Ok so here is what is going on in the world in the week of December 13, 2004
Compliments of USA Today Online Edition....Enjoy
Peterson awaits his fate
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The jury deciding whether Scott Peterson should be executed or spend life in prison requested to see autopsy photos and a dozen other pieces of evidence Monday as they resumed deliberations for a third day.
Full coveragePeterson awaits his fate12/13/2004 2:09 PM-->
Pinochet indicted
SANTIAGO, Chile — Gen. Augusto Pinochet was indicted Monday for the kidnapping of nine dissidents and the killing of one of them during his 1973-90 regime, and the former dictator was placed under house arrest.
Full coveragePinochet indicted12/13/2004 1:51 PM-->
SARS vaccine gets test
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is launching a human trial to test the safety of an experimental vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome. SARS, which was first recognized in 2002, killed 774 people worldwide before being brought under control by quarantine, patient isolation and travel restrictions.
Full coverageSARS vaccine gets test12/13/2004 1:32 PM-->
Murders drop 6 percent
WASHINGTON — The number of murders dropped by nearly 6% in the first half of 2004, an indication that a four-year climb may be ending, the FBI reported Monday.
Full coverageMurders drop 6 percent12/13/2004 11:17 AM-->
New HHS nominee
WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Full coverageNew HHS nominee12/13/2004 12:19 PM-->
Automakers join
BERLIN — General Motors (GM) and DaimlerChrysler (DCX) are teaming to develop hybrid technology, which combines combustion engines and electric motors, for use in their vehicles, DaimlerChrysler said Monday.
Full coverageAutomakers join12/13/2004 9:57 AM-->
Poisoning probe re-opened
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian lawmakers reopened their investigation Monday into Viktor Yushchenko's allegations that authorities tried to kill him, after doctors in Austria determined the presidential candidate had been poisoned by dioxin.
Full coveragePoisoning probe re-opened12/13/2004 1:57 PM-->
Baghdad bomb kills 13
BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaeda killed 13 people just outside Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday, the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture. Clashes resumed in Fallujah, a one-time insurgent stronghold that American forces believed they had conquered, and seven Marines died in combat in western Iraq.
Full coverageBaghdad bomb kills 1312/13/2004 1:42 PM-->
Rate of Guard deaths higher
WASHINGTON — In a reversal of trends from past wars, part-time soldiers in the Army National Guard are about one-third more likely to be killed in Iraq than full-time active-duty soldiers serving there, a USA TODAY analysis of Pentagon statistics shows.
Full coverageRate of Guard deaths higher12/13/2004 12:32 AM-->
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