Sony to Stop Making Rear-Projection TVs

Sony is dropping its money losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat-panel technologies - liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode. Sales of rear-projection TV's had been declining recently as LCD TV's gain in popularity and get bigger. In October, Sony lowered its global sales forecast for rear-projection TVs, which uses a projector to create images on large screens, to 400,000 from 700,000, which is down from 1.1 million the previous fiscal year. By contract, Sony expects to sell 10 million LCD TVs this fiscal year through March, up from 6.3 million the previous year.

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Israeli Soldiers Shot Dead

Two off duty Israeli soldiers were shot dead while hiking in the West Bank. They were killed by Palestinian gunmen, but before they died, they managed to fire back at their assailants and kill one of them. A second Palestinian assailant was seriously wounded in the firefight according to the army. A woman who was with the two Israelis but escaped unharmed told Israel Radio they had been hiking in the hills outside the Palestinian town of Hebron and not far from the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba where all three lived. They were approached by a jeep carrying a group of Palestinian gunmen who fired at them, said the woman.

Ricky Martin in San Juan

A festival in San Juan is saluting Ricky Martin. A decades old street festival in San Juan's colonial district will dedicate its 2008 celebration to Ricky Martin. Martin's international singing career and charitable work for children will be saluted at the San Sebastian Street Festival which kicks off Jan. 17. The popular festival, now in its 38th year, is a raucous four day celebration that attracts thousands to the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan. Martin, who is 36years old, said in a statement that he is thrilled to receive the honor. The ex-Menudo member has long been one of Puerto Rico's top selling artists. His hits include "Livin'la Vida Loca" and "She Bangs". Martin created the nonprofit Ricky Martin Foundation to advocate for children's rights. He has also spoken out against human trafficking, especially the trafficking of children.

Baby Shops

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Iraqi Cabinet

Iraq's Cabinet approved the draft of a general amnesty bill for detainees being held in Iraqi prisons, a measure which could go a long way toward reconciling Iraq's warring sects and factions. But the measure will not be brought to parliament for debate until March at the earliest. Many key draft laws, including measures to share oil revenue and to allow some members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to hold government jobs, have remained mired for months in Iraq's gridlocked parliament. There was no immediate reaction from Sunni lawmakers who have in the past called for such a bill.

U.S. Troops in Baghdad

U.S. forces said they waged successful battles against both Sunni and Shiite extremists and announced Thursday they had seized two men possibly linked to the capture of three American soldiers earlier this year. The battles north and south of Baghdad came as the military seeks to take advantage of the improving security situation in Iraq to carry out targeted operations against extremist groups and the foreign led al-Qaida in Iraq.