National & World News Archive January 2009
Army Names 143rd Victim of Afghanistan
Guantánamo Prisoner Awaits Return to Britain
Islanders Blame Uk for 'stolen Land'
Nato Figures Show Surge in Afghanistan Violence
A Bidding War and a Row Over Ethics: How the Octuplets Story Turned Sour
This Mess Was Made By Men. Now Let the Women Have Their Say
EU Database 'vital to Trace Terrorists'
Russia Rocked By Financial Crisis Protests
Gaza Desperately Short of Food After Israel Destroys Farmland
17,000 Asylum Seekers' Files Lost
I Was in Awe of Paris Then. And I Still Am
Attacks on Nato Soar
Octuplets Mother Only Wanted 'one More Girl'
Life Sentence for Inept Bomber Who Targeted Restaurant
The Emirate That Used to Spend It Like Beckham
We Want Fairness, We Want Jobs, say Workers on the Picket Lines
Erdogan Risks Mediator Role
Football Fever
Tsvangirai Agrees to Join Unity Government
Jailed Cia Agent and Son Indicted for Allegedly Spying for Russians
Opposition Party Agrees to Form Zimbabwe Unity Government
'Death Has Taken Its Biggest Prize'
Recapitalise the Poor, Not Just Banks, Says Cameron
Leaders in Davos Line Up to Blame Bonuses for Collapse of Trust
Shamed Illinois Governor Blagojevich Ousted with Unanimous Vote
We Must Not Resort to Protectionism, Warns Brown
Toyota Set to Post First Net Loss Since 1963
Skiwatch
CIA Official Accused of Sexual Assault in Algeria
Spain Investigates Claims of Israeli Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
Gaza Mother Fears for Children Hurt in Israeli Drone Strike
Naked Hikers Face Fines in Switzerland
Tokyo Sonata
Ugandan Rebel Deputy Leader Defects
Divers Plunder Greece's Sunken Treasure Troves
My Sexual Revolution
Shaken Survivors of Economic Blast Ask: What Went Wrong?
Iceland to Be Fast-tracked Into the Eu
Last Show of the Catwalk King - Designer's Art Goes on Sale
I Feel Very Comfortable, Says Briton Given the World's Best Curating Post
Zimbabwean Currency is Worthless
A Million on Strike As France Feels Pinch
Two Women Accuse Cia's Algeria Station Chief of Drug Rape
After the Victory Rallies, Leaders Must Decide on Their Next Move
Neighbours Pay $20 to Welcome Bush to Dallas
NY Metropolitan Museum Director Thomas Campbell in 'go Mode'
Defence Chief Attacks 'smug' Uk Military
Father 'throws Girl, 4, Off Bridge to Her Death'
U.S. Postal Service May Have to Cut Back to 5 Days a Week
French Workers Down Tools in General Strike Over Handling of Financial Crisis
Starbucks Shuts 300 More Stores
Rabbis May Halt Vatican Talks Over Holocaust-denying Priest
New Bush Neighbours to Greet Former President With Sign of Changing Times
Spanish Police Arrest Six Over 420m Langbar Fraud Allegations
Davies Tells Anglo-saxon Economies Correction Must Be Long and Painful
Gaza Ceasefire of Critical Importance, Says Us Envoy
Nato Tensions Damaging Afghanistan Mission, Warns Thinktank
Joy of Six: the Waltons and the World's First All-female Sextuplets
American Octuplets 'stable and Doing Well'
Yahoo Chief Executive Brushes Aside Talk of Selling Company
Moderniser is Favourite to Lead Russian Church
Nervous and Vulnerable
Financiers in the Spotlight As Ethics Takes Centre Stage at Davos
Greece Paralysed As Farmers Ratchet-up Protests
John Updike, Chronicler of American Loves and Losses, Dies at 76
Who is Pulling the Trigger?
Advice for the Parents of Octuplets, From a Family With Firsthand Knowledge
Attenborough Reveals Creationist Hate Mail for Not Crediting God
EU Adds British-based Firms to Zimbabwe Sanctions Blacklist
And Now Children, It's Time for Your Yogic Flying Lesson
Flatiron Bought By Italian Developer
How the Call for Aid to Gaza Left the Bbc in the Thick of Battle
Former Merrill Chief Admits $1.2m Furniture Shopping Spree Was a Mistake
Pope's Decision on Holocaust Priest Criticised
Week of Mass Strikes Set to Paralyse France in Protest Against Sarkozy's Reforms
Icelandic Pm Becomes World's First Leader to Step Down Over Banking System Crisis
Warlord 'press-ganged Children' in Congo
EU Debates Allowing in Guantánamo Inmates
How Iceland Went From World's Biggest Hedge Fund to Pariah in Global Markets
Congo Militia Leader 'trained Child Soldiers to Kill'
Evo Morales Hails 'new Bolivia' As Constitution is Approved
Hail Siza
Picasso Tapestry of Guernica Heads to Uk
Mountains Claim 15 in Alps and Turkey
UK Looks on From Sidelines at Green Energy Summit
Hero Pilot's Homecoming
Armed Separatists and Ecologists Unite Against Fears of a Paradise Lost
Hague's Credibility in Dock As Trial Over Child Soldiers Opens
Vive La Presse!
