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Italy, 
GermanyAvalanches in the Italian Alps kill seven people including four rescuers and a German teenager, emergency services say.
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IndiaPolice in the eastern Indian state of Bihar say suspected Maoist rebels have carried out an attack on a government school building.
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IraqIraqi police say they defused nine bombs in Karbala as hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims gather for the Ashura festival.
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Somalia, 
ChinaThe crew of a Chinese ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia have been rescued, officials say amid reports of a ransom.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomPaul Collingwood misses out on a century but England build a lead over South Africa in the final session in Durban.
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India, 
Sri LankaThere is uproar in India after a cricket match between India and Sri Lanka was called off because the pitch was deemed unfit.
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United KingdomStriking pictures from the year's news in the UK
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JapanJapanese factory output rose in November for the ninth month in a row, up 2.6% from October, official figures show.
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IranNew clashes take place in Tehran overnight after at least eight opposition protesters die in the worst violence for months in Iran.
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VietnamA Vietnamese court sentences pro-democracy activist Tran Anh Kim to five-and-a-half years in prison for subversion.
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Suriname, 
BotswanaAt least 25 people were hurt during Christmas clashes between Brazilian migrants and locals in Suriname, Brazilian officials say,
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ChinaAkmal Shaikh's family visit him in China ahead of his planned execution for smuggling heroin into the country.
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IranOpposition leader Mr Mousavi says he is not afraid to die for the cause of reform. What's your reaction?
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United StatesOn patrol in Tulsa with a podcasting US policeman
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ChileAuthorities are still on alert in the Chilean port of Valparaiso as forest fires destroy at least 20 homes, forcing people to flee.
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New ZealandMore than 120 beached whales die in two separate incidents on New Zealand beaches, conservation officials say.
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Turkey, ItalyA Turkish archaeologist urges his government to demand that Italy return the bones of St Nicholas to their original resting place.
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AfghanistanTwo policemen are killed when militants attack a checkpoint in north-western Afghanistan, police say.
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United KingdomRoberto Mancini wins his first away game as Man City boss at Wolves after earlier victories for leaders Chelsea, Spurs, Everton and Birmingham.
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Saudi ArabiaAt least 40 Saudi officials are arrested in an investigation into the authorities' handling of fatal floods, local media say.
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NigeriaThe Nigerian family of the man accused of attempting to blow up a plane says his actions are "completely out of character".
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FinlandA four-time Olympic ski jump champion is being investigated for an alleged Christmas Day attack on his wife, Finnish police say.
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South Africa, United KingdomAlastair Cook's patient century helps England move 43 ahead at 386-5 after three days of the second Test with South Africa.
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AfghanistanAt least 10 Afghan civilians, most of them children, are killed during Western military operations, says President Hamid Karzai.
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United Kingdom, ChinaA British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China has been told by his family he faces execution on Tuesday.
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Thailand, 
LaosThailand begins deporting thousands of ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international objections.
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Ukraine, 
Russia, 
SlovakiaRussia has warned a price dispute with Ukraine could cause it to cut oil deliveries to three EU countries, Slovakia says.
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PakistanAt least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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ChinaA shopping centre in China's Hebei province designs a women-only car park with wider spaces and bright colours.
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United StatesNine people are killed, including six children, in a fire at a two-storey apartment block in the US state of Mississippi, officials say.
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IsraelIsrael announces plans for nearly 700 homes in mainly Arab East Jerusalem, despite demands that it freeze building there.
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Egypt, IsraelGroups trying to cross Egypt's border to Gaza to mark the anniversary of an Israeli offensive have gone on hunger strike.
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Nigeria, United StatesThe US homeland security chief asks how a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jet could have a visa.
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Somalia, 
SingaporeSomali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.
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United StatesAl-Qaeda says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, according to a US monitoring group.
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Georgia, RussiaMoscow allows the first direct flights from Georgia since the 2008 war, but Tbilisi says this is too late for the New Year holiday.
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IranA number of opposition figures are arrested in Iran, a day after at least eight people were killed in violent protests.
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Saudi Arabia, 
NigerThree Saudi tourists are killed and three more wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Niger, local officials say.
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