchers said Thursday.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...1-063510-2236r
Hepatitis A hits China university
NANCHUNG, China, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Hepatitis A has struck a medical college in Nanchung, China, sending some 64 students to the hospital.
http://www.upi.com/Arabia2000/view.p...-480837-6503-r
REMOTE-CONTROLLED BOMB FOUND IN FRONT OF FATAH OFFICE
December 22, 2006 GAZA, DEC. 22, (BNA) -- UNKNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PLACED A BOMB IN FRONT OF THE FATAH OFFICE IN HAY AL ZAITOUN TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF GAZA, THE PALESTINIAN NEWS AGENCY (WAFA) REPORTED.
http://www.upi.com/Arabia2000/view.p...-289912-2431-r
MALAYSIAN CENTRAL BANK RESRVES SOARING
KUALA LUMPUR, DEC. 22, (BNA) THE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES OF THE MALAYSIAN CENTRAL BANK HIT AT 80.3B BY MID OF THE CURRENT MONTH JUMPING FROM THE 80 BILLION RECORDED A FORTNIGHT AGO.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-123358-7293r
Haditha charges raise liability questions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Experts have said criminal charges filed against eight U.S. Marines in connection with the deaths of civilians in Iraq could lead to questions about liability.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804551.html
Sneh: Time to decide on Iran is drawing near
Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh (Labor) said Friday, as the United Nations prepared to discuss a resolution on sanctions against Iran, that the time for Israel and the rest of the world to decide what to do about Tehran's pursuit of nuclear power is fast approaching.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804229.html
At least nine hurt in clashes between Hamas, Fatah in Nablus
Gunmen loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, wounding at least nine people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804515.html
Security cabinet to decide whether to uphold truce
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket Friday evening into the Western Negev. The rocket landed in a kibbutz residential area, shattering several windows. No injuries were reported.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804569.html
Settler jailed for murdering four Palestinians commits suicide
Asher Weissgan, the West Bank settler who was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences and 12 additional years for the murder of four Palestinian workers and injuring a fifth in the settlement Shilo in August 2005, committed suicide Friday morning in Ayalon Prison.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6203727.stm
Iraqi police arrested in UK raid
UK troops have arrested seven Iraqi police officers suspected of corruption and leading a death squad in Basra.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...lk/6202691.stm
Man remanded over Suffolk murders
A 48-year-old man has been remanded in custody on charges of murdering five prostitutes whose bodies were found near Ipswich.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...343245,00.html
Bush signs law banning aid to Hamas government
Aid contingent upon recognizing Israel, making 'demonstrable progress' at purging political system of ties to terror, stopping incitement
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...62C36570F0.htm
Somali civilians flee fighting
Somalian government forces backed by Ethiopian troops have used artillery against Islamic Court fighters advancing on Baidoa, the transitional government's only stronghold.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...CC660AFB29.htm
Al-Sadr set to rejoin government
Muqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi Shia cleric, has agreed to allow his supporters to rejoin the Iraqi government after a three-week boycott.