'Breath of death' suicide machine launch, 'Honor killings' rise in Pakistan, 'Metal fatigue' in crashed Taiwan jet, 1 dead in Kabul peacekeepers attack, Abductees seek Japan stay, Accusations greet Megawati in Aceh, Aceh cautious on lasting peace, Aceh rebels sign landmark peace deal, Afghan rebel leader vows 'holy war' on p, Aid boat sent to cyclone-hit Solomon isles

2003 unlikely to herald recovery, ABB gets lifeline financing, ABB to make formal U.S. asbestos offer, ABB to unveil bank deal; asbestos talks progress, Adler charged over HIH share trades, Aegon shares tumble after Moody's downgrade, Aeroflot to lease 8 Airbuses for $313.6m, AGL signs up for new gas supplies, Agricole agrees $20bn Lyonnais bid, Agricole fuels bidding war

Attempt to ban Boy Scout recruiting in schools rej, Black studies scholar remaining at Harvard, Boston U. refunds millions to angry donor, C-SPAN to broadcast Clinton course, California poet laureate quits university, Cash awarded for info on non-district students, Catholic group sues over Islamic, Jewish displays, City kids heading to farm schools, Class-size cap strains Florida, College campuses going green

''Crocodile Dundee'' star in h, 'Chicago' grabs 8 Golden Globe nominatio, 'Dial M' playwright Frederick Knott dies, 'Eight is Enough' actor arrested for all, 'Extreme Makeover': A mirror of America?, 'Friends' sign for another final season, 'Gangs' a long labor of love for Scorses, 'Greatest living poet' lets words slide, 'La Boheme' debut in New York, 'My Girl''s Chlumsky turns from fil

Britain's Prince Harry in hair-raising myster, Bulldog crashes owner's sports car

Evaluate procedures for monitoring temporary visit, Immigration policy focuses on men from 20 countrie, Iraq Declaration, Iraqi weapons declaration in U.N. hands

'Happy holidays' a big order in hospital, 'Skinny Pill for Kids' may be harmful, A man of many talents meets the challenge of his l, A new way to detect heart attacks, Adult conjoined twins may get surgery, Afghan women dying in childbirth at staggering rat, AMA: Ban prime-time booze ads, America joins World AIDS Day, Amid nurse shortage, students turned away, Aromatherapy may help dementia patients

'Body Solutions' to drop claim, 'Hiding Your Money' author indicted, 12 indicted in alleged money-laundering scheme to , 17 charged with running sports gambling operation, 2nd guilty plea in Breeders' Cup scheme, A case in Kansas asks whether libel should ever be, ABM Treaty suit dismissed, Abortion foe who admits killing doctor faces new m, ACLU, once branded ultraliberal, sees membership s, Actor Clint Eastwood sues biographer

'Burning Bush' comment draws prison term, 2003 to bring Bush some serious unfinished busines, 800,000 jobless workers to lose benefits, 800,000 lose jobless benefits, A contrite Lott tells BET he's changed, A Rehnquist under scrutiny, A Rehnquist under scrutiny, A smallpox shot?, A strange saga for Hawaii's new congressman, A twist of the arm

'Compelling evidence' of global warming, 'Firefly' display could light up TVs, 'Jurassic Park' author wins domain, 'Thunderstorms' spotted on Saturn moon, 'Thunderstorms' spotted on Saturn moon, .cn up for grabs, 2,800-year-old frozen microbes found, 30 years since last men on moon, A big slice of pi, A distant Pioneer whispers to Earth

'Fortress America' discouraging tourists, 21 arrested for falsifying security badges, Acela Express ends bumpy second year, Air France gets haute, Air traffic controllers share job concerns with tr, Air travel up slightly in 2002, Airline money woes may delay O'Hare expansion, Airlines resolve to trim costs in 2003, Airport inspector: Monkey-skull ashtrays no longer, Airports gear up for bomb screenings

'Best cop' plans major department overha, 'Mr. Magazine' tracks winners and losers, 'Mr. Magazine' tracks winners and losers, 'Santa's Train' derails, 'Shoe bomber' Reid requests Time magazin, 'Stargazing' boy stuck in chimney, arres, 'Yule Log' broadcast burns up ratings, 18 arrested in police protest, 2 killed after poolroom argument, 23 injured in 56-vehicle pileup

'Mangled mess of trees and power lines', Alaska asks, 'Where's our winter?', Alberta Clipper crossing Plains, Arkansas tornadoes kill 1, injure others, Australia set to record hottest year ever, Australian women to bare all for rain, Carolinians still shivering in ice storm aftermath, Christmas Day weather: snow, sun, rain, you name i, Clear in Northeast, snow in Great Lakes, Clouds expected in Eastern, Central states

'Adoption hell' couple win damages, 'Arsonists' torch Mombasa discos, 'Bond' guns boost London crime, 'Charro' cops fight crime in Mexico, 'Critical mass' favors normalizing relat, 'Elf' answers kids' reindeer querie, 'High' chance of UK terror attack, 'O-Santa' bin Laden causes a stir, 'Rightwing plot': S.African bailed, 'Violence and fraud' in Kenya poll