Death Toll Rises As Storms Sweep Europe
Snow Gamble That Ended in Tragedy for Climbers
Be Very Worried - Rioting's Coming Home
BBC Crisis Over Refusal to Broadcast Gaza Appeal
Pope Stirs Up Jewish Fury Over Bishop
Amanda Staveley: Flying Fixer of the Square Mile
French Left Pioneers a Radical New Tactic: the Picnic Protest
New Yorker Critic Rails at Web Malice
Charity Chief Quits Over Autism Row
Latin Rivals Learn It Takes Two to Tango
Danger Lurks If the Us Tries to Back Beijing Into a Corner
Scottish Troops to Mark Burns Night in Helmand
Freak Weather Death Toll Mounts
This Cowardly Decision Betrays the Values the Corporation Stands for
Teachers Leave Britain to Find Rich Life Abroad
How to Deceive the Very Elect - Eschatological Gobbledygook
Michelle Puts the Family First As She Settles Into New Role
Fear of Backlash Forces All-black Poll Shortlists to Be Shelved
Government Urged to Come Clean on Co-operation Over Cia Secret Prisons
Hacker Wins Review Over Us Extradition
Dati to Quit As Justice Minister
Rwanda Seizes Rebel Leader Accused of War Crimes in Congo
Briton Among Four Tourists Seized By Rebels After Festival in Mali
A Case of Going Dutch for Compensation
Royal Court Acts Fast With Gaza Crisis Play
Pardon? Question That Put Rift in Special Partnership
French Justice Chief Dati 'plans' to Quit
Briton Feared Kidnapped Near Niger
SDLP May Find Usp By Leaving Coalition to Oppose Northern Ireland Government
Congo and Rwanda Forces Arrest Rebel Leader Laurent Nkunda
Spanish Police Seize Fake and Stolen Dal?s
British Musician Murdered in Thailand
South Korean Blogger Faces Trial for Pessimistic Financial Forecasts
Catholic Priest Admits Stealing $370,000 From Florida Parishioners
Move Over, Ian Rankin
Film of Zimbabwe Vote Rigging is Judged Best News Programme
Dumped at Sea: Migrants Accuse Thai Army
Malaysia Crackdown
Novaya Gazeta Staff 'need Guns for Protection'
War on the Home Front As Ikea Chief Tempts Flatpack-phobic
Schnitzel Off the Menu As Germans Are Told to Cut Down on Eating Meat
Scientists to Test Dna to Find Out If Galileo Could Really See Stars
'Al-Qaida Members' Arrested in Pakistan Raid
Dutch Court Says Anti-islam Mp Must Face Race Hatred Prosecution
Are We the New Iceland?
Turkish Police and Prison Officers on Trial in Landmark 'torture' Case
French Investigate 'magic Cheese' Pyramid Scheme
Lampedusa Island Mayor Threatens Strike in Migrants Row
US Accused of Killing 25 Afghan Civilians in Raid on Militants
Under the Border With Egypt, Gaza's Smugglers Return to Work
Fiat Takes 35% Stake in Ailing Chrysler
Fishermen Survive Shark-infested Waters for 25 Days Floating on Icebox
UN Chief Demands Investigation Into Israeli Attack on Gaza Headquarters
'I Can't Let Them Get Away With It'
Bank Governor Paves Way for 'quantitative Easing'
French Government to Pump €6bn Into Ailing Car Industry
Russian Gas Begins to Flow Into Wary Europe
Japanese Gangsters Claim Welfare Benefits
UN Chief to Visit Gaza As Reconstruction Estimates Rise
Zimbabwe Rivals Report No Progress in Power-sharing Talks
Greek Shipping Tycoon Freed After Family Pays Ransom
Fears of Madoff-style Scandal As Florida Fund Manager Goes Missing
Giorgio Armani Accuses Rivals of Copying Trousers
Leading Russian Defence Lawyer Shot Dead in Moscow
Thailand Accused of Setting Migrants Adrift at Sea
Australian Teacher Jailed for Three Years After Insulting Thai King
Carlos Slim Taking $250m Stake in New York Times
The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Human Rights Lawyer Murdered in Moscow
President's Double Sparks Airport Alert
First Night: Cruise's Childhood Fantasy Film Ends Up in the Bunker
Commons 'too White, Straight and Male'
Stephen Lawrence: Killers at Large
Anthony Walker: Murderers Jailed
Eurozone Will Shrink at Least 2%, Ec Says
Woman Missing for 12 Years Found Living in Swiss Woods
Army Chief Demands More Resources to Reduce 'unacceptable' Strain on Soldiers
Flight Recorders Support Pilot's Account of Incredible Hudson River Landing
Black Box Confirms Hudson Plane Lost Power in Both Engines
Tokyo's Kabukicho District Told to Dim Its Red Light
How Playing With Toy Guns Saved My Life
Building Boom Reduced to Ruins By Collapse of Spain's Economic Miracle
