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United KingdomUK historian finds his work used for anti-Nato ends
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United KingdomFestivities are under way around the world to welcome 2009, with lavish fireworks displays spreading westwards from Sydney to London.
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AustraliaFestivities are under way around the world to welcome 2009, with lavish fireworks displays spreading westwards from Sydney to London.
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Gaza StripThe UN Security Council discusses the crisis in the Gaza Strip, but fails to vote on a draft ceasefire resolution.
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NorwayA new law making the purchase of sex illegal has come into force in Norway, with fines and prison sentences for offenders.
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JamaicaVincent Ford, the songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic No Woman, No Cry dies in Jamaica.
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United StatesNorth Korea new year message calls for a stronger military, but hints at possibilities of progress in talks with the US.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military says it has seized a strategically important junction in the island's north from Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Ukraine, 
RussiaRussia says gas talks with Ukraine have failed, but it is not known whether supplies have been cut - amid fears exports to Europe could be hit.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesThree people have died in a suspected US drone attack in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, reports say.
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CubaCuba today 50 years after Fidel Castro's revolution
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BangladeshThe pioneer promoting surfing in Bangladesh
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AustraliaSouth Africa skipper Graeme Smith will miss the Twenty20 and one-day matches against Australia in an attempt to recover from an elbow injury.
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United KingdomRevellers around the world welcome 2009 in style, with lavish celebrations from Sydney to New York.
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AfghanistanTwenty Afghan policemen are killed in a Taleban ambush on a politician's home in Helmand, officials say.
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Venezuela, United StatesVenezuela tightens currency controls, cutting the amount of dollars people can spend abroad on their credit cards from $5,000 to $2,500 a year.
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Burma, 
Thailand, 
North KoreaBurma releases 19 North Korean refugees at the border with Thailand, a South Korean diplomat says.
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SlovakiaSlovakia becomes the 16th eurozone member - the second former communist country to join the single European currency.
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IraqIraq takes control of the Green Zone in Baghdad and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country.
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Uganda, United StatesA Ugandan woman gives birth to a baby girl in a rare mid-flight delivery on board a Northwest Airlines flight to Boston.
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IsraelIsraeli jets attack a parliament building in Gaza, as Hamas rockets land deep in Israel, after calls for a ceasefire founder.
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Central African RepublicThe UN says it fears Lord's Resistance Army rebels are advancing towards Central African Republic (CAR).
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Portugal, 
BrazilChanges designed to standardise Portuguese spelling take effect in Brazil but other nations are yet to act on the controversial reforms.
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Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union, amid doubts over its commitment.
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United KingdomThe UK is pressing its European partners to help resettle inmates from Guantanamo Bay, the Foreign Office says.
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ThailandBangkok nightclub fire highlights need for improved safety
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Ukraine, RussiaRussia stops gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to resolve a row over unpaid bills and gas prices.
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South AfricaSouth African MP who spoke out against apartheid
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Ethiopia, United StatesIslamists unbroken despite Ethiopia's US backing
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SomaliaThere has been a sharp reduction in the number of ships seized by pirates off Somalia, says the International Maritime Bureau.
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Ukraine, RussiaRussia assures EU countries they will face no disruption after it halted gas supplies to Ukraine in a row over payment.
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Israel, Gaza StripA top Hamas leader has died in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, the most senior figure to be killed for nearly five years.
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