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| 01/05/2009 Fighting flares outside Gaza City
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Russia cuts transit gas by fifth
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| Russia's Gazprom cuts gas transiting Ukraine by a fifth, accusing Kiev of stealing gas intended for EU states.
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| 01/05/2009 US vows 'huge' marine protection
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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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| 01/06/2009 Oz 'penis fire' suspect charged
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| An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity.
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| 01/06/2009 Ebola alert shuts Angolan borders
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| Angola closes its borders with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.
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| 01/05/2009 N Korea rallies for absent leader
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Obama says US economy 'very sick'
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| US President-elect Barack Obama says that America's economy is very sick and that the situation is worsening.
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| 01/05/2009 Turkey rehabilitates poet Hikmet
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| Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.
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| 01/05/2009 Japanese whaler reported missing
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts evolutionary rethink
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 German child sweethearts try to elope for sunny African wedding
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Blackburn edge Cup battlers Blyth
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| Carlos Villanueva's goal earns Blackburn victory over non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup.
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| 01/05/2009 Spurs and Pompey differ on Defoe
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| Tottenham and Portsmouth are thought to be about £1.5m apart in their valuations of Pompey striker Jermain Defoe.
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| 01/05/2009 Year of change?
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| Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009
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| 01/05/2009 Missing the driver
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| Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz
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| 01/05/2009 Reynolds' China
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| Awake or asleep? Second picture shows difference
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| 01/05/2009 Captured 'capital'
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| Inside the ruined remains of the Tamil Tiger HQ
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| 01/05/2009 No comment
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| Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis
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| 01/05/2009 Webb's America
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| My son's illness and the stark realities of US healthcare
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| 01/05/2009 DR Congo rebels 'oust Gen Nkunda'
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Crisis talks for Kenya coalition
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| Kenyan PM Raila Odinga holds crisis talks with his party leaders amid complaints he is being sidelined by the president.
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| 01/05/2009 Dozens die in Guatemala landslide
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Apple's Jobs admits poor health
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| Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.
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| 01/05/2009 China to 'clean up' the internet
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| China launches a fresh campaign to get rid of unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content on the internet.
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| 01/05/2009 Asian shares start 2009 strongly
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| Stock markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong have a strong start to 2009 on hopes of fresh stimulus packages.
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| 01/05/2009 French TV ditches prime-time ads
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| 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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| 01/01/2009 Czechs take over leadership of EU
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| The Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union, amid doubts over its commitment.
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| 01/05/2009 New US embassy opens in Baghdad
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi
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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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| 01/05/2009 Army closes in on key Jaffna pass
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| 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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| 01/05/2009 Mumbai evidence given to Pakistan
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| India says it has handed over to Islamabad evidence that links the Mumbai attacks to "elements" in Pakistan.
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| 01/03/2009 Afghanistan's continuing misery
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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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| 01/03/2009 What Cubans brought to Miami
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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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| 09/11/2008 Send your video, pictures and story ideas
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| Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.
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