About 14,000 people have fled Ivory Coast to neighbouring Liberia following last month's disputed Ivorian presidential election, the UN says.

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#2 — BBC | Somalis held in Rotterdam on suspicion of terror links

Twelve Somali men have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.

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#3 — CNN | Blizzard to snarl air travel at end of holiday weekend

(CNN) — A powerful storm system that prompted blizzard warnings in New York City and Boston is set to cause major travel headaches at the end of the holiday weekend.

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#4 — Fox | Leak: Mexican Army Mistrusts Other Gov't Agencies

MEXICO CITY –  A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable published Saturday depicts the leader of Mexico's army "lamenting" its lengthy role in the anti-drug offensive, but expecting it to last between seven and 10 more years.

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#5 — NY Times | Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir

WASHINGTON — When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over “death panels,” Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1.

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#6 — NY Times | Fears Growing of Mugabe’s Iron Grip Over Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The warning signs are proliferating. Journalists have been harassed and jailed. Threats of violence are swirling in the countryside. The president’s supposed partner in the government has been virulently attacked in the state-controlled media as a quisling for the West. And the president himself has likened his party to a fast-moving train that will crush anything in its way.

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#7 — DM | Honeymoon bride 'was executed in cold blood'

The bride killed while on honey-moon in South Africa was executed in cold blood, and had not been sexually assaulted, a leaked medical report suggests.

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#8 — DM | Airports could face massive fines for disrupting passengers' travel plans

Airports could be fined millions of pounds for disrupting passengers travel under new plans being considered by the Government.

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#9 — Independent | Cuban medics in Haiti put the world to shame

They are the real heroes of the Haitian earthquake disaster, the human catastrophe on America's doorstep which Barack Obama pledged a monumental US humanitarian mission to alleviate. Except these heroes are from America's arch-enemy Cuba, whose doctors and nurses have put US efforts to shame.

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#10 — Telegraph | Britons face £2.05bn Christmas sales credit card hangover

Britons will begin 2011 with a £2.05bn Christmas credit card debt hangover.

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At least 40 people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a large crowd receiving aid in north-west Pakistan.

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#2 — BBC | Ecowas bloc threatens Ivory Coast's Gbagbo with force

The West African regional bloc Ecowas has told incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to stand down or expect to face "legitimate force".

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#3 — BBC | Christmas snow hits European travel plans

Stranded air passengers have spent the night at airports in Paris and Brussels after freezing weather severely disrupted Christmas travel.

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DM | Tens of thousands of passengers spend Christmas camped at Europe's airports after more snow travel chaos

DM | Christmas Day will be coldest ever with mercury plummeting to MINUS 18… and snow is set to return on Boxing Day

#4 — CNN | Hundreds of Christmas flights canceled as storm threatens East Coast

(CNN) — Delta Air Lines has pre-emptively canceled approximately 500 Christmas Day flights, a company spokesman said Friday, as it and other U.S. airlines work to get ahead of a storm that's threatening the East Coast.

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#5 — CNN | TRENDING: NJ gov: Scrooge or Claus?

(CNN) – He may not say 'bah humbug,' but that doesn't stop New Jersey voters from identifying their governor as Ebenezer Scrooge.

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#6 — Fox | Pope celebrates Christmas Eve amid security fears

Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas Eve with an evening Mass on Friday amid heightened security concerns following the package bombings at two Rome embassies and Christmas Eve security breaches at the Vatican the past two years.

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#7 — NY Times | As Seats in Congress Shift, Redistricting Looms Large

The political jockeying over how to draw new Congressional districts began in earnest this week after new census data showed almost a dozen seats shifting to the South and West, leaving Republicans poised to build on their gains from November’s midterm elections and forcing several northern Democratic incumbents to begin plotting to save their jobs.

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#8 — Independent | Dog owner held after woman mauled to death

The man believed to be the owner of the dog which mauled to death a woman at her home was arrested tonight.

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#9 — Telegraph | WikiLeaks: Julian Assange fears death in a US jail

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said he fears he will die in a US jail if David Cameron allows him to be extradited.

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#10 — Telegraph | South African authorities launch formal extradition request for Shrien Dewani

The South African authorities have lodged a formal request for British honeymooner Shrien Dewani to be extradited back to the country to face trial for arranging the murder of his wife Anni in a fake carjacking in Cape Town.

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At least 11 soldiers and 24 militants have been killed in clashes near the Afghan border in north-west Pakistan, officials have said.

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#2 — BBC | New cars in Beijing cut by two-thirds to battle traffic

New rules have taken effect in China that restrict car purchases in an effort to combat serious traffic problems in the capital, Beijing.

