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Morning News


Nov.16   Washington   U.S. admits using white phosphorous
  Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. troops used white phosphorous as a weapon against insurgent strongholds


  Tunisia   Deal averts Internet showdown
  The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society


  China     First human bird flu cases confirmed
  China reported its first three confirmed human cases of bird flu as the government raced to vaccinate the poultry


  Sydney Schwarzer puts Australia in finals  Australia reached the World Cup finals after a penalty shoot-out victory over Uruguay

Day News


  South Korea     Bush seeks Asian unity on N. Korea  U.S. President is looking for a show of unity to press North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program

  Iraq   Five U.S. Marines killed in firefight  16 insurgents were also killed near the Syrian border in Ubaydi, as part of Operation Steel Curtain

  Paris Senate extends emergency  Senators joined the National Assembly in voting to extend a state of emergency for 3 months amid rioting

  Turkey Swiss scrape through on away goals  Switzerland scraped through to the World Cup finals after drawing 4-4 with Turkey over 2 legs in European playoff

  French Guiana Heavy-lift Ariane flies skyward  Europe's most powerful rocket, the 5-ECA, has launched 2 satellites away from Kourou spaceport

  Iran Uranium processing resumes  A new batch of uranium is to convert it to a gas that can be enriched into the material for nuclear bombs

Evening News


  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka votes for new president  13 candidates are running but the vote is seen as a straight contest Rajapakse and Wickramasinghe

  Washington Dick Cheney lambasts Iraq critics  Vice-President has launched a vitriolic attack on politicians who accuse the White House of misusing intelligence
San Francisco Bay Area , November 16, 2005 Timeline