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 | Scores killed at Pakistan match A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says. |
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| Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests. | |
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| Iraq hostage arrives back in UK Freed British hostage Peter Moore arrives at RAF Brize Norton following his two-and-a-half year kidnap ordeal in Iraq. | |
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| Colombia rebels die in air strike An air strike by Colombian forces kills at least 18 Farc rebels as they hold a New Year's party in a jungle camp. officials say. | |
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| US radio star's health scare over Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh says tests taken after a health scare show nothing wrong with his heart. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | US 'bomber' began trip in Ghana The man accused of attempting to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day began his journey in Ghana not Lagos, Nigeria says. |
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| Ethiopia rejects hunger warning An Ethiopian minister denies reports that millions of people need urgent food aid after years of drought. | |
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| Nigeria doctor 'sold own babies' Police in south-eastern Nigeria arrest a doctor suspected of impregnating girls and selling their babies. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Colombia rebels die in air strike An air strike by Colombian forces kills at least 18 Farc rebels as they hold a New Year's party in a jungle camp. officials say. |
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| US radio star's health scare over Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh says tests taken after a health scare show nothing wrong with his heart. | |
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| Brazil mudslide kills at least 15 At least 15 people are dead after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea urges 'end to hostility' North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula. |
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| Cambodia in Rainsy arrest warrant The Cambodian government issues an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a border dispute. | |
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| Tibetan 'living Buddha' jailed A revered Tibetan lama is jailed for eight years by China on ammunitions and embezzlement charges, which he denies. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Finland killer 'targeted victims' The man who shot dead five people on New Year's Eve in Finland seems to have targeted his victims, police say. |
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| French seized near Kabul 'alive' Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this week are alive and in good health, French media report. | |
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| Pope appeals for peace in 2010 Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace and the protection of children as he celebrates a Mass to mark the start of 2010. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests. |
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| Iraq attacks US Blackwater move Iraq angrily criticises the dismissal of charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater accused of killing 17 civilians. | |
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| Iraq hostage arrives back in UK Freed British hostage Peter Moore arrives at RAF Brize Norton following his two-and-a-half year kidnap ordeal in Iraq. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Scores killed at Pakistan match A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says. |
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| CIA bomber 'courted as informant' The bomber who killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan was invited to the base as a potential informant, officials say. | |
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| French seized near Kabul 'alive' Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this week are alive and in good health, French media report. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Iraq hostage arrives back in UK Freed British hostage Peter Moore arrives at RAF Brize Norton following his two-and-a-half year kidnap ordeal in Iraq. |
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| PM calls global summit on Yemen Gordon Brown calls a summit to discuss radicalisation in Yemen in the wake of the alleged bomb plot on a US plane over Detroit. | |
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| Fourth relative on murder charge The brother of a man who died after being hit by a car in Kent becomes his fourth relative to be charged with murder. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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| UCL rejects bomb suspect reports A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there. |
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| Assaults by young pupils 'rising' Assaults by children aged five or under led to 2,600 suspensions from schools in England in 2007-8, figures show. | |
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| Recession 'threat' to education Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Heavy snow prompts travel warning Motorists in north-east England are urged not to travel unless necessary after heavy snow across the region. |
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| Woman killed in hit-and-run crash Five men are arrested over the death of a woman who was hit by a car in north London in the early hours of New Year's Day. | |
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| Thousands attend London's Parade More than 500,000 people line the streets of central London for the annual New Year's Day Parade. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Stock markets recover in 2009 Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year. |
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| China and Asean trade deal begins A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect. | |
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| Tiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor Golf star Tiger Woods' fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Man arrested over missing Degas Police have arrested a man following the theft of an artwork by the Edgar Degas at a museum in Marseilles. |
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| US radio star's health scare over Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh says tests taken after a health scare show nothing wrong with his heart. | |
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| Gardening presenter Cushnie dies John Cushnie, a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Devil cancer source 'identified' Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction. |
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| DNA analysed from early European Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer. | |
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| 'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve' Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | New Year Honours for game makers Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours. |
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| 'Start-up' visas to boost US tech Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010. | |
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| French online piracy law in force The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve' Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life. |
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| Eye damage from pet tarantulas A man suffered severe eye inflammation after cleaning out his pet tarantula spider's cage, doctors say. | |
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| Swine flu 'more likely in young' Children are twice as likely as adults to catch swine flu, a study says, while dismissing suggestions they are "super-spreaders". | |
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| 1995: Serial killer West found hanged Fred West, the Gloucestershire builder charged with 12 murders, is found dead in his prison cell. | |||
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| 2000: World celebrates New Millennium Billions of people around the world welcome in the New Millennium with some of the most spectacular celebrations ever seen. | |||
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| 1973: Britain joins the EEC The United Kingdom becomes a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Brazilian Jo suspended by Everton Everton suspend on-loan striker Jo for a breach of discipline after he returned to South America without permission over Christmas. |
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| Late fitness test for Collingwood England coach Andy Flower puts Paul Collingwood's chances of playing in the third Test against South Africa at "50-50". | |
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| Aguero plays down reports of exit Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero pledges his future to the the La Liga club, playing down reports that he might move to Chelsea in January. | |
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| Soderling seals first Federer win Robin Soderling beats Roger Federer for the first time in 13 attempts to earn a place in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| Pavlyuchenko can go for right fee Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is willing to sell disenchanted striker Roman Pavlyuchenko if the club receive a suitable offer for the Russian. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Brazilian Jo suspended by Everton Everton suspend on-loan striker Jo for a breach of discipline after he returned to South America without permission over Christmas. |
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| Aguero plays down reports of exit Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero pledges his future to the the La Liga club, playing down reports that he might move to Chelsea in January. | |
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| Pavlyuchenko can go for right fee Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is willing to sell disenchanted striker Roman Pavlyuchenko if the club receive a suitable offer for the Russian. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Taylor charged after bar scuffle West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor is charged with improper conduct and assaulting a police officer following a bar scuffle in Jamaica. |
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| Late fitness test for Collingwood England coach Andy Flower puts Paul Collingwood's chances of playing in the third Test against South Africa at "50-50". | |
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| Swann's haul crowns 'dream' year England's Graeme Swann admits 2009 has been a 'dream' for him after sealing an innings win for England against South Africa. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Soderling seals first Federer win Robin Soderling beats Roger Federer for the first time in 13 attempts to earn a place in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. |
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| Murray hopes for Grand Slam boost Andy Murray hopes the decision to skip his title defence in Doha will help his chances of securing a first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. | |
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| Federer & Williams win ITF awards Roger Federer and Serena Williams are named 2009 world champions by the International Tennis Federation. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Honours thrill Button and Brawn World champion Jenson Button says his MBE in the New Year's Honours List is the "crowning glory" of his year as team boss Ross Brawn is appointed an OBE. |
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| Pedrosa to focus on 2010 after op Dani Pedrosa leaves hospital after having surgery to remove a screw from his left hand and will step up his training for 2010 in a fortnight. | |
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| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
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