Jordan arrests two al Qaida members in Foley killing
Jordanian police say Libyan Salem Saad bin Suweid and Jordanian Yasser Fatih Ibrahim admitted al Qaida links and killing Laurence Foley, a U S AID administrator, in Amman on October 28. They face charges of conspiring to commit terror acts and belonging to an illegal organization.
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Jordan
al-Qaida
U.S
Amman
Laurence Foley
Middle East
Salem Saad bin Suweid
Libya
Yasser Fatih Ibrahim
Mohammad Affash Adwan
Marwan Muasher
Foley
Adwan
Ahmed al-Kalay
Jah
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
al-Zarqawi
Europe
Ibrahim and
bin Suweid
Invest
al Qaida
Awan
US Agency For International Development
Million-strong Caracas protest calls for Chavez resignation
In Venezuela, over a million people rallied in Caracas demanding President Hugo Chavez quit, filling bridges and parks with anti-Chavez chants and large national flags. Fire Chief Briseno called it the largest march in recent times as pro-Chavez supporters held a separate Christmas celebration nearby.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Rodolfo Briseno
Chavez
Seven children rescued from river ice play incident
Fire fighters pulled seven children from the Merrimack River after they broke through thin ice while playing. Two children remained in critical condition. Four were trapped and unconscious under the ice, while three more were recovered quickly when rescuers arrived shortly after 3 pm, state officials said.
Colombian leader vows to defeat terrorists in hotel bombing
In Bogota a late night blast at the Tequendama hotel restaurant injures at least 23 people including a prominent senator. The explosion, triggered by a remote detonation and hidden in a suitcase, shattered windows as rebels are blamed. Police seek a man and woman in their 20s suspected of delivering the device.
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Bogota
Colombia
Hector Castro
Fox urges reporting corrupt border officials by returning migrants
President Vicente Fox called on Mexicans in the United States to report corrupt border officials as they head home for the holidays. In a weekly radio address the government shared websites and toll free numbers for reporting abuse by customs and other officials. Thousands of migrants travel to Mexico for Christmas carrying cash and gifts, risking robberies and bribe demands from highway bandits and officials.
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Mexico City
Vicente Fox
United States
Fox
Student unites Macintosh users to track swindler
Eric Smith a University of New Orleans student powered by effort tracked a forged check scammer who bought his Apple laptop on eBay using a bogus check. He gathered clues including an email, cell, and a Chicago street address to aid police and help secure a forgery arrest.
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Markham
Eric Smith
University of New Orleans
Chicago
Mary Saxon Beats Heart Disease At Local ARMC
Mary Saxon, despite being fit with normal cholesterol and blood pressure, felt chest pain during activity. Dr. Greg Eaves diagnosed undetected arterial narrowing via catheterization, revealing two arteries nearly hair-thin. After surgery, she returned home in ten days, praising ARMC and her Aiken home.
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Mary Saxon
Mary
Pat Paxton
Greg Eaves
Dr. Paxton
Heart Center
ARMC
Aiken
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