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#3 — BBC | Huge 'Macedonian-led' heroin ring broken up in Europe

Austrian police say a huge Macedonian-led heroin-trafficking ring has been dismantled in a joint operation involving some 400 arrests.

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#4 — CNN | Central Arkansas growing weary of relentless tremors

Guy, Arkansas (CNN) — Things are still shaking in Arkansas.

More than 500 measurable earthquakes have been reported in central Arkansas since September 20, ranging in magnitude from a barely noticeable 1.8 to a very noticeable 4.0 (recorded on October 11), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Geologists can't say whether they'll stop anytime soon.

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#5 — Fox | Report: Treasury OK'd U.S. Business With Iran

WASHINGTON–The Treasury Department has granted nearly 10,000 special licenses to American companies over the past decade so they could sell some types of products in Iran and other countries the U.S. considers terrorist sponsors, The New York Times reported Thursday.

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#6 — NY Times | Another Storm Brings New Travel Delays in Europe

PARIS — A fresh storm brought new delays to the European Continent on Friday, snarling travel for thousands of Christmas Eve travelers from Paris and parts of Germany but London’s Heathrow Airport was operating almost normally.

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#7 — DM | Christmas Day set to be the coldest ever

Traditional family walks to help the turkey go down could be off the cards this year as December 25 is set to be the chilliest day this season – and the coldest Christmas ever.

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#8 — Independent | In Bethlehem tourism is reborn, but only for a few

Artists have made a tidy sum depicting an imaginary scene where a pregnant Mary and Joseph are puzzled by Israel's separation wall blocking their entry into Bethlehem.

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#9 — Telegraph | Battle over pardon for Billy the Kid

As showdowns go, it's probably not the greatest the Wild West has ever seen.

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#10 — Telegraph | International outrage grows as Belarus prepares to charge election candidates

Belarus may charge former presidential candidates being held over election protests, as the United States and European Union vowed to review ties with Minsk after its violent crackdown on demonstrators.

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South Korea has staged one of its largest-ever military drills amid highly tense relations with the North.

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#2 — BBC | Three guilty of plotting Sydney army base attack

Three men have been found guilty of plotting a suicide attack on an army base in the Australian city of Sydney.

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#3 — BBC | Argentina former leader Jorge Videla jailed for life

Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

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#4 — CNN | Soggy southern California looks for clouds to let up

Los Angeles (CNN) — You couldn't tell from the images of flash floods and residents knee-deep in mud, but forecasters expect the devastating rainstorms in southern California to begin winding down Thursday.

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#5 — Fox | Defense Authorization Bill That Limits Gitmo Detainee Trials Goes to Obama

The House and Senate passed legislation Wednesday that authorizes the Pentagon to spend nearly $160 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this budget year and includes a ban on the transfer of any detainees in Guantanamo Bay for trial and incarceration.

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#6 — NY Times | Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning

PRICHARD, Ala. — This struggling small city on the outskirts of Mobile was warned for years that if it did nothing, its pension fund would run out of money by 2009. Right on schedule, its fund ran dry.

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#7 — DM | There were THREE types of ancient humans

A mysterious new species of human being who lived alongside our ancestors 30,000 years ago has been discovered by scientists.

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#8 — Independent | Tensions mount on Gaza border after increase in rocket attacks

Israel has appealed to the United Nations to send a strong message condemning an upsurge in rockets fired from Gaza, as tensions increase along its border with the Palestinian enclave.

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#9 — Telegraph | Motorists braced for travel chaos as 18 million drivers take to 'treacherous' roads

Motorists face further travel chaos today as 18 million drivers are expected to take to the roads on the big Christmas getaway amid treacherous conditions.

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#10 — Telegraph | British aid money not properly monitored, MPs find

British aid money is at risk of being wasted or stolen because the development department cannot monitor its spending properly, MPs say today.

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South Korea has said it will hold new large-scale military drills involving ground and air live fire on Thursday.

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#2 — BBC | UN restores gay clause to killings resolution

UN member states have voted to restore a controversial reference to sexual orientation in a resolution against the unjustified killing of minority groups.

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#3 — BBC | Europe airports battle snow backlog

European airports are struggling to help thousands of passengers stranded after severe wintry weather paralysed parts of Europe's transport network.

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#4 — CNN | Governor declares state of emergency as storms pound California

Los Angeles (CNN) — Half a dozen southern California counties are under an emergency declaration Wednesday as another powerful storm from the Pacific pummels the region.

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#5 — Fox | U.S. Poised to Approve Nuclear Arms Pact With Russia

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate was poised to approve a nuclear arms pact with Russia on Wednesday, handing President Barack Obama a huge victory on his top foreign policy priority.

