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Pakistani militants claim Karachi bombing

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST

Pakistani militants based in South Waziristan have claimed responsibility for an attack on an Ashura procession that claimed the lives of 43 people.

"We carried out the bombing in Karachi," Asmatullah Shaheen, one of the top commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), said on Wednesday.

Shaheen, one of the group's most-wanted men, threatened to carry out more such attacks in the coming days.

'Search of Turkish military premises lawful'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST

The Turkish military says the thorough search of top secret military directorate in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the deputy premier was a lawful act.

The announcement comes despite the fact that Turkish army's Special Forces Unit in the capital, Ankara, holds confidential documents. This is the first time that a military facility has been searched by a non-military prosecutor.

Authorities on Monday searched the army unit following the detention of eight officers suspected of patrolling an area near the house Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc as top military and government leaders held a security meeting.

Powerful blast kills five US troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST

A blast has reportedly hit a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least nine troopers including five American soldiers.

On Wednesday, five US troops and four Afghan soldiers were killed in the blast that hit near a US military base in the eastern province of Khost.

The US military has confirmed the deaths and says the cause of the blast is still under investigation. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

Russia's new offensive weapons counterbalance US shield?

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:44 AM PST

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia has to keep the balance of power with the US by developing offensive weapons. Moscow believes that American Defence capabilities are greater than Russia's.

'Obama is new words, but old tricks as US acts like empire'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:44 AM PST

A year has passed since US President Barack Obama came into office promising change, many though are finding little difference between him and his predecessor, George W. Bush. rt's Marina Portnaya talks to journalist Margaret Kimberly about Obama's year.

Mofaz blasts Livni for vote-rigging, poor leadership

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

Kadima member Shaul Mofaz accuses Tzipi Livni of vote-rigging in the party's 2008 leadership primary, saying the former foreign minister lacks leadership.

The charges come almost a year after the September 2008 primary, in which Mofaz lost to Livni by a few hundred votes.

Prior to the primary, Mofaz claimed millions of shekels from the public funds were distributed to Kadima members across Israel in order to win their support for Livni.

US troops kill civilians, says Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

The Afghan government says foreign troops have dragged 10 civilians from their homes and shot them dead in the open over the weekend.

A Wednesday statement issued by the office of President Hamid Karzai said that international forces carried out the attack in the eastern province of Kunar on Saturday. Eight of the victims were schoolchildren.

Military offensives in Kunar, which borders Pakistan, are being led by US Special Forces.

In Iran, demonstrators condemn Ashura defiling

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

Days after deadly anti-government protests on Ashura, tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators gathered across Iran on Wednesday to condemn what they described as defiling the religious ceremony of Ashura.

In the Iranian capital and many other cities people took to the streets in a show of strength against anti-government protesters.

The rallies came after protesters took to some central and downtown streets in Tehran on Sunday, hijacking the Ashura ceremonies, during which people commemorate the 7th century death of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) grandson, Imam Hussein (PBUH).

US, Yemen gear up for flight 253 retaliatory strike

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

Washington and Sana'a are reviewing targets for a possible retaliation strike on Yemeni soil in the wake of a failed Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound airliner, which al-Qaeda in Yemen claims to have organized.

Two senior US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN on Tuesday that the effort is aimed at devising options for the White House, in case President Barack Obama orders a retaliatory strike.

The officials added that the effort is to see whether targets can be specifically linked to the airliner incident and its planning.

Netherlands to use full body scanners for US flights

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

The government of Netherlands has announced that it will begin the immediate use of full-body scanners for all flights to the US.

The Dutch government is taking direct action in response to the Christmas Day failed bombing attack aboard a US aircraft that departed Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport for Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The 23-year-old bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was carrying explosives hidden in his underwear, was able to pass through two major security check points in Lagos, Nigeria where Northwest flight 253 initially took off and finally in Amsterdam.

Fat intake does not affect weight gain

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

Despite the general belief, the percentage of calories gained by eating fat, as opposed to protein or carbohydrates, does not influence the weight gain process.

Dietitians generally recommend individuals to confine their fat intake to 20 to 35 percent of the total daily calories, urging them to substitute saturated and trans-fats by eating fish, nuts and vegetable oils as they contain healthy fats.

