<br><i><b>John Travolta's teenage son dies in Bahamas - Hindustan Times</b></i><br>Oscar nominated Hollywood actor John Travolta's teenage son died after a seizure while the family was vacationing in Bahamas, the US media reported on Saturday. The 16 year old Jett was the only son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, also an actress. The couple also have an eight year old daughter <br><i>Source: www.hindustantimes.com</i><br><br><i><b>British couple has "black-and-white twins" twice - Guardian Unlimited</b></i><br>LONDON (AP) — A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red <br><i>Source: www.guardian.co.uk</i><br><br><i><b>Russia awaits Ukraine response to talks offer-Gazprom - Forbes</b></i><br>PRAGUE, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Negotiations over disputed gas contracts cannot resume because there has been no relevant response from the Ukrainian side, Gazprom's <GAZP.MM> export head Alexander Medvedev said in Prague on Saturday. Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on Jan. 1, and the impact has <br><i>Source: www.forbes.com</i><br><br><i><b>Israeli Attack on Gaza Enters Second Week as Bush Blames Hamas - Bloomberg</b></i><br>Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israel pounded the Gaza Strip from air and sea as its attack against Hamas entered a second week, killing the commander of a militia unit that was firing rockets at southern cities including Ashkelon and Beersheba. President George W. Bush blamed Hamas for instigating the <br><i>Source: www.bloomberg.com</i><br><br><i><b>Officials: Pakistan arrests senior Taliban figure - Columbian</b></i><br>Security officials say Pakistan has arrested a former Taliban spokesman released by Afghanistan in 2007 in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist. An intelligence official says authorities detained Ustad Mohammed Yasir in Peshawar near the Afghan border. He says Yasir was Taliban leader Mullah <br><i>Source: www.columbian.com</i><br><br><i><b>Ghana Opposition Candidate Declared Presidential Winner - Voice of America</b></i><br>Ghana's electoral commission says opposition leader John Atta-Mills has beaten the ruling party's Nana Akufo-Addo for the country's presidency. The victory was announced Saturday after counting votes from the rural area of Tain, which voted Friday - five days after the rest of the country. Voting <br><i>Source: www.voanews.com</i><br><br><i><b>9 Muslims removed from flight get AirTran apology - WZZM 13</b></i><br>WASHINGTON (AP) -- AirTran Airways is apologizing to nine Muslim passengers kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security. One of the passengers says the confusion started at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D <br><i>Source: www.wzzm13.com</i><br><br><i><b>Obama: Country Needs Economic Stimulus Plan - WMUR.com</b></i><br>CHICAGO -- In the face of a massive economic crisis and just two and a-half weeks away from moving into the White House, President-elect Barack Obama is urging congressional leaders to move quickly on a recovery plan. During his weekly radio address, Obama argued economists from across the political <br><i>Source: www.wmur.com</i><br><br><i><b>French Justice Minister Rachida Dati gives birth to first child at age 43 - Daily Press</b></i><br>PARIS (AP) — A spokesman says French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has given birth to her first child — a baby girl named Zohra — at the age of 43. Justice Ministry spokesman Guillaume Didier says Dati gave birth in a Paris clinic on Friday, and both mother and child were doing well. The <br><i>Source: www.dailypress.com</i><br><br><i><b>Time To Scrap The BCS: Wins By USC, Utah Prove a Playoff Is Needed - Bleacherreport.com</b></i><br>Since it's inception in 1998, the BCS has constantly faced scrutiny. While it has come up short in the past, this year should be final straw for this flawed system. The big wins by USC over Penn State in the Rose Bowl, and Utah over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl prove that slotting just two teams to <br><i>Source: bleacherreport.com</i><br>