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NY Times | Political Divide Undermines Obama’s Nuclear Goals

#6 — NY Times | In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks

TRUCKEE, Calif. — When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks.

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#7 — DM | The £1.5bn freeze

The economy has suffered a £1.5billion ‘big freeze’ shock from travel chaos, lost production and savaged High Street sales.

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Telegraph | UK snow: passengers face further misery as more snow sweeps Britain

Telegraph | Calls to deny Heathrow chief his bonus

#8 — Independent | Hundreds expected at Stonehenge for Winter Solstice

Hundreds of people are expected at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to see the sun rise on the winter solstice.

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#9 — Telegraph | Vince Cable stripped of responsibility for media competition after Rupert Murdoch comments

Vince Cable has been stripped of his responsibilities for overseeing media, telecom and broadcasting companies after being secretly recorded by The Daily Telegraph boasting that he had “declared war” on Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon.

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#10 — Telegraph | Swine flu: senior doctor warns of NHS being inundated

The NHS risks being inundated with swine flu victims because of a ''shockingly low'' vaccine uptake, according to the senior doctor Prof Steve Field.

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Overnight snowfall has compounded transport misery for travellers in Germany, as Europe continues to struggle with freezing conditions.

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DM | Will heads roll over Heathrow?

#2 — BBC | Assange concerned over 'natural justice' in Sweden

Julian Assange has told the BBC that he is fighting a Swedish extradition warrant because he believes "no natural justice" would occur in Sweden.

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#3 — BBC | Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko charged with misusing funds

The Ukrainian opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, has been charged with misusing state funds while serving as prime minister, her spokeswoman says.

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#4 — CNN | FCC to vote Tuesday on 'net neutrality' rules

(CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Tuesday on set of regulations designed to ensure that internet providers grant everyone equal access to the Web.

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Telegraph | Internet pornography block plans: other attempts to control the internet

#5 — Fox | AQAP Looking To Attack U.S. Food Supply?

The group behind last year’s failed Christmas Day bombing and the recent attempt to send two explosives-laden packages to the United States may be looking to attack U.S. food supplies, Fox News has learned.

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#6 — Fox | Drinking Water Crisis in California

It’s a process Becky Quintana goes through every time she makes a cup of coffee; reaching into the fridge for bottled water to fill up the coffee pot instead of tapping into water from the sink.

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#7 — NY Times | Homes at Risk, and No Help From Lawyers

In California, where foreclosures are more abundant than in any other state, homeowners trying to win a loan modification have always had a tough time.

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#8 — DM | Swine flu winter

Nearly 200 swine flu victims were fighting for their lives last night.

The number of patients in intensive care has doubled in a week and many of them are either elderly or pregnant. 14 have so far died.

Seventeen of the 190 are being kept alive by highly-specialised heart and lung machines – three times the usual number.

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#9 — Independent | Cable threatens to 'bring down the Government'

The Liberal Democrat minister Vince Cable faced acute embarrassment last night after privately suggesting he could "bring down" the Coalition Government by quitting the Cabinet.

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#10 — Telegraph | 7/7 inquests: Firemen, equality and 'absurd' response to July 7 bombings

Firemen who struggled in a Tube carriage to save victims of a 7/7 bomber were never given a proper debrief – unlike their colleagues in the equality and diversity department.

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The South Korean military has held live-firing exercises on Yeonpyeong island – the scene of a deadly attack by the North last month.

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#2 — BBC | Men arrested in anti-terror raids

Twelve men have been arrested during a major anti-terrorist operation, West Midlands Police said.

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#3 — BBC | European Central Bank 'concerned' over Irish bail-out

The European Central Bank has expressed concerns that the Irish Republic's 85bn euro ($112bn; £72bn) bail-out package could affect its ability to provide further support to eurozone members.

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#4 — CNN | Western states facing 'all-day onslaught' from massive winter storm

(CNN) — A huge winter storm was affecting the West Coast on Sunday, poised to dump up to 10 feet of snow in some higher elevations, and causing flooding and potential mudslides in lower spots while impacting driving conditions and air travel, forecasters said.

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#5 — Fox | Snow continues to cause travel havoc in Britain

LONDON –  British authorities say snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause chaos for road, rail and air passengers after a weekend of disruption.

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Independent | Economy feels chill as UK grinds to a halt

#6 — NY Times | Democrats Scramble to Save Votes to Ratify Nuclear Pact

WASHINGTON — The top two Senate Republicans declared Sunday that they would vote against President Obama’s nuclear treaty with Russia as the bipartisan spirit of last week’s tax-cut deal devolved into a sharp battle over national security in the waning days of the session.

