Issue: December 31, 2005 (Archive)

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US to shadow Iraqi special police amid abuse scandals
American officials will seek to rein in Iraqi special police forces by increasing the number of US troops assigned to work with them and requiring permission for Iraqi raids in Baghdad after a series of abuse scandals that have inflamed sectarian tensions.

CIA rides storm over tactics
The effort that President George W Bush authorized just after September 11, 2001, to fight al-Qaeda has grown into the largest CIA covert action program since the height of the Cold War, expanding in size and ambition despite a growing outcry in the United States and around the world over its clandestine tactics.

Diamond sales sparkle as big names battle
Atsuko Tamura says she hopes her husband splurges on a 1.3 million yen (HK$85,410) De Beers flower-shaped "Cocktail Fizz" diamond ring for their 15th wedding anniversary.

Aborigines take to drink and produce prize wine
An unexpected success story in the Australian outback has confounded the long-held view that Aborigines and alcohol are a bad mix.

Dotty Web idea makes cool million
If you have an envious streak, don't read this. Because, chances are, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old student from a small town in England, is cleverer than you. He is proving it by earning a cool million dollars in four months on the Internet.

Serious Windows flaw leaves PCs exposed
A previously unknown flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system is leaving computer users vulnerable to spyware, viruses and other programs that could overtake their machines and has sent the company scrambling to come up with a fix.

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