World News Archive12-Jan-2006
Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) A teenage tennis prodigy, a lead dancer for a world-renowned dance company, an inspiring science educator and devoted volunteers ranked among the Central News Agency's (CNA) 2006 list of Top 10 Rising Stars in Taiwan. Don't have an account yet? Sign up as a New User Lost your password ? Iran insisted Wednesday, January 11, it would not give up its nuclear program despite being roundly condemned by world leaders over its resumption of nuclear fuel research, risking possible enforcement action by the United Nations. SYDNEY (AFP) - World number two Kim Clijsters received encouraging news on a hip injury which forced her withdrawal from the Sydney International and put her in doubt for next week's Australian Open. Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Jan. 10 NEW YORK -- Crude prices fell below 64 dollars a barrel Monday amid worries that higher-than-normal U.S. temperatures may reduce heating-fuel consumption. Dave Batista was said to be very upset about having to forfeit his World Title and miss months of ring time, reports PWInsider.com . The wrestler was very broken up at last night's SmackDown! taping and, according to sources, actually asked management if he could work through the triceps injury as well. If things go according to plan, the world economy will chug along nicely through the new year. That would be comforting news if things ever did go according to plan. Actually, 2006 could see plenty of nasty surprises. Fox News Channel has grabbed former CNN family member Rudi Bakhtiar as a general correspondent. Bill Shine, senior VP of programming at Fox News, said in the announcement Wednesday that, "Rudi's experience anchoring and reporting from around the world make her a great asset to Fox."
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