Peru hostage crisis leader halts truce over broken terms
Antauio Humala, who led about 100 gunmen to seize a remote Peruvian police station, says his group will not surrender weapons as promised after accusing security forces of violating the truce. He demands mediators from Lima and human rights groups as negotiations terminate. A U.S. soldier escorts a fellow patrol near Afghanistan’s Pul-e-Charkhi.
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Peru
Antauio Humala
Humala
Lima
Human Rights Ombudsman
Red Cross
Alejandro Toledo
Soldier Killed Three Wounded in Afghanistan Clash
An American soldier was killed and three other U S troops wounded in an early Monday firefight near Asadabad in Kunar province Afghanistan. The clash followed two improvised bombs aimed at coalition forces. The incident marks the second U S fatality in as many days amid ongoing operations in eastern Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
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Maj
Mark McCann
Asadabad
Kunar
Taliban
al-Qaida
Boot Camp Director Convicted of Manslaughter
In Phoenix, Charles Long 59 was found guilty of reckless manslaughter in the death of 14-year-old Anthony Haynes at a desert boot camp. The jury rejected second-degree murder, citing dehydration and extreme heat conditions as key factors.
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Phoenix
Charles Long
Anthony Haynes
Haynes
Buckeye
Long
Clear Channel criticized over breast enlargement contest
In a Christmas promotion, Clear Channel stations in Tampa Jacksonville St Louis and Detroit awarded breast enlargement surgeries to 13 women after essay submissions. The company says local managers ran the contest and the parent company had no involvement.
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Tampa
Fla
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Detroit
Insurgent car bombs kill 16 in Iraq amid election turmoil
Insurgents launched three car bombs and a roadside attack near Baghdad targets including the prime minister's party HQ. At least 16 were killed, pushing two day tolls to about 50 as Sunni participation questions threaten the January 30 elections. Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan traveled to Egypt seeking Sunni backing. A separate blast at a Green Zone convoy housed Kroll Inc. employees, with at least three bodies burned. Police, civilians, and drivers died in late day violence.
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Iraq
U.S
Egypt
Hazem Shaalan
Fareed Ayar
Independent Electoral Commission
Abbas pledges Palestinian refugees will return home
Palestinian leader Abbas, campaigning in Gaza, says refugees and their descendants from 1948 have the right to return to their original homes. He frames the issue as a long term right and urges unity with younger militants while Hamas demands an apology over a cease fire request.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Mahmoud Abbas
Hamas
Israel
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Gaza
Safed
Abu Mazen
Bullock gives 1 million to Red Cross for disaster relief
Actress Sandra Bullock donates 1 million to the American Red Cross to aid relief efforts in countries hit by deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa. Hong Kong fundraisers push total near 50 million with star-studded concerts and charity sales.
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Sandra Bullock
American Red Cross
Asia
Africa
Bullock
Marsha Evans
Sandra
Hong Kong
Andy Lau
Nicholas Tse
Lau
Leon Lai
Aaron Kwok
Lee Koo
Alan Tam
TVB
Tse
Joey Yung
Twins
South Asia
Emperor Entertainment Group
William Hung
Apple Daily
Ta Kung Pao
Oshmyansky Aims High After Two Year Medical Start
Denver AP reports Alex Oshmyansky, age 20, completes college in one year and enters Duke University medical school in his second year. He plans a doctorate in mathematical biology at Oxford and is a Marshall Scholar, praised for exceptional intellect and humanitarian aims. Iowa State amphibian race results also noted with Lt. Gov. Quinn commenting on the vote.
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Craig Ferguson
Ferguson
AP Radio
CBS
Drew Carey
Carey
Denver
Alex Oshmyansky
Oshmyansky
University of Colorado At Boulder
Duke University
Oxford University
Chicago
Pat Quinn
Quinn
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