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Russia's Gazprom cuts gas transiting Ukraine by a fifth, prompting fears of a reduction in supplies across EU states.

Militants engage Israeli forces near Gaza City as "friendly fire" kills three soldiers on the third night of the ground offensive.

Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.

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.

An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity.

Angola closes its borders with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.

The Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight.

Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.

The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic.

US President-elect Barack Obama says that America's economy is very sick and that the situation is worsening.

Casualties pour into packed hospitals in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive, losing three soldiers overnight.

Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz

Nine people, including a police officer killed during an anti-terror raid, are awarded bravery awards by the Queen.

Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, experts believe.

Females are less physically active at all ages than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.

Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009

Wedgwood's demise 'could have been expected'

State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to reform public broadcasting.

Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett.