7. januar 2006

Electronic Eye Grows Wider in Britain . LONDON, Jan. 6 -- Britain, already the world's leader in video surveillance of its people, will soon be able to automatically track the movements of millions of cars on most of its major roads. By Mary Jordan. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 11:53:50 PM    comment [] New Bird Flu Cases in Turkey Put Europe on 'High Alert'. An unusual cluster of human cases raises the possibility that the virus has become more contagious to humans. By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. [NYT > Health] 11:51:25 PM    comment [] Pluto moon 'has no atmosphere'. A rare astrological event has proved Pluto's moon - Charon - has no atmosphere. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:50:17 PM    comment [] Chinese farmer in suicide attack. A farmer explodes a bomb in a court in northwest China, killing himself and four others, including two senior officials. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:48:47 PM    comment [] Google opens online video store. Web giant Google is to start selling video online, its co-founder Larry Page announces. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:47:03 PM    comment [] Sri Lanka navy ambush kills '15'. At least five sailors die and 10 are missing after Tamil Tiger rebels attack a Sri Lankan navy boat, officials say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:45:51 PM    comment [] US journalist kidnapped in Iraq. A US journalist is kidnapped and a translator killed in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, police say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:44:32 PM    comment [] Sharon undergoes fresh brain scan. Ailing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has undergone a further brain scan following emergency surgery. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:43:31 PM    comment [] A Cure That Really Works: Cambodia Tries the Nonprofit Path to Health Care. Poor countries around the world are increasingly offering cheap but disciplined clinics and hospitals run by nonprofit groups to their poorest citizens. By CELIA W. DUGGER. [NYT > Home Page] 11:37:40 PM    comment [] With Sharon Ailing, Palestinians' Prospects Dim. The political disappearance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has thrown any peace process with the Palestinians into question. By STEVEN ERLANGER. [NYT > Home Page] 11:36:35 PM    comment [] Second Tube strike looming. Last-minute talks to avert a second strike on London Underground starting on Sunday have failed, says the union. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:34:16 PM    comment [] DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post as G.O.P. Leader. Representative Tom DeLay's decision sets the stage for a battle over the House Republican leadership. By CARL HULSE. [NYT > Home Page] 11:33:00 PM    comment []

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