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Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand
Furry felons rob South African tourists, steal food
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal
Small batch of swine flu vaccines pulled in Canada
Belgian expert looks at other questionable comas
Iran said ready for uranium exchange on its soil
200,000 animals to be sacrificed at Nepal festival
Philippines declares emergency after 46 killed
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2 men shot during party in Fairlawn
Cancellation of Christmas not an option
Akron man killed in crash on his street
Several people hurt in Akron crash
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Akron Children's Hospital CEO, wife announce $1 million gift to support research
Police: Pennsylvania man killed misbehaving puppy before Steelers game
Akron Circle K store robbed for second time this month
KSU suspends basketball player
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
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Pets:
A Dog Named Christmas – Pet for the Holidays
The Heldenfiles:
Viewing Notes
Patrick McManamon:
Of pass interference and alleged "fake" injuries
Akron Zips:
No. 1 Akron to play Stanford next
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Audio: Mangini disputes Poteat call, accuses Lions of faking injuries
Kent State Sports:
Flashes travel to Florida Atlantic
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeye Football – Present and Future
Varsity Letters:
Gulley to visit Central Michigan in December
All Da King's Men:
The Onion, By Any Other Name…
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Glaring Contradictions
Akron Law Café:
Don't Try to Have Fun if you are Depressed
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
What Automotive Thing Are You Thankful For?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Monique asks how to get tickets for the Polar Express.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why I am Glad I live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Monday, Dec 24, 2007
1 CUBA
Venezuela invests
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed home this weekend after deepening his country's investment in communist-run Cuba with new energy, finance, mining and agricultural agreements. The deals include a project to expand an oil refinery in Santiago and develop the production of petrochemicals on the island.
2 ENGLAND
Queen is a YouTuber
Queen Elizabeth II, 81, launched her own Royal Channel on YouTube on Sunday. The queen will use the video-sharing Web site to send out her annual televised Christmas message, which she first delivered live in 1957. Buckingham Palace also began posting archive and recent footage of the queen and other royals Sunday, with plans to add clips regularly.
3 SAUDI ARABIA
28 arrested in plot
Saudi Arabian police have arrested 28 men for allegedly planning to attack holy sites around Mecca and Medina during the recently finished Muslim hajj pilgrimage, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said 27 of the men were Saudi nationals and one was a foreign resident.
4 UZBEKISTAN
Election begins
Voting began Sunday in Uzbekistan's presidential election, which is likely to see Islam Karimov's leadership extended for another seven years. Karimov, a former Communist Party boss who has led Uzbekistan since the 1991 Soviet collapse, faced three other candidates — but they were seen by critics as token opponents whose candidacies were aimed at providing the appearance of competition.
5 PAKISTAN
Bhutto speaks out
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto accused the government Sunday of failing to crush Islamic militants, days after a suicide bombing killed 56 people during prayers in a mosque. Meanwhile, an army statement said a suicide bombing of a military convoy killed five civilians and four soldiers in the troubled northwest.
6 BANGLADESH
1 million homeless
More than 1 million people who survived Tropical Cyclone Sidr are in need of basic shelter five weeks after it slammed into Bangladesh and killed more than 3,300 people, the Red Cross said.
7 THAILAND
No clarity in vote
Loyalists of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won nearly half the seats in Thailand's parliamentary elections Sunday in a striking rebuke to the generals who forced the billionaire populist from power in 2006. The first vote since the coup appeared to be a recipe for continuing political instability: The failure of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party to capture an absolute majority in the 480-seat lower house of parliament opens the way for his opponents to form a government despite the PPP's substantial mandate.
Compiled from wire reports.
1 CUBA
Venezuela invests
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