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12-29 N Korea hails Kim's son as leader North Korea
C. 12-29 Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border Sirnak, Turkey
3. 12-29 Syria monitors visit Damascus amid violence Syria
E. 12-29 US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis Washington
F. 12-29 2 French soldiers killed in Afghan attack Kapisa valley, Afghanistan
G. 12-29 Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs Homs, Syria
7. 12-29 17 non-governmental organisations raided Cairo
I. 12-29 Nuclear submarine in dock fire Murmansk, Russia
9. 12-29 Bachmann denies campaign in disarray Iowa
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Dec.29   North Korea     N Korea hails Kim's son as leader
  North Korea has hailed late leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, as 'supreme leader of the party, state and army'


  Turkey   Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border Map of Sirnak Turkey
  A Turkish military airstrike across the border with Iraq killed 35 people who are now thought to have been smuggling cigarettes


  Syria     Syria monitors visit Damascus amid violence
  Arab League monitors overseeing compliance with a peace plan have been visiting the capital and other cities but killings show no sign of abating


  Washington   US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis  The US will send 84 Boeing F-15 jets to its key Middle Eastern ally, and upgrade 70 existing Saudi F-15s

  Afghanistan 2 French soldiers killed in Afghan attack  A soldier in the Afghan National Army uniform shot dead two French soldiers serving in eastern Afghanistan

  Syria Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs  The government snipers prowl the city picking off their victims apparently indiscriminately and at will

Day News


  Cairo     17 non-governmental organisations raided Map of Cairo
  Several rights groups were raided in Cairo and other Egyptian locations in what one source called a push by police to 'show some muscle'


  Russia   Nuclear submarine in dock fire Map of Murmansk Russia
  A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear submarine at a dock near the northern port of Murmansk


  Iowa Bachmann denies campaign in disarray  Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has vowed to press ahead with her campaign, a day after a high-profile defection

Evening News


  North Korea   North Korea: 'Expect no change'
  North Korea has told the international community not to 'expect any change' in the wake of Kim Jong-il's death


  Syria     Syria activists urge mass rallies   Syrian activists have called for massive street demonstrations on Friday against President al-Assad, as Arab observers continue their mission

  Venezuela Petrol tanker blaze kills 13 in Caracas  A petrol tanker has crashed in Venezuela, bursting into flames and engulfing seven cars and a bus in burning fuel

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