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#7 — DM | Girl No 3 surfaces as the story of the 'seducer' Assange's week in Sweden grows ever sleazier

Julian Assange seduced a third girl in the same week he bedded two women at the centre of sex assault allegations, it was claimed yesterday.

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Telegraph | WikiLeaks: Julian Assange facing US prosecution bid, says Joe Biden

#8 — Independent | No naps, and no clothes in bed: Manning's cell life

The harsh prison detention conditions endured by Bradley Manning – the US soldier who is alleged to have supplied classified government documents to WikiLeaks – have emerged.

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#9 — Telegraph | Tanks 'needed to fight Taliban'

The army wants to send a squadron of battle tanks to Afghanistan to take on the Taliban, according to reports.

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#10 — Telegraph | Iraq at odds over how to deal with Saddam Hussein's cultural legacy

A debate is raging in Iraq over how to deal with Saddam Hussein's cultural legacy, including a Koran that was written with the dictator's blood.

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Suicide attacks have targeted Afghan military bases in two cities, leaving 13 members of the security forces dead, along with at least five assailants.

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#2 — BBC | UN chief Ban rejects call for Ivory Coast troop pullout

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rejected a call for UN troops to leave Ivory Coast as tensions escalate after last month's presidential election.

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#3 — CNN | U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Korean crisis

Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN) — At Russia's urging, the U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday morning aimed at defusing simmering tensions in the Korean peninsula.

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#4 — Fox | Facing Closure, U.S.'s Largest Sleeping Bag Maker Seeks Relief From Free Trade Loophole

The country's largest manufacturer of family sleeping bags says new competition from Bangladesh could force it out of business if the U.S. does not level the playing field.

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#5 — Fox | Police in Iran streets as subsidies are cut

TEHRAN, Iran –  The Iranian government sent squads of riot police to man the major intersections of the capital as sensitive cuts in energy and food subsidies came into effect Sunday.

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#6 — NY Times | Swedish Police Report Details Case Against Assange

LONDON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who was released from a British jail late last week, is facing a new challenge: the leak of a 68-page confidential Swedish police report that sheds new light on the allegations of sexual misconduct that led to Mr. Assange’s legal troubles.

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#7 — DM | Fury in Mexico

A mother who waged a two-year battle to bring her daughter's killer to justice was shot to death, possibly by the same man suspected of murdering her teenager.

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#8 — Independent | Air travel halted by big freeze

Widespread travel chaos caused by some of the severest winter weather for a century left Christmas commuter plans in tatters and swathes of the country paralysed today.

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#9 — Telegraph | Cameron, Merkel and Sarkozy promise to freeze EU spending as the Eurocrats expand their realm

David Cameron, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have pledged to freeze European Union spending for the next nine years as anger grows among national governments over the soaring costs, without discernible results, of Brussels empire building.

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#10 — Telegraph | Blair's Kosovo triumph turns sour

Hashim Thaci, the prime minister of Kosovo, is facing questions over his role in an organ-trafficking scandal that has shaken the nation and called into question Tony Blair's backing for the Balkan ruler.

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An unofficial US envoy visiting North Korea has warned that the situation on the peninsula is a "tinderbox".

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Fox | SKorea to hold firing drills despite NKorea threat

#2 — BBC | Wikileaks: Sudan's President Bashir 'stole billions'

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been accused of siphoning off up to $9bn of his country's funds and placing it in foreign accounts, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.

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#3 — BBC | Mexico prisoners in mass jail break near US border

More than 140 Mexican prisoners have escaped from a jail near the US border, local media reports say.

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#4 — CNN | House and Senate pass short-term spending bill

Washington (CNN) — Both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Friday passed a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through Tuesday night.

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CNN | House members boo working holiday week

#5 — Fox | iPhone and Android Apps Breach Privacy

Few devices know more personal details about people than the smartphones in their pockets: phone numbers, current location, often the owner's real name—even a unique ID number that can never be changed or turned off.

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#6 — Fox | Houston Store Owner Kills 3 Would-Be Robbers

HOUSTON — Police say a Houston jewelry store owner has shot and killed three men who tried to rob his business.

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#7 — NY Times | A Budget Battle Looms Next Year

WASHINGTON — The collapse of a government-wide spending package in the final days of this Congressional session sets up a politically charged fiscal showdown early next year, testing the determination of Republicans about to take over the House with promises to slash an array of domestic programs.

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#8 — DM | White hell

Millions of Britons were facing travel chaos today as snow and ice left motorways and airports closed and train services disrupted.

