Earthquake strikes eastern Congo. dozens of homes collapse
A powerful 6.8 magnitude quake hit eastern Congo near Lake Tanganyika, burying children and killing at least two. The temblor, centered on the Congo Tanzania border, struck at 2:20 p.m. local time, as aid workers report widespread destruction.
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TV News Shakeup as Vargas Woodruff Named Coanchors
New York ABC named Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff as the new co anchors of World News Tonight to expand reach with real time reporting. They take over on Jan 3 succeeding the late Peter Jennings and will helm four editions including an online version and two West Coast feeds.
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Bombing at Netanya Mall Leaves At Least Five Dead
A bombing near a Netanya shopping mall killed at least five Israelis and the bomber, a West Bank factory worker from Kfar Rai. Over 30 wounded, blast at 11:30 a.m. local time near Hasharon Mall as Israel and the Palestinian Authority gear for elections.
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Bush calls for tough pension legislation in North Carolina
President Bush urged Congress to pass strong pension- protection laws at a Deere-Hitachi plant in North Carolina. He warned that retirees risk cuts as companies fail and noted 4.5 million jobs added since May 2003, while acknowledging continued economic pessimism despite gains.
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Kidnappings rise ahead of Iraq elections
Masked gunmen abducted a French engineer in Baghdad joining a string of Western hostage takings timed with Saddam Hussein's trial and the December 15 parliamentary vote. Other casualties include the death of al Zubaydi and a roadside bombing that killed a Task Force Baghdad soldier as Ramadi operations seek to curb insurgents before the election.
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U.S
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Saddam Hussein trial opens with torture witnesses in 1982 crackdown
Witnesses testified of killings and torture in a 1982 Shiite crackdown in Baghdad including a device described as resembling a grinder used in a secret police center. Dujail deaths and the threat to judges were noted as Saddam and Barazan Ibrahim clashed with the court.
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