6. januar 2006

11 U.S. Troops Killed in One Day in Iraq. Attacks by insurgents killed 11 members of the U.S. forces on Thursday and as many as 130 Iraqis in Karbala and Ramadi. By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and JOHN O'NEIL. [NYT > Home Page] 6:52:16 PM    comment [] Quake survivors storm helicopters. Quake survivors storm UN helicopters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, forcing crews to evacuate them. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:50:38 PM    comment [] Bank robberies 'every 90 minutes'. Banks across Europe are robbed at a rate of one every 90 minutes, says the European Banking Association. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:49:53 PM    comment [] Last 'Gang of Four' member dies. Yao Wenyuan, the last remaining member of the Gang of Four which led the Cultural Revolution, has died. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:49:09 PM    comment [] Colombian cocaine barons jailed. Two Colombians who ran a multi-million pound cocaine distribution network in Britain are jailed. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:47:38 PM    comment [] Microsoft shuts down Chinese blogger's site. 6:45:35 PM    comment [] Microsoft rushes out Windows fix. The severity of a bug in Windows has led Microsoft to release a security patch earlier than expected. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:43:54 PM    comment [] Desperate Measures for Stroke Push the Edge of Medical Knowledge. Doctors in Jerusalem operated twice on the brain of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, then put him into an anesthesia-induced coma and connected him to a mechanical respirator. By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN and ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. [NYT > Health] 11:03:46 AM    comment []

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