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World Edition Headlines [ Auto updated [4] seconds ago ] History of Lead International TV News Headlines More oil production cuts planned by OPECCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:10 ESTOPEC ministers are expected to approve a two-million barrels a day cut at a meeting in Algeria on Wednesday. more 18 killed, 53 wounded in Baghdad blastsABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:00 ESTTwin bomb blasts have killed 18 people and wounded 53 in central Baghdad as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an unannounced visit to Iraq, police said. More The Warnings Were ThereFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 05:50 ESTChairman says SEC repeatedly failed for at least a decade to pursue allegations of Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme amp;bull; SIPC Chief: Madoff Cooked Books to Hide Lossesamp;bull; Paulson: No More Failures And, Barack, Just in Case...FOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 05:50 ESTBush administration to brief Obama on contingency plans in the event of an international crisis in days after taking office World markets mixed after Fed's historic rate cutCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 05:50 ESTGlobal markets were mixed Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to historic lows, with Asian stocks climbing modestly but European shares falling in early trade. more Bangladesh lifts state of emergencyCNN (World) Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 05:30 ESTBangladesh lifts a two-year-old state of emergency, less than two weeks ahead of elections, state media reported. To stem a tide of political violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. Mumbai Lawyer: Justice for Terror SuspectABC News (US)/International | Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:50 ESTIndian Lawyer Wants Justice for Terror SuspectABC News (US)/International | Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:40 ESTParis Police Look Beyond Islamist Extremists in Bomb ScareDeutsche Welle | Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:20 ESTDespite the arrests of seven suspected extremists, French officials said the prime suspects in an investigation into explosives placed in a Paris department store are likely not Islamic militants. UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'BBC Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:10 ESTBritish forces will quot;complete their tasksquot; and leave Iraq by the end of July, Gordon Brown says during a visit to Baghdad. Bush Prepares Crisis Contingencies for ObamaFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 03:40 ESTBush administration to brief Obama on contingency plans in the event of an international crisis days after taking office Watchdog 'ignored' Madoff warningBBC Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 03:20 ESTThe top US financial watchdog is to investigate why it failed to act on warnings about Bernard Madoff, dating back to 1999. Watchdog' ignored' Madoff warningBBC Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 03:10 ESTThe top US financial watchdog is to investigate why it failed to act on warnings about Bernard Madoff, dating back to 1999. White House Prepares Crisis Plans for ObamaFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 02:50 ESTBush administration to brief Obama on contingency plans in the event of an international crisis days after taking office SEC Ignored Madoff Fraud WarningsFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 02:50 ESTChairman says SEC repeatedly failed for at least a decade to pursue allegations of Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme amp;bull; SIPC Chief: Madoff Cooked Books to Hide Lossesamp;bull; Paulson: No More Failures U.N. Approves Land, Air Attacks On PiratesCBS News | Wed Dec 17, 2008 02:00 ESTSecurity Council Resolution Comes As Another Two Ships Are Seized By Somali Gunmen Ice melting at faster rate across globe, NASA saysCNN Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 02:00 ESTBetween 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska has melted at an accelerating rate since 2003, according to NASA scientists, in the latest signs of what they say is global warming. Middle East Talks Uncertain Despite Security Council BoostDeutsche Welle | Wed Dec 17, 2008 01:50 ESTThe UN Security Council has thrown its support behind a Middle East peace initiative. But with Israel headed for elections and Palestine instability increasing, the talks are in danger of falling apart. SEC Ignored Madoff Fraud Warnings, Faces GrillingFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 00:40 ESTChairman says SEC repeatedly failed for at least a decade to pursue allegations of Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme amp;bull; Paulson: No More Failures During Credit Crisis, Fed Cuts Rates to Lowest Level on Record, FOXBusiness: Dow Closes Up Nearly 360 Points, White House Nears Bailout Decision Blago 'Denied Jackson's Wife Job'FOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 00:40 ESTThe governor reportedly didn't appoint the congressman's wife to lotto director when Jackson Jr. refused a $25,000 donation |
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