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Morning News


Dec.17   Washington     Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence
  President has ordered the United States military to begin deploying a national missile defence system by 2004


  UN Tribunal Albright describes Bosnian horrors  Former U.S. Secretary of State has described the 'unimaginable' horrors of the 1992-95 war as reminiscent of World War II

  Australia Australia ups sky cops deployment  Australia and Singapore have agreed to allow undercover armed guards on flights between the two countries

  France 'Xmas terror plotters' arrested  4 people arrested in connection with a plot to carry out terror attacks during the Christmas and New Year holidays

  U.S. Congress Lott denies racism  Senate Republican Leader was appearing on BET, denounced his comments about the 1948 segregationist campaign

  USA Spam suit wins $7m for AOL  CN Productions sent AOL subscribers almost a billion unwanted e-mails touting adult websites

Day News


  Spain   Ronaldo best world player for third time
  The 26-year-old striker was top scorer at the 2002 World Cup, hitting 8 goals including 2 in the final as Brazil beat Germany


  UN   Al-Qaeda 'still poses big threat'  The UN group monitoring the al-Qaeda network in its third report says it still poses a substantial threat

  Iran Iran, Iraq consider resuming trade  Iraqi officials have notified the U.N. of its plans to reopen the Mundhiriya crossing for trade with Iran

  Venezuela Caracas reels as protests continue  Thousands marched to demand Chavez's ouster as opposition insisted its general strike is choking gas supplies

  Jerusalem Sharon in contact with Palestinians  Israel is maintaining contacts with Palestinians who are interested in peace, Prime Minister said

Evening News


  New Delhi   Parliament gunmen sentenced to death  An anti-terrorism court has sentenced to death 3 men convicted of an attack on parliament last year

  USA Conseco in third biggest bankruptcy  Insurance and loans giant has filed the bankruptcy, with $6.5bn in outstanding debts, after reporting a loss of $1.77bn

  Beijing Breakthrough in China human rights  China has agreed to allow the UN unconditional access to investigate claims of torture, religious persecution and detention
San Francisco Bay Area , December 17, 2002 Timeline