EU Cautious After Putin and Ukraine Pm Reach Outline Gas Agreement
Putin's Art World Debut
Pilot Landed Plane in River to Avoid 'catastrophic' Crash in Manhattan
British Soldier Killed on Patrol in Helmand
Charles is No Racist, Says Ex-aide
Erdogan in Brussels As Turkey's Eu Ambitions Face Decisive Year
Gaza Conflict Has Cost Too Many Lives, Says Brown
Most Glaciers Will Disappear By Middle of Century and Add to Rising Sea Levels, Expert Warns
Shackleton Descendants Reach Pole 100 Years on
Smugglers of Truth
Russia and Ukraine Agree Gas Deal
New York Crash Plane Pulled From Hudson River
Ireland 'needs All-party Rule' to Ride Out the Financial Storm
Rally Driver in Attack on 'boy Racers'
Call to Put Time Limit on Troubles Crime Inquiries
Killing Spree Over 'trivial' Disputes Hits India's Capital
Copacabana Crime Clean-up Aims to Restore the Glitter
Policeman 'deliberately Aimed At' Greek Rioter
Eastern Europe Braced for a Violent 'spring of Discontent'
MPs Fight to Stop Deportation of Activist
Storms Leave 40,000 Homes Without Power
'I'm Tickled to Death. I Never Thought I'd See Such a Thing'
Revealed: the Rise of Mixed-race Britain
Latino Tv Station Tops Us Ratings
Italians Hail Poet-singer's Rebel Legacy
Nazi Behind Winslet Film Role is Revealed
Michelin Restaurant List Leaked Online
Military Components Factory Ransacked in Gaza Protest
Painful Medicine That Will Help Us to Take on the World Again
Why the Party's Over in Ireland
Russians Hoard Cash As Fear of Crisis Takes Hold
'I Try to Make It Look Like I'm Not Acting, So It's Just Real'
The End of Mob Rule
Video Shows Evidence of Phosphorus Bombs in Gaza
EU to Help Patients Get Transplants Abroad
Delhi to Outlaw Plastic Bags
Why Rwanda Said Adieu to French
Meredith Kercher Murder Trial Begins
The World By Julian Borger
The Environment By Suzanne Goldenberg
The Wars By Ewen Macaskill
Alan Greenspan By Robert Reich
General David Petraeus By Colonel Tim Collins
Celebrities Flock Into Us Party Capital to Witness History in the Making
Crash Course: Tips for Passengers - and Pilots
Salvage Teams Move in As New York Rejoices
MoD Launches Friendly Fire Investigation Into Deaths of Two British Soldiers in Afghanistan
Former Lovers Accused of Murdering Student Face Public Trial
'We Are Creating Suicide Bombers From the Sons of the Dead'
Aids in Africa By Chris Mcgreal
Death at Sea: How Pirates' Triumph Ended in Disaster
A Women's Place is Ripe for Change
Wags' Favourite Designer Sells Stake in Label
MoD Launches Friendly Fire Inquiry Into Two British Deaths in Afghanistan
US Backs Deal to Reopen Gaza-egypt Border
Ireland's Economic Difficulties Are Europhiles' Opportunities
Meredith Kercher Murder Trial to Begin
New York Crash Survivors: 'the Engine Blew … the Pilot Did a Hell of a Job'
Could New Varieties of Wheat and Barley Save the Planet From Climate Change?
US Suspends Munitions Delivery to Israel
Radical Architect Jan Kaplick? Dies
Austrian Police Investigate Kremlin Link to Chechen Dissident's Murder
Gaza Split Prompts Arab Countries to Boycott Emergency Summit
Explosion Kills Two British Soldiers in Afghanistan
And This, Foreign Secretary, is Your Room: Miliband's Long Night in 'the Other India'
This Would Be a Hard Adjustment. It Would Be Difficult to Take Apple Out of Steve. The Company Has Defined Him'
Slowly, Warily, Leaders Consider the Options
Cabinet Clash: Battle of the Ehuds
No Evidence Madoff Traded a Single Share for Clients, Says Regulator
Plane Crashes in Hudson River in New York
'I'm the Luckiest Novelist in the World'
Mystery Man
Paint It White
Castro's Disappearance Fuels New Health Fears
Hutton Tells Nato Allies to 'step Up to Plate' Over Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates and Us Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact
Miracle on the Hudson: 155 Survive Crash As Jet Hits River in New York
Plane Crashes into Hudson after Taking Off from LaGuardia Airport
Women in Developing Countries 300 Times More Likely to Die in Childbirth
Sexting Craze Leads to Child Pornography Charges
Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Reaches 1,000
Deutsche Bank Shakes Financial Sector With Third Quarter Loss of £4.3bn
RAF Wartime Exhibition Celebrates the Forgotten Fewest of the Few
'War on