According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, there is no significant relation between fat intake and the amount of weight gained over time.

US rejects Russia missile concerns

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:44 AM PST

The US rejects the concerns raised by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that its new missile plans would dash the two sides' hopes of nuclear arms reduction.

On Tuesday, Putin closely associated the United States' insistence on setting up a defensive missile systems in Europe, among other places, with the two countries' shared need for downsizing their nuclear arsenals.

"The problems of missile defense and offensive arms are very closely linked," the premier was quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency. "By building such an umbrella over themselves our partners could feel themselves fully secure and will do whatever they want, which upsets the balance, and aggressiveness immediately increases in real politics and economics."

US secret night operations in Pakistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:25 AM PST

A former NATO officer says American special forces conducted several clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region. The source alleges the raids were conducted between 2003 and 2008 targeting high value Taliban and Al Qaeda targets, and only one was disclosed to the Pakistani goverment whose foreign office condemned it. What is the truth behind the US military effort in Pakistan? Will the secret raids get in the way for Washington DC as they ...

US missile defense system 'a problem for Russia'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:25 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin says US plans for a missile defense system is the main obstacle for reaching a new deal with the US on reducing Cold War nuclear arms arsenals. Does a US missile defense shield in Europe upset the balance of power between Russia and the US, as Putin says? And how does this impact renewal of the START between the two countries, viewed as a cornerstone of nuclear security in the world. A US expert weighs in.

Year-End CrossTalk: 2009 as it was

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:25 AM PST

What were the major stories of 2009 and how did the world change? Peter Lavelle reviews the last Year of the decade with his guests in a special edition of crosstalk program.

Helping hang? Post-Saddam Iraq drowns in violence

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:25 AM PST

When Saddam Hussein was executed on this day in 2006, the US promised stability would come to Iraq. But with more than forty civilians killed in attacks only last week, the violence in the country post-Saddam shows no sign of abating. And the debate continues on the rights and wrongs of his execution, three years on.

Cruel Contrast: Wall St. record profits amid jobs crisis

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST

Wall Street has reported record profits this year. Average bonuses for bankers have risen by as high as 40 per cent from last year. And that's hard to hear for everyone on Main Street suffering the effects of the global crisis.

Turkey frees soldiers detained over assassination plot

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST

Turkey releases eight soldiers held in a probe into a possible anti-government conspiracy, a move expected to soothe the rift between the military and government.

A court released three soldiers whom a prosecutor had ordered to be held in custody in an investigation into media reports about an attempt to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.

Their detention raised concerns over the possibility of an increase in tensions between the ruling AK Party, popular with the country's Muslim majority, and the military which is traditionally seen as the guardian of Turkey's secular community.

Statins do not curb colon cancer risk

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST

While taking cholesterol-lowering statins can protect individuals against various health conditions, they are ineffective in lowering the risk of developing colorectal cancer.

Previous studies had reported that statins such as Lipitor, Crestor, Pravachol, and Mevacor inhibit the progression of cancer cells, reducing the risk of various types of malignancies.

According to the study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, regular use of statins, irrespective of their dose and duration of use, does not reduce the risk of colon cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide.

Ginkgo biloba ineffective in improving memory

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST

Despite the general belief, a new study voices doubt over the efficacy of herbal Ginkgo biloba supplements in slowing down the pace of cognitive impairments.

Previous studies had reported that Ginkgo biloba improves memory, protecting individuals against age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.

"Ginkgo biloba is marketed widely and used with the hope of improving, preventing, or delaying cognitive impairment associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease," said lead researcher Steven DeKosky.

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:56 AM PST

They came one cold December day. Not fearless warriors but fearsome hoardes hell-bent on destruction of the genocidal kind that leaves no room for regeneration. That was one year ago in Gaza.

The attack shocked a complacent world into finally seeing Israel's merciless ferocity against the Palestinians already hounded, herded and imprisoned in compounds throughout their land, if not actually driven out. More than sixty years of Western devotion to Israel's security was blown wide open as truth shattered spin in three weeks of carnage and devastation.

Turkey's Welcome Voice of Support

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:55 AM PST

Is Turkey's relationship with Israel going through a rocky patch or has it passed the point of no return?

