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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops and armoured vehicles enter Gaza to 'take control of areas used by militants to fire rockets at Israel'. |
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| Opposition leader wins Ghana poll Opposition candidate John Atta Mills narrowly wins Ghana's presidential run-off and vows to be a unifying leader. | |
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| Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 rocks eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert which was later withdrawn. | |
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| Ukraine warns EU of gas 'problem' Ukraine warns of serious problems with gas supplies for EU countries if its dispute with Russia is not settled soon. | |
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| Colombo pushes into Tiger areas Sri Lankan forces say they are pressing on with their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels after capturing Kilinochchi. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Opposition leader wins Ghana poll Opposition candidate John Atta Mills narrowly wins Ghana's presidential run-off and vows to be a unifying leader. |
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| Ethiopia begins Somalia pullout Ethiopian troops begin pulling out of Somalia after two years helping the transitional government fight insurgents. | |
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| Kenyan 'media gag' law approved Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signs into law a media bill that journalists say will curtail press freedom. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chrysler gets $4bn emergency loan US car manufacturer Chrysler receives a $4bn (£2.75bn) emergency government loan to help stave off collapse. |
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| Cuba offers direct talks with US Cuban President Raul Castro says he is open to direct talks with US President-elect Obama, but plays down any quick breakthrough. | |
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| John Travolta's teenage son dies The teenage son of American actor John Travolta dies suddenly during a family holiday in the Bahamas. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 rocks eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert which was later withdrawn. |
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| Canberra rejects Guantanamo cases The Australian government turns down a US request to help resettle former detainees from its Guantanamo Bay military prison. | |
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| S Korean MPs scuffle with guards South Korea's opposition lawmakers scuffle with security guards, who have tried to end their blockade of parliament. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukraine warns EU of gas 'problem' Ukraine warns of serious problems with gas supplies for EU countries if its dispute with Russia is not settled soon. |
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| Markets start year on upbeat note Shares rise worldwide on the first day of trading in 2009 following record falls last year, as markets experience a wave of optimism. | |
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| Belgian MPs back new government MPs in Belgium support new Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and his government in a vote of confidence. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops and armoured vehicles enter Gaza to 'take control of areas used by militants to fire rockets at Israel'. |
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| Suicide bomb kills many in Iraq A suicide bombing kills at least 23 people at a Sunni gathering in a town south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | |
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| European flight lands in Baghdad The first commercial flight between Europe and Iraq in at least 17 years lands at Baghdad airport. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Colombo pushes into Tiger areas Sri Lankan forces say they are pressing on with their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels after capturing Kilinochchi. |
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| Pakistan seizes Taleban spokesman A former spokesman for fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Omar is arrested in north-west Pakistan, security officials say. | |
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| Afghan murder charge for Canadian Canadian military police charge a Canadian officer with murdering an unarmed Afghan man in Helmand Province. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Angry protests at Israeli embassy Police disperse crowds of protesters from close to the Israeli embassy in London, after demonstrations across the UK. |
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| Brown to create 100,000 new jobs Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives details of a plan to create jobs as part of an initiative to curb rising unemployment. | |
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| Couple among plane crash victims A married couple with two young children were among three people killed when a light aircraft hit railway power lines, police say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools 'fail special needs rule' A union says many schools do not comply with a new rule about special educational needs co-ordinators. |
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| Teachers sound school bell fears School bells which ring too loudly could be damaging the hearing of pupils and staff, a teaching union warns. | |
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| Sats tests 'face delays in 2009' There is a "significant" risk pupils in England could face a repeat of last summer's Sats test fiasco, the exams watchdog warns. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Couple among plane crash victims A married couple with two young children were among three people killed when a light aircraft hit railway power lines, police say. |
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| Murder probe as two die in fire A murder inquiry is under way into a house fire in Sheffield, which killed two people and left two others critically ill. | |
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| Parents' joy over premature twins Parents who feared the worst for their twins born 14 weeks premature celebrate their homecoming. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Markets start year on upbeat note Shares rise worldwide on the first day of trading in 2009 following record falls last year, as markets experience a wave of optimism. |
