Poisoning probe opens as Yushchenko campaigns in runoff
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko faces renewed probes over alleged dioxin poisoning after doctors confirmed exposure. A Rudolfiner clinic official warned a potential criminal case could arise while tests in Amsterdam linked the illness to dioxin, just as Yushchenko returns to campaign ahead of the December 26 runoff.
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First manmade beauty pageant held in China
In Beijing 19 finalists compete in China's first beauty pageant for women who have undergone plastic surgery. Liu Yulan, 62, appears a decade younger after four cosmetic surgeries. The industry earns about $2.4 billion yearly as citizens seek eyelid work, facial reshaping, and lip and breast enhancements.
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Explosive hits General Santos market killing 15
A powerful blast at a Christmas market in General Santos city in the southern Philippines killed 15 and wounded 58 as a box concealed device detonated in the meat section. Officials tightened security and investigators treat the incident as a terrorist attack.
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Explosion at Gaza crossing kills four Israeli soldiers
Palestinian militants detonated a tunnel blast at the Gaza Egypt border crossing killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10 as violence flared after Yasser Arafat's death. Israeli forces retaliated and Marwan Barghouti pledged support to Mahmoud Abbas in the Jan. 9 election.
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Fatal blast targets Israeli checkpoint at Gaza border
A tunnel beneath the Rafah area Gaza border checkpoint exploded on Sunday killing four Israelis and wounding at least 10. The blast struck near Rafah and raised security concerns along the Gaza border.
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Saddam grows quiet as trial slips to 2006
A year after Saddam Hussein’s capture he tends a garden, has a hernia operation, and writes poetry. He has not met any of 20 lawyers claiming to represent him. With Iraq’s insurgency ongoing, officials push back trial dates to early 2006 while stressing meticulous evidence gathering away from the public eye.
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Nobel Peace Prize Concert hosted by Oprah and Tom Cruise
Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring Wangari Maathai in Oslo with stars like Joss Stone, Andrea Bocelli, Diana Krall, Cyndi Lauper, and Patti LaBelle. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement and Kenya's deputy environment minister was celebrated for environmental and women’s empowerment.
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Wayward steer returns to barn ending dangerous hunt
In Caledonia a 700 pound steer that escaped and roamed yards and near a golf course was lured back to its barn after a four day escape. Police had orders to shoot if it entered traffic on Highway 38 as Kelly Welter and relatives pursued the animal.
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