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Fighting flares outside Gaza City - Militants engage Israeli forces near Gaza City as "friendly fire" kills three soldiers on the third night of the ground offensive....
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Obama says US economy 'very sick' - US President-elect Barack Obama says that America's economy is very sick and that the situation is worsening....
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US vows 'huge' marine protection - The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands....
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Oz 'penis fire' suspect charged - An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity....
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Russia cuts transit gas by fifth - Russia's Gazprom cuts gas transiting Ukraine by a fifth, accusing Kiev of stealing gas intended for EU states. ...
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Ebola alert shuts Angolan borders - Angola closes its borders with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola. ...
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N Korea rallies for absent leader - Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event....
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Turkey rehabilitates poet Hikmet - Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet....
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Females 'less physically active' - Females are less physically active at all ages than their male counterparts, two studies suggest....
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A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts evolutionary rethink - A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands. ...
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Child sweethearts try to elope for wedding in the African sun - Two German children aged six and five are stopped by police on their way to Africa for a secret "wedding" in the sun....
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Blackburn edge Cup battlers Blyth - Carlos Villanueva's goal earns Blackburn victory over non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup....
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Spurs and Pompey differ on Defoe - Tottenham and Portsmouth are thought to be about £1.5m apart in their valuations of Pompey striker Jermain Defoe....
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Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you....
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Year of change? - Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009...
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Missing the driver - Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz...
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Captured 'capital' - Inside the ruined remains of the Tamil Tiger HQ...
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No comment - Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis...
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Dangerous turn - Police shooting fuels fears of Greek terror revival...
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Kiss of life - Brave doctors try to revive Nigeria's health system...
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DR Congo rebels 'oust Gen Nkunda' - Officers in eastern DR Congo's main rebel group say they have ousted leader Gen Laurent Nkunda - a claim he denies....
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Dozens die in Guatemala landslide - At least 33 people die and dozens more are missing after part of a mountain collapses on to a road in northern Guatemala. ...
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Japanese whaler reported missing - Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic....
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French TV ditches prime-time ads - State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to reform public broadcasting....
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New US embassy opens in Baghdad - The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened Iraq's capital....
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Army closes in on key Jaffna pass - Sri Lankan troops are at the southern outskirts of a key rebel-held pass to the northern Jaffna peninsula, the military says....
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Warnings issued amid Arctic chill - The Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight....
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Steep sales drop for US carmakers - US carmakers report sharp falls in their sales in December as the economic slowdown drives customers away from showrooms....
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Stress hormone 'a marker for ME' - Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, experts believe....
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Holes give edge to new MoD armour - Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel....
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Travolta 'heartbroken' over son - Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett....
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Apple's Jobs admits poor health - Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance....
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Putin Orders Reduction in Gas Sent to Europe Through Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 5 -- Russia said Monday that it is sharply reducing the amount of natural gas it ships to Europe through Ukraine, deepening its fuel embargo of the former Soviet republic as supply disruptions spread to other countries and a top Ukrainian official warned of "catastrophe" for the ...
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To Rid Slums of Drug Gangs,Police in Rio de Janeiro Try War Tactics - RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 5 -- From the school balcony, Marcos Cunha had an unobstructed view of Santa Marta, the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood that had been giving his fellow police officers so much trouble. ...
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Self-Styled 9/11 Planner On Trial in Tunisia Blast - PARIS, Jan. 5 -- Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-styled mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, went on trial in Paris on Monday on charges he helped organize a truck-bomb attack on an ancient Tunisian synagogue seven months later in which 21 people were killed. ...
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At Main Gaza Hospital, a Scene of Chaotic Desperation - JERUSALEM, Jan. 5 -- Mohammed Alwan applied pressure to the wounds of the young man in a corridor of Gaza City's Shifa Hospital on Monday. Blood flowing from his body turned the surgeon's gloved hands crimson. ...
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Wounded Israeli Troops Yearn to Be in the Fight - BEERSHEBA, Israel, Jan. 5 -- Sgt. Natan Weitzman was creeping through the Gaza Strip on Saturday night with 17 members of his Israeli army platoon when a mortar shell landed in their midst. ...
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India Gives Pakistan Findings From Mumbai Probe, Urges Action Against Suspects - NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 -- India handed over to Pakistan on Monday key findings from its investigations into the deadly November attacks in Mumbai and said it expected credible action against those named in the report "as quickly as possible." ...
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White House Defends Efforts in Darfur, Plans to Airlift Equipment Into Region - The Bush administration yesterday strongly defended U.S. efforts to stop the killing in Darfur, announcing new plans to airlift equipment to the strife-torn region of Sudan and arguing that President Bush has been a leader in attempting to end the violence there. ...
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Bush Blames Hamas for Starting Gaza Conflict - President Bush today called a cease-fire in Gaza a "noble" ambition but said that any agreement must ensure that Hamas is unable to continue to fire rockets into Israel. ...
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Gazprom reducing supplies through Ukraine - MOSCOW -- Russia's Gazprom says it will cut the amount of gas it ships to Europe through Ukraine to make up for what it says Ukraine has stolen in recent days from pipelines crossing its territory. ...
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