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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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Turkey rehabilitates poet Hikmet
  Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• German child sweethearts try to elope for sunny African wedding
  Two German children aged six and five are stopped by police on their way to Africa for a secret "wedding" in the sun.
  
  
• Blackburn edge Cup battlers Blyth
  Carlos Villanueva's goal earns Blackburn victory over non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Year of change?
  Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009
  
  
• Missing the driver
  Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz
  
  
• Reynolds' China
  Awake or asleep? Second picture shows difference
  
  
• Captured 'capital'
  Inside the ruined remains of the Tamil Tiger HQ
  
  
• No comment
  Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis
  
  
• Webb's America
  My son's illness and the stark realities of US healthcare
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Crisis talks for Kenya coalition
  Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga holds crisis talks with his party leaders amid complaints he is being sidelined by the president.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Travolta's heartbreak over son
  Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett.
  
  
• China to 'clean up' the internet
  China launches a fresh campaign to get rid of unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content on the internet.
  
  
• Asian shares start 2009 strongly
  Stock markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong have a strong start to 2009 on hopes of fresh stimulus packages.
  
  
• Czechs take over leadership of EU
  The Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union, amid doubts over its commitment.
  
  
• Guns 'link several Greek attacks'
  Greek police say a weapon that left a shot policeman in critical condition is linked to an anti-US militant group.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi
  Iran says it will provide security for Nobel Peace Prize-winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi, amid global concern for her safety.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Mumbai evidence given to Pakistan
  India says it has handed over to Islamabad evidence that links the Mumbai attacks to "elements" in Pakistan.
  
  
• Afghanistan's continuing misery
  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.
  
  
• What Cubans brought to Miami
  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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