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Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid

CNN (World) Lead Headline | Tue Dec 16, 2008 09:00 EST
Italian paramilitary police carried out a massive raid against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, decapitating the organization's leadership structure, the head of the city's carabinieri said.

Doctor found guilty of botched UK bomb plots

ABC Australia - World Lead | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:50 EST
An Iraqi doctor has been convicted of a plot to commit quot;wholesalequot; murder by carrying out bomb attacks last year outside a nightclub in central London and at a packed Scottish airport a day later. More

French Police Find Explosives in Paris Department Store

Deutsche Welle | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:40 EST
French police discovered and removed five sticks of dynamite that had been planted in a large department store in central Paris on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Responsibility for the act was claimed by an unknown Afghan group.

Senegalese rappers shot over song's perceived insult

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:30 EST
A man angered by a rap group's song opened fire on the performers at a concert in Senegal this weekend, according to local media and police. more

Dynamite Discovered at Famed Paris Store

ABC News (US)/International | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:10 EST

Niger rebel group claims it kidnapped Canadian diplomat, 3 others

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:00 EST
A former top Canadian diplomat at the United Nations who is missing in Niger has been taken hostage by a rebel group, according to the group's website. more

Explosives found in Paris department store

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 08:00 EST
Police say they discovered and neutralized on Tuesday five sticks of explosives left in the washrooms of a prestigious Paris department store. more

Party launched for 'all S Africa'

BBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 16, 2008 07:10 EST
The leader of a new South African party says at the movement's launch that it will offer a home to all racial groups.

Nearly 100 arrested in Italian anti-Mafia raids

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 07:10 EST
Italian police backed by helicopters arrested almost 100 suspected mobsters Tuesday and thwarted a plan by the hobbled Sicilian Mafia to reconstitute itself and form a new ruling commission to set strategy, authorities said. more

Amnesty calls for Taser moratorium in new report

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 07:00 EST
There are more than 50 cases where coroners in the U.S. have listed a stun gun as a factor in a death, according to new research from Amnesty International. more

2 killed by suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 07:00 EST
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed two people in Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials and a witness said Tuesday, as two prominent U.S. senators visited Islamabad amid flaring tensions over the Mumbai attacks in India. more

Attention holiday shoppers: Clock is ticking

CNN Lead Headline | Tue Dec 16, 2008 06:40 EST
Consumers on average have completed less than half of their holiday shopping -- and more than 41 million people have not even begun, according to a report in CNNMoney. Most Americans have put themselves on a budget this holiday season and are sticking to it, said Phil Rist, executive vice president of strategic initiatives at research firm BIGresearch.

Niger rebel group claims it kidnapped Canadian diplomat, others

CBC Lead Headline (World) | Tue Dec 16, 2008 06:40 EST
A former top Canadian diplomat at the United Nations who is missing in Niger has been taken hostage by a rebel group, according to the group's website. more

Italian Police Nab Over 90 Mafia Suspects

Deutsche Welle | Tue Dec 16, 2008 06:20 EST
Italian police have arrested over 90 Sicilian "Cosa Nostra" mafia suspects in early morning raids carried out in Sicily and in Tuscany, officials said.

Obama Stocking Up His Cabinet

FOXNews Lead Headline | Tue Dec 16, 2008 05:50 EST
Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan to be named education secretary, Sen. Salazar tapped for interior secretary postamp;bull; Obama Announces Energy, Environmental Teamamp;bull; Caroline Kennedy Seeks Clinton's Senate Seat

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