Singapore conducts terror attack drill
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Singapore Civil Defense Force's hazardous materials (Hazmat) team rush in to clear a chemical agent while a member attends to a casualty at a subway station during a mock terrorist attack exercise held yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Woman dies from attack by sharks
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Police walk past a ``beach closed'' sign on a beach at Amity Point, off Queensland's North Stradbroke Island, yesterday.
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Acclaimed author of `Seven Years in Tibet' dies at 93
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Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, left, stands with the Dalai Lama in Graz in Austria's southern Styria province in this Oct. 15, 2002 file photo.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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UN mission head in Haiti found dead
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An ambulance carrying the body of Brazilian Army General Urano Teixeira da Mata Bacellar, who was in command of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, leaves the Hotel Montana in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Saturday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Ukraine's gas settlement: The wrong solution
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Taipei's largest bookstore opens
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This file photo taken on Dec. 16 shows the new Eslite bookstore in Taipei's Xinyi District. The new flagship store had its soft opening on Dec. 16 last year and formally opened to the public on New Year's Eve.
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Motorola touts its new `Q' device
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A video clip of singer Christina Aguilera is played on a new Motorola device, the Moto Q, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Music for the masses
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Condors
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Sports Briefs
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Kostelic gets one rest day
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Janica Kostelic of Croatia clears a pole during the first run of the fifth World Cup women's slalom competition in Maribor, Slovenia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Benjamin Raich of Austria clears a gate during the first run of the Alpine World Cup giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland. Raich won the event.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kristina Koznick of the US clears a pole during the first run of a World Cup slalom competition in Maribor, Slovenia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Jurcina gives Lightning a couple of shocks
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Milan Jurcina, center, of the Bruins, celebrates his second goal with teammates Marco Sturm, left, and Glen Murray during the second period against the Lightning in Boston on Saturday. Boston defeated Tampa Bay 6-3.
PHOTO: AP
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Kirilenko, Okur drive Jazz
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Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, left, of Russia, goes to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince during overtime in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Saturday. Kirilenko scored 24 points to lead the Jazz to a 94-90 win.
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Underdogs win two of three games
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Bank of Taiwan's Chuang Hsiao-wen, right, comes up with a rebound in front of Tseng Wen-ding of the Yulon Dinos at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Saturday. Bank of Taiwan defeated the Dinos 79-76.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SBL
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Reds regain composure for FA Cup victory
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Luton's Paul Underwood, right, battles for the ball with Liverpool's Harry Kewell during their FA Cup match at Kenilworth Road Stadium in Luton, England, on Saturday.
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Redskins keep improving
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, throws past Jacksonville Jaguars tackle John Henderson during the first quarter of their AFC wild card playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
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Sports writers pick NFL Coach of the Year
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Bears coach Lovie Smith before a game against the Panthers on Nov. 20. Smith was named the NFL Coach of the Year.
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