A week in politics is a long time, and all the rest of it, but it does seem that Turkish foreign policy has undergone a sea change since the election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002. Continuing difficulties in relationships with that amorphous package known as 'the west' is one reason. Excitement at the prospect of joining the EU has given way to cynicism. Angela Merkel is against accession, so is Sarkozy and so is the Pope (although he says different things at different times to different audiences). Criticism and often insults continue in the European Parliament and in European governments, no matter what Turkey does to try to meet European human rights standards. So it is probably fair to say that many if not most Turks are pretty fed up with the EU and as they have gained confidence in themselves and their country, many of them have concluded that, actually, we can do quite well without the EU.

Japan Airlines shares fall 24%

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:24 AM PST

Japan Airlines shares have plummeted to a record low on the year's last trading day following speculation that the South Asian flag carrier is to seek bankruptcy.

Japanese stocks fell the most in three weeks on Wednesday as nervous investors continued to unload shares of struggling Japan Airlines Corp (JAL).

JAL shares dropped 24 percent finishing at a record low of 67 yen. It was the steepest drop in the Nikkei.

Arresting Peaceful Protesters in Occupied Palestine

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:32 AM PST

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For decades, Israel has met peaceful Palestinian protesters disruptively with violence, arrests and at times unprovoked killings. It's no surprise that targeting them and their leaders is now common practice in cities and villages like Jayyous and Bil'in.

On August 3, 200 Israeli soldiers raided five Bel'in homes at 3AM arresting eight Palestinians, including Mohammad Khatib, a leader of the Bel'in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements. It's part of Israel's repressive routine - late night arrests and imprisonment without charges for indefinite periods. Khatib faces trial, but was released on August 17 on condition he report to a police station with a monitor each Friday until 5PM for its duration. He told supporters:

Ramadi twin blasts kill 23, injure scores

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

Twin bombing attacks rock Iraq's western city of Ramadi, leaving more than 23 people killed and wounding at least 30 others including the provincial governor.

The first explosion took place at around 9:30 a.m. (0630 GM) when a bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a checkpoint at a road junction leading to the governorate offices in the centre of the Anbar provincial capital.

A second blast followed within half an hour when another bomber, on foot this time, blew himself up at the entrance to the governorate building some 200 meters (yards) away.

Prisoner exchange talks continue: Hamas

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

Hamas has dismissed media reports that the Islamic resistance movement has rejected an Israeli proposed prisoner deal, noting that discussions on the swap deal will continue.

Hamas official website on Tuesday said Israel is refusing to release Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Saadat, Ibrahim Hamed and Abdullah Barghouti, who are viewed as the "heaviest" prisoners in Israeli prisons.

The prisoner swap comes as pressure at home has mounted on Tel Aviv to a breaking point to secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held by the Hamas resistance fighters.

US welcomes Sudan-Chad normalization bid

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

The United States has welcomed efforts by Sudan and Chad to normalize relations and settle an armed standoff along their shared border.

Since October, senior officials from the Sudanese and Chadian governments have exchanged visits to discuss the implementation of several security and non-aggression deals they had previously agreed upon in 2006.

The neighbors had pledged to fully cooperate with each other to forge a lasting peace and refrain from any action likely to damage relations between the two.

Iran exports near $11bn of industrial, mineral products

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

Iran says it has exported $10.862 billion of industrial and mineral products in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (ending March 20).

According to data released by Iran's Ministry of Industries and Mines, a total of $3.289 billion of mineral products have been exported during the same time.

Iraq, China, the UAE, India and Afghanistan are among the top importers of Iranian goods, the report said.

70 people dead, 1,000 homeless in Nigeria

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

Violent clashes have left over 70 people dead in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi, an official at the city hospital says.

Clashes between security forces and members of Kalo Kato sect lasted for several hours on Monday and in addition to the deaths, left more than 1,000 people homeless, AFP quoted the official as saying.

Members of the Kalo Kato sect live in a suburban district of Bauchi city.

Police find clue about Mousavi's nephew killing

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:09 AM PST

Iranian police have detained the owner of the car involved in the shooting of the nephew of former Iranian Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

"After thorough investigations, police have identified the owner of the car involved in the suspicious killing (of Mousavi's nephew)," an informed source told Fardanews website on Wednesday.

The source added that the car owner claimed that his black Nissan Patrol was stolen a few days before the incident and could not find it.

