Gunmen Cross From Chechnya Seize Hostages in Dagestan
About 25 gunmen moved from Chechnya into Dagestan killing at least three border guards and taking hostages in Shauri village. Officials report 30 to 40 captives at a school and some held at a 50 bed hospital with additional hostages taken during the escape.
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Makhachkala
Russia
Chechnya
Dagestan
Tsunti
Shauri
Roman Shchekochikhin
Interior Ministry
Shchekochikhin
Basyr Magomedov
Rossiya Television
Israelis and Palestinians meet with donors on economy reform
Israeli and Palestinian officials will meet with European, U.S. and World Bank officials in Israel to discuss Palestinian economy and reform after last week’s Rome donors meeting. Donors warn funding could be withheld if violence continues.
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Jerusalem
World Bank
Israel
Rome
Palestinian Authority
Flu questions answered as parents seek guidance
Washington doctors note that many mild pediatric flu cases could be handled over the phone or with a visit, while severe symptoms require prompt care. They discuss risk levels, vaccination priorities for high risk children, FluMist suitability, and warning signs for emergency care.
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Washington
Jeff Miaanes
Chicago
Rush University Medical Center
Clark and Milosevic Face Off at War Crimes Trial
Gen Wesley Clark testified behind closed doors at The Hague tribunal as Slobodan Milosevic faced cross examination. Clark urged accountability for Balkan atrocities, linking Milosevic to mass killings including Srebrenica while noting the trial upholds the rule of law and closure for victims.
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Hague
Netherlands
Wesley Clark
Slobodan Milosevic
Clark
Milosevic
Balkans
NATO
State Department
Srebrenica
Bosnia
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Kosovo
Ozzy Osbourne progress after quad bike crash in England
Ozzy Osbourne breathing on his own and able to speak after emergency surgery for injuries from a quad bike accident at his Buckinghamshire estate. He remains in intensive care at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, with fractures to his left collarbone eight ribs and a neck vertebra.
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London
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath
Sharon
Wexham Park
Slough
Osbourne
Buckinghamshire
England
Christmas homecoming and large year-end bonuses scattered
In Kennewick Washington Debbie Touchette and her sister spotted her son Pfc Bobby Touchette home from Iraq at a mall reunion after more than a year apart. In Maine SAS Shoemakers gave 200 workers year‑of‑service bonuses totaling up to $19,000 each, with $1000 per year worked.
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New York
Luther Vandross
RCA Music Group
Clive Davis
Vandross
Lois Najarian
Kennewick
Wash
Debbie Touchette
Touchette
Nancy Thiel
Iraq
Pfc
Bobby Touchette
Prosser
Thiel
Bob Touchette
Pittsfield
Maine
SAS Shoemakers
Lawrence Wyman
Charlene
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CDC
Trevan Stevens
Thomasine Matthews
Europe
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My Father
Sofia Coppola
New York Film Critics Online
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Scarlett Johansson
Murray
Johansson
Tokyo
Charlize Theron
Alec Baldwin
Film Critics Online
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