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Morning News


Dec.18   England   Man held over 5 prostitute deaths
  Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk


  West Bank     Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace   Palestinian leader and British Prime Minister met for talks. Blair said the international community should support Abbas

  Gaza     Hamas to boycott early elections  The governing Palestinian movement has said it will boycott early elections called by Palestinian Authority President Abbas

  Washington Defence secretary Robert Gates sworn in  Gates, 63, has been sworn in a private event at the White House. A public swearing-in ceremony will be held later

Day News


  Senegal   Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die
  A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days


  Gaza   Kidnapping mar Palestinian cease-fire  A fragile cease-fire between Palestinian factions teetered on the edge of collapse after a gun battle at Jabalya camp

  Italy   Cannavaro named FIFA's top player  The 33-year-old Real Madrid defender and World Cup-winning captain was named 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year

  Ivory Coast Diamond trade goes on despite ban  Diamonds are still being smuggled out via Mali and Ghana in violation of a U.N. embargo

  Global ISS crew fix jammed solar panel  US astronaut Robert Curbeam and Sweden's Christer Fuglesang folded the stuck panel away

  Southern California Animator Joseph Barbera dies  Hanna-Barbera animation team produced such characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones

Evening News


  Gaza     New clash outside hospital
  Supporters of the Hamas and Fatah have clashed again. One person has been killed and several wounded


  Sri Lanka Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren  Tamil rebels have kidnapped 24 schoolchildren, mostly teenagers, in eastern Sri Lanka
San Francisco Bay Area , December 18, 2006 Timeline