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Israel begins Gaza attacks lull
Israel halts military operations in Gaza for three hours in the first of planned daily suspensions, it says, as ceasefire calls mount.

Dispute hits Europe gas supplies
Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.

Baghdad shrine ban for women
Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.

Dozens of Afghan 'Taleban' killed
Coalition forces kill 32 Taleban fighters in an operation east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says.

New man to take office in Ghana
Thousands of people gather in Ghana's capital to see President-elect John Atta Mills sworn in after his narrow poll win.

Gunmen attack Mexico TV station
Masked gunmen fire shots at a TV station in Monterrey, northern Mexico, as it broadcasts its main news programme.

India IT boss quits over scandal
The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.

Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'
Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.

Swayze 'may live only two years'
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, admits in a US TV interview he may survive only two years.

Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress
Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.

Nigerian motorcyclists wear pumpkins to evade helmet law
Nigerian authorities are cracking down on motorcyclists who try to dodge fines for not having a helmet by wearing dried pumpkin shells.

Pietersen out as England captain
Kevin Pietersen has left his position as England captain and coach Peter Moores will follow, BBC Sport understands.

Australia secure consolation win
Australia dismiss South Africa for 272 with 10 balls remaining to win the third and final Test by 103 runs in Sydney.

In pictures
Who wins the booby prize in Mali cattle crossings?

Fizzling out
No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show

Reynolds' China
China's most popular blogger - whose grandson?

Dark memories
Cambodia looks back on the Khmer Rouge 30 years on

Parrot paradise?
World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures

In pictures
Christmas time for Orthodox Christians around the world

Nigerian pirates free nine crew
Nine crew members of a French ship taken hostage at the weekend off the coast of Nigeria have been released.

Peacekeeper killed in Mogadishu
An African Union peacekeeper is killed in the Somali capital as a UN worker is shot dead in a separate attack.

Senate snub as US Congress opens
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled
The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.

Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians pack a stadium to mark 30 years since the fall of the Khmer Rouge.

China investigates baby's death
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.