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Morning News


Dec.19   South Korea   Lee set for landslide
  Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election
 Lee is currently facing investigation amid allegations of fraud. Both his main rivals had earlier conceded defeat


  Washington   Flames at US government building  The fire broke out at the Eisenhower Executive Office building, near to the West Wing of the White House and housing presidential staff

  Germany German ire at EU fine on car CO2  Chancellor Merkel has opposed European Union plans to cut pollution from new cars, saying it was 'not economically favourable'

  China China to relax credit card market  Citigroup and 4 other banks will become the first foreign institutions allowed to issue credit cards on their own once they meet regulatory standards

Day News


  Jerusalem     Hamas leader: I'm open to talks
  Speaking by phone to an Israeli television reporter, Ismail Haniya has said he would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel
 Israel is reacting coolly.


  Ethiopia     Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia  Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has accused the UN of playing a damaging role in the crisis

  England Guantanamo release man arrested  A third British resident released from the camp has been arrested under a Spanish warrant

  UN Security Council Kosovo deadlock talks fail  Talks over the future of Kosovo have reached an impasse. Serbia warned of a dangerous 'new era' if West recognized Kosovo's independence

  South Korea Seoul poll winner tough on North  The president-elect Lee Myung-Bak says he will press North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons

Evening News


  Northern Iraq   Torture house discovered  Coalition forces found 26 bodies buried in mass graves and a torture complex, with chains hanging from walls and ceilings

  Paris FARC offered French home deal  France is willing to take in Colombian guerrillas as part of a deal to secure the release of hostages held by the leftist rebel group
San Francisco Bay Area , December 19, 2007 Timeline