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| Chrysler gets $4bn emergency loan US car manufacturer Chrysler receives a $4bn (£2.75bn) emergency government loan to help stave off collapse. | |
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| Russia looks to re-route EU gas Russian gas giant Gazprom tells the BBC that it can no longer depend on Ukraine as a transit route to the EU. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | New Doctor actor is youngest ever The BBC names 26-year-old Matt Smith as the actor to replace David Tennant and become the 11th Doctor in 2010. |
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| John Travolta's teenage son dies The teenage son of American actor John Travolta dies suddenly during a family holiday in the Bahamas. | |
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| Will Smith biggest at box office Will Smith is voted the top money-making movie star of 2008 in an annual poll of US cinema owners and film buyers. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Mars rovers roll on to five years The US space agency's Mars rovers celebrate a longer-than-expected five years investigating the Red Planet. |
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| Diamond clues to beasts' demise The controversial idea that space impacts may have wiped out woolly mammoths and early human settlers in North America receives new impetus. | |
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| Coral reef growth is slowest ever Growth of corals in the Great Barrier Reef has slowed to the most sluggish rate in 400 years, researchers say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Mars rovers roll on to five years The US space agency's Mars rovers celebrate a longer-than-expected five years investigating the Red Planet. |
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| Zune 'bug' fixed, says Microsoft All the older Zune portable music players hit by a software bug should now be working, says Microsoft. | |
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| Nanotech could mean sharper snaps Research into creating tiny structures on light sensors could mean digital cameras take better pictures. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Keep off dieting' to avoid flu People should steer clear of New Year diets if they want to improve their chances of staving off flu, a study suggests. |
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| 'Bug' could combat dengue fever Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite, say researchers. | |
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| China dairies offer text apology Chinese dairy firms involved in the tainted milk scandal beg for forgiveness in a New Year text message sent to millions. | |
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| 1980: Afghan leader defends Soviet invasion The new president of Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal, is making his first public appearance since the Soviet-backed coup last week. | |||
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| 1993: US and Russia halve nuclear warheads US President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Start II arms reduction treaty in Moscow. | |||
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| 1991: Britain expels Iraqi diplomats The Foreign Office is expelling eight Iraqi embassy officials from the UK following threats of attacks on Western targets. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Defeat was indefensible - Hughes Manchester City manager Mark Hughes fumes at his side's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Nottingham Forest. |
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| Murray battles to win over Nadal Andy Murray completes his preparation for the new season with victory over world number one Rafael Nadal in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| Hartlepool 2-0 Stoke League One side Hartlepool United cause the first upset of the FA Cup third round with victory over Premier League Stoke. | |
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| Australia v South Africa scorecard South Africa are looking for a series whitewash in the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney. | |
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| Chelsea 1-1 Southend A 90th minute goal from Peter Clarke earns League One Southend a shock third-round replay against Chelsea. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Defeat was indefensible - Hughes Manchester City manager Mark Hughes fumes at his side's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Nottingham Forest. |
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| Hartlepool 2-0 Stoke League One side Hartlepool United cause the first upset of the FA Cup third round with victory over Premier League Stoke. | |
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| Chelsea 1-1 Southend A 90th minute goal from Peter Clarke earns League One Southend a shock third-round replay against Chelsea. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Australia v South Africa scorecard South Africa are looking for a series whitewash in the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney. |
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| Sarwan guides Windies to victory Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten half century guides West Indies to a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Christchurch. | |
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| Bangladesh v Sri Lanka scorecard Bangladesh face Sri Lanka in the second match of their two-Test series in Chittagong. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray battles to win over Nadal Andy Murray completes his preparation for the new season with victory over world number one Rafael Nadal in Abu Dhabi. |
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| Murray v Nadal as it happened Andy Murray beats world number one Rafael Nadal in the Abu Dhabi exhibition final. | |
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| Murray fightback sees off Federer Andy Murray continues his preparation for the new season with an impressive win over Roger Federer in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton MBE a 'massive honour' Lewis Hamilton says he feels "humbled" after becoming an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours. |
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| Billionaire Slim denies Honda bid Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says reports he is one of four parties in talks about a possible rescue bid for the former Honda F1 team are "completely false". | |
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| Toyota commits to F1 despite loss Toyota vows to continue running its Formula One team despite forecasting an annual loss of over £1bn. | |
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