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Israeli forces reportedly widen their ground assault in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, after fierce clashes around Gaza City.
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Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines.
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The Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.
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Gunmen ransack a Sri Lanka TV channel that drew criticism for its coverage of army gains against rebels.
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Rebels in eastern DR Congo hold urgent talks after claims they had ousted their leader, Gen Nkunda.
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The Thai government blocks thousands of websites deemed to be offensive to the revered monarchy.
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Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.
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Arsonists drive a burning car packed with a petrol bomb into a French synagogue, raising fears of new anti-Semitic attacks.
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Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.
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India's state-run carrier Air India dismisses nine hostesses who had earlier been grounded for being overweight.
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Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.
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South Africa reach the close of day four on 62-1 - needing a further 314 runs to complete a clean sweep of the series.
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Carlos Tevez reiterates his desire to stay at Manchester United but says he will leave if his ongoing contract negotiations are not sorted out.
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Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009
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Facing the cold is a heated issue in Afghanistan
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Russia ups ante in bitter gas dispute with Ukraine
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Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz
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Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis
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Awake or asleep? Second picture shows difference
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Pirates seize a ship owned by a French company off the Nigerian coast, taking nine crew hostage.
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South Africa's ruling party says there is "nothing sinister" in its leader Jacob Zuma wishing to take a third wife.
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US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn.
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Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
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Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March.
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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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The euro weakens against the pound and the US dollar as data suggests that a eurozone interest rate cut next week is likely.
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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese publicly endorses an Italian drama about organised crime in Naples.
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The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital.
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Iran says it will provide security for Nobel Peace Prize-winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi, amid global concern for her safety.
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Democratic rule returns to Bangladesh with the swearing-in of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina as PM.
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Millions of trucks in India are off the roads in an indefinite strike, with operators demanding a lowering of diesel prices.
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More than seven years of Western aid has failed to make a real impact on daily life in Afghanistan, the BBC's Hugh Sykes reports.
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The son of Cuban exiles living in the US, the BBC's Americas editor Emilio San Pedro talks about growing up in a proud immigrant community.
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