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Morning News


Dec.21   Baghdad     Hussein says he was beaten in custody
  Saddam Hussein charged that he has been beaten 'everywhere on my body' and has the marks to prove it


  Afghanistan Rumsfeld in surprise Afghan visit  President Hamid Karzai said a planned reduction of U.S. troops in his country did not concern him

  Argentina Puerta given 8-year doping ban  French Open finalist was banned for his second doping offense, effectively ending the player's career

  Jerusalem Palestinian elections threatened  Elections have been plunged into crisis after Israel decided to prevent Palestinians in Jerusalem from voting

  Liberia Weah drops poll challenge  Football star has dropped his legal challenge after losing last month's presidential poll

  New York NYC in day two without transport  New Yorkers made a below-freezing trek to work as the citywide transit strike has halted the transportation system

Day News


  Vietnam     Bird flu shows resistance to Tamiflu
  2 patients died after developing resistance to Tamiflu, the key drug that governments are stockpiling


  Baghdad 70% of Iraqis voted, officials say  The report suggests that a greater percentage of Iraqis hit the polls than did Americans during their 2004 election

  Nigeria Militants suspected in oil pipeline fire  Investigators are probing the source of a fire that was blazing on a ruptured Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline

  New York Strikers threatened with jail  A judge has threatened to jail 3 union leaders who called a strike of city public transport workers

  French Guiana Perfect day for weather satellite  Europe has launched the cylinder-shaped MSG-2 in its next-generation series of meteorological satellites

Evening News


  Washington     US dismisses Saddam torture claim  White House spokesman igorously rebuffed claims that Saddam has been beaten and tortured by the US

  European Union   EU quotas bring modest fish cuts  The Union has agreed new quotas for 2006, after 3 days of negotiations in Brussels

  Sydney Man charged over messages  The 33-year-old man has been charged with sending SMS to incite violence following the city's race riots
San Francisco Bay Area , December 21, 2005 Timeline