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Russia, 
IranIran says its Bushehr nuclear plant will start work in the summer - earlier than its Russian builders had said.
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AustraliaThree people are killed as bushfires engulf a convoy of lorries in the state of Western Australia.
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ThailandTwenty-seven people are injured in blasts in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, ahead of the New Year holiday.
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New Zealand, 
BangladeshBrendon McCullum smashes 80 runs off just 28 balls as New Zealand beat Bangladesh with 44 overs to spare.
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KenyaThe opposition candidate in Kenya's presidential election, Raila Odinga, rejects the victory of President Kibaki.
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AfghanistanAt least 16 Afghan policemen die when their checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar is attacked.
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IsraelIsraeli human rights group says the number of deaths in Israeli-Palestinian violence fell sharply in 2007.
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BhutanThe tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds its first parliamentary vote after 100 years of absolute monarchy.
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ChinaBlue skies on the last day of the year mean that Beijing has more than met an air pollution target, officials say.
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Russia, 
United KingdomA Russian art exhibition will now open in London after a UK law to protect the works came into force.
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NepalFour former Nepalese Maoist rebels are sworn in as cabinet members, completing their return to the government.
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Czech RepublicCzech patients are to start paying doctors for visits, in a controversial healthcare shake-up.
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North KoreaThe founder of South Korean industrial firm Daewoo is pardoned as part of an annual New Year amnesty.
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AustraliaAustralia's Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
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PakistanPakistan's election body delays ruling on whether to go ahead with January elections, after Benazir Bhutto's death.
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CroatiaAn Adriatic fishing zone off Croatia prompts EU warnings of negative consequences.
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GermanyGermany's Chancellor Merkel urges vigilance to prevent child abuse, in a New Year address.
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EgyptAn Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 18.
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EgyptMore than 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims stranded in Egypt protest after they are moved to temporary camps.
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SudanThe United Nations takes control of the peacekeeping mission for Darfur in Sudan after months of negotiations.
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North Korea, 
United StatesN Korea fails to meet a deadline to disclose full details of its nuclear programme by the end of 2007.
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United StatesChart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
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SomaliaA top Somali military official is killed by a landmine placed under his chair by an Islamist group.
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Iraq, United StatesThe alleged ringleader of US troops who killed Iraqi civilians in Haditha will not face murder charges, officials say.
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KenyaViolence after Kenya's disputed presidential election leaves at least 100 people dead across the country.
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