Ramadi twin blasts kill 10, injure scores

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:45 AM PST

Twin bombing attacks rock Iraq's western city of Ramadi, leaving more than 10 people killed and wounding at least 40 others, including the provincial governor.

The first explosion took place at around 9:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Wednesday in central Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of the capital Baghdad.

A bomber detonated explosives in a vehicle, leaving six people killed, including four police officers, and left more than 20 other people injured.

US stocks edge lower after six-day gain

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST

Markets in the United States have posted slight losses to end a six-day rally on Wall Street despite optimistic reports over US consumer confidence.

Trading volume on Tuesday was the lowest for the year, with many participants out before the New Year's holiday on Friday.

US markets fell in thin trading on Tuesday while analysts say declines in energy and tech stocks was offset by a rise in the property market.

Blast kills 4 militants in Pakistan's Orakzai area

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST

At least four pro-Taliban militants have been killed in a car bomb blast in Orakzai Agency in northwestern Pakistan, officials say.

Officials said the militants were travelling in an explosive-laden vehicle when it exploded, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The car exploded in Bezot area of Orakzai agency late Tuesday, killing all four pro-Taliban militants.

MKO admits involvement in Iran's protests

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST

The Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) has acknowledged that it played a role in Sunday's violent anti-government protests in Iran.

MKO followers cooperated with the demonstrators and coordinated the protests, the organization's leader Maryam Rajavi told AFP in Paris on Tuesday.

Rajavi also urged unity among those bent on overthrowing the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

FBI, CIA interrogate father of Nigerian suspect

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:08 AM PST

The US intelligence agents have interrogated the father of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner.

The FBI and CIA agents met with Umar Mutallab, father of the purported bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, at the US embassy in Abuja.

"I can confirm that Umar Mutallab was summoned to the desk office of the US embassy in Abuja, where he was interrogated by men from the CIA and FBI on Monday," a Nigerian intelligence source told AFP on Wednesday.

Inside Story - Iranian Crackdown

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:32 AM PST

As Iran's government cracks down on a fresh wave of rallies, is stability under threat? The regime has recieved international censure for for its harsh crackdown on the protesters, who have been out in the streets since the death 10 days ago of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, an influential opposition cleric. Mourners quickly turned his funeral into political rallies in several cities around the country.

Will Asteroid hit Earth? Russian scientists get ready to avert collision

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

Scientists step-up to save the world. Russia's Space Agency is preparing to hold a closed meeting on an approaching Asteroid.But there's no need for immediate concern an encounter with Asteroid Apophis is predicted for April 2036. According to the head of the Russian Agency there could be a way to avoid a collision without having to destroy the asteroid. It was discovered in 2004 and the probability of an impact has changed several times since then. Last year the California-based Planetary ...

Obama: Systemic failure led to bomb plot

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

US President Barack Obama has said a "potentially catastrophic breach" of security led to an attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas Day.

Obama said on Tuesday that he considered the intelligence network and homeland security failures to be "totally unacceptable."

He added that Washington must act quickly to fix flaws in its security system.

Oil prices fall below $79 per barrel

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

Oil prices have fallen under $79 a barrel in the Asian markets due to an unexpected jump in US crude inventories and a strong dollar.

US sweet oil for delivery in February plunged 10 cents to $78.77 a barrel while, London's Brent North Sea crude for February held steady at $77.64.

According to data released by American Petroleum Institute (API), oil inventories in the US, world's biggest oil consumer, increased by 1.7 million barrels last week.

In Iran, Somali FM pleads with Muslim states to help

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

Somalia's foreign minister has called on Islamic states to assist his country as it tries to move toward lasting peace and stability.

Ali Ahmed Jama made the comment during a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon.

The Somali foreign minister said that Mogadishu was currently passing through a transition stage that involved rebuilding government institutions and securing calm.

US to sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has agreed to sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in a deal worth $3.2 billion, a company spokesman says.

"We understand that the governments of the United States and Egypt have reached an agreement over a contract for military sale to provide 24 F-16s to Egypt," Lockheed spokesman Joe Stout told AFP on Tuesday.

He said the company hoped to get the contract signed early next year, adding that the $3.2 billion "was the amount in agreement between the two countries."

Houthis resist Saudi incursion into northern Yemen

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Houthi fighters have managed to repel Saudi forces trying to infiltrate the northern Yemen's rugged Sa'ada province, killing a number of Saudi soldiers.

According to a statement released by Yemen's Shia Houthis on Tuesday, Saudi forces conducted several military operations in the morning with the intention to creep into Shada border region in northern Yemen via the southwestern Saudi village of al-Jabiri ǿ some 600 miles (966 kilometers) from the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The statement, however, added that the Saudis' morning operations ended in failure. At around 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) Saudi Arabia carried out another attack, which again resulted in failure. Fighters, meanwhile, set three Saudi military vehicles ablaze.

Ahmadinejad warns West against efforts to destabilize Iran

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that attempts by the US and certain European countries to destabilize Iran are a repetition of their past mistakes.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, President Ahmadinejad warned the leaders of Western countries against making efforts to destabilize Iran as the Iranian nation would not be affected by such conspiracies.

President Ahmadinejad advised US President Barack Obama and certain other Western leaders to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.

US to experience 'once in a blue moon' New Year's Eve

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Americans are going to celebrate this New Year's Eve with the moon shining above their heads in full in a heavenly event that has not happened since 1990.

The NASA-coined term "once in a blue moon" refers to the second shining full moon in the sky in a month. This is exactly what the Americans are going to watch after 20 years on December 31, on the eve of the New Year.

Since there's a full moon every 29.5 days, having two of them a month is relatively rare.

Ex-archbishop convicted of sexual misconduct

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Former Archbishop of Santa Fe province in Argentina has been sentenced to eight years of house arrest for aggravated sexual abuse against a seminarian.

Edgardo Storni, 73, was convicted by Judge Maria Mascheroni, who said the former Catholic Church archbishop took advantage of his status in 1992 by sexually assaulting a young seminarian under his supervision.

Storni's attorney Eduardo Jauchen told LT10 radio that he has appealed the verdict, claiming that the case was based on "rumors, suspicions, and one-sided accounts," which lack of proof.

Iranian leader slams West over comments on Ashura protests

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:24 PM PST

After Western countries condemned the crackdown on anti-government protesters during the religious ceremony of Ashura in Iran, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution responds by saying that such comments have their roots in sheer "malice."

During a Wednesday meeting with members of the Islamic Association of Students in Europe, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the Western condemnation of the recent events in Iran has been provoked under the influence of "Zionist media."

The remarks come days after anti-government protesters took to some central and downtown streets in Tehran, hijacking the Ashura ceremonies, during which people commemorate the 7th century death of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) grandson, Imam Hussein (PBUH).

Riz Khan - Holding Israel to Account

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:14 PM PST

In the year since the Gaza war, activists have stepped up their calls for sanctions on Israel. They include appeals to withdraw investments in Israel (divestment); to boycott Israeli goods and services, cultural institutions and universities; and to prosecute the top political and military leaders behind the war But generally the diplomatic fallout of the war has been manageable for Israel, so what do the supporters of BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) hope to achieve?

U.S. missile defense system a problem for Russia

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:09 PM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin says US plans for a missile defense system is the main obstacle for reaching a new deal with the US on reducing Cold War nuclear arms arsenals. Does a US missile defense shield in Europe upset the balance of power between Russia and the US, as Putin says? And how does this impact renewal of the START between the two countries, viewed as a cornerstone of nuclear security in the world. A US expert weighs in.

U.S. secret night operations in Pakistan

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:09 PM PST

A former NATO officer says American special forces conducted several clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region. The source alleges the raids were conducted between 2003 and 2008 targeting high value Taliban and Al Qaeda targets, and only one was disclosed to the Pakistani goverment whose foreign office condemned it. What is the truth behind the U.S. military effort in Pakistan? Will the secret raids get in the way for Washington D.C. as they press for more CIA-led drone strikes in the country?

Torres late winner gives Liverpool win over Villa

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:08 PM PST

Fernando Torres' crucial goal deep into extra-time has sealed a 1-0 victory for Liverpool against Aston Villa.

The match was heading for a goalless draw until 25-year-old Torres netted a winner with a precise and powerful finish past Brad Friedel at a snow covered Villa Park on Tuesday.

This was the Spanish striker's 50th goal in the English Premier League.

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