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A series of explosions ripped through an army base in the Colombian city of Medellin, killing at least two people and forcing nearby residents to flee. The first of at least six large blasts was apparently triggered by a grenade that detonated inside a weapons arsenal.
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China said Hong Kong will be allowed to directly elect its leader in 2017 and all of its lawmakers by 2020 at the earliest, an announcement that sparked protests by pro-democracy activists who sought an earlier date.
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In Australia David Hicks, the only person convicted of terrorism charges at a US military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, walked free and said he did not want to do "anything that might result in my return" to the prison in Cuba.
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In northeast China 19 miners died in a coal mine blast at the Shunfa Coal Mine in Heilongjiang province, the latest casualties in the world's most dangerous mines.
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In Oakland, Ca., carjackers stole a state-issued Dodge Charger from state Senate pres. Don Perata. Jared Adams (25) and his girlfriend, Maeve Clifford, were arrested on Jan 10 in another stolen vehicle. Their prints were found on Perata’s car, which had been found abandoned in Richmond. Ryan McGough (28), a 3rd suspect in the carjacking, was arrested in May, 2008. In addition to the carjacking Adams was later charged with a shooting, 12 days after the carjacking, that left Christopher Rodrizuez (10) paralyzed.
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In Pakistan an Islamic militant group said it had no link to Benazir Bhutto's killing and the opposition leader's aides accused the government of a cover-up, disputing the official account of her death. The government said mass rioting has killed 38 people and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.
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Iraq's interior ministry spokesman said that 75% of al-Qaida in Iraq's terrorist network had been destroyed this year. Muqtada al-Sadr called for reconciliation between his followers and Iraqi security forces in Karbala. Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting al-Qaida and vowed to expand the terror group's holy war to Israel in a new audiotape, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."
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Princess Kako of Akishino of Japan
1989 –
Nathan Forbes, British footballer
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Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player
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Yuhi Sekiguchi, Japanese racing driver
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Kim Ok-bin, South Korean actress and model
1985 –
Cho Cho Cheng, Chinese American fashion designer
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James Kelly, Australian rules footballer
1983 –
Jessica Andrews, American country/pop singer
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Dale Morris, Australian rules footballer
1982 –
Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Quebec singer
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December, 29
- Births
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Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)
2008,
Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)
2007,
Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)
2007,
Kevin Greening, British radio presenter (b. 1962)
2005,
Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (b. 1922)
2004,
Julius Axelrod, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1912)
2004,
Liddy Holloway, New Zealand actress (b. 1947)
2004,
Ken Burkhart, American baseball player (b. 1915)
2003,
Earl Hindman, American actor (b. 1942)
2003,
Dinsdale Landen, English actor (b. 1932)
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December, 29
- Deaths
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