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#9 — Independent | Tide of refugees on Nile as Sudan faces break-up

The first barges came yesterday at dawn completing an epic 17-day journey along the White Nile to deliver their human cargo from Khartoum to Juba, the capital of what may become Africa's newest country next month.

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#10 — Telegraph | Christmas shoppers face tax protest disruption

Christmas shoppers across the country face disruption today as activists protesting against tax avoidance stage demonstrations on High Streets.

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Japan has unveiled sweeping changes to its national defence polices, boosting its southern forces in response to neighbouring China's military rise.

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#2 — BBC | EU agrees on permanent eurozone rescue fund

EU leaders have agreed to set up a permanent mechanism to bail out any member state whose debt problems threaten the 16-nation eurozone.

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#3 — CNN | Senate Democrats give up bid to pass $1.1 trillion spending bill

Washington (CNN) — In a dramatic twist played out on the floor of the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded Thursday night he lacked the votes to bring up a $1.1 trillion spending bill designed to fund the federal government for the rest of the current fiscal year.

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CNN | House passes tax deal to send it to President Obama

#4 — Fox | Companies Shun Mexico as Violence Spirals

MEXICO CITY—Growing numbers of companies are deciding to limit their investments in Mexico because of spiraling drug-related violence in one of the world's most important emerging markets.

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#5 — NY Times | Judge Hints He May Rule Against Health Law

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge asserted on Thursday that it would be “a giant leap” for the Supreme Court to accept the Obama administration’s defense of a central provision of the new health care law, suggesting he may become the second judge to strike it down as unconstitutional.

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#6 — DM | How mobile phone signals could cause train crash

Mobile phones could cause a rail crash by interfering with a train’s electronics and signalling, ministers were warned last night.

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#7 — Independent | Britain braces for weeks of transport chaos

Britain is gritting its teeth and its roads today in anticipation of the return of Arctic conditions, with heavy snow and ice storms likely to bring wide-scale disruption. With many parts of the country only just beginning to return to normal after weeks of sub-zero temperatures, the Met Office said up to 25cm of snow was expected to fall in parts of Scotland, North Wales, Northern Ireland and the West Country. Overnight temperatures were likely to plunge to -12C on high ground and to -5C in London over the weekend. Today, the mercury is unlikely to rise much above freezing point even in major cities.

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#8 — Independent | Leaked memos cast doubt on Fox News' claim of neutrality

America's most influential right-wing media outlet is facing up to the chilling prospect of having a whistleblower in its own newsroom.

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#9 — Telegraph | Billy the Kid considered for a pardon

Billy the Kid, the Wild West outlaw who is reputed to have killed 21 men and whose exploits have been widely chronicled in US popular culture, is under consideration for a pardon.

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#10 — Telegraph | California to implement carbon trading scheme

California has approved the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities and refineries financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases.

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Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking laws.

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#2 — BBC | European court to rule on Irish abortion rights

The European Court of Human Rights is to rule on whether Irish anti-abortion laws violate women's human rights.

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#3 — BBC | Russian ethnic riots: Hundreds arrested in Moscow

More than 800 people have been arrested in central Moscow in an attempt to prevent further ethnic clashes over the shooting of a football fan, police say.

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#4 — CNN | Senate passes controversial tax cut deal

Washington (CNN) — The Senate approved a controversial $858 billion tax cut package Wednesday, overwhelmingly voting to extend the Bush-era tax reductions despite a series of objections from both the left and the right.

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#5 — Fox | Iran Threat to Kill American Generals Is Real, Experts Say

EXCLUSIVE: A leader of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard is promising that American generals will be targeted and killed in revenge for last week's attacks on two of his country's leading nuclear scientists — a threat Middle East experts say must be taken seriously.

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#6 — NY Times | U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge dissemination of classified government documents, are looking for evidence of any collusion in his early contacts with an Army intelligence analyst suspected of leaking the information.

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#7 — DM | Energy bills could double to pay for green power as ministers plan minimum carbon price

Energy bills are set to rocket to pay for wind turbines and wave power as the Government announces a shake-up of ­electricity prices today.

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#8 — Independent | US government sues BP for costs of oil spill

A legal hammer-blow was delivered to the British oil giant BP yesterday after the US government sued it and several companies over this year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claiming they had violated American environmental laws and must be held liable for all costs.

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#9 — Telegraph | Drone kills white al-Qaeda pair in Pakistan mountains

A pair of white British Muslim converts who joined al-Qaeda have been killed in a drone attack in a mountainous region of Pakistan, according to reports.

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#10 — Telegraph | 100,000 jobs to be cut over Christmas

More than 100,000 people are expected to be made redundant over Christmas as councils and public services slash jobs before the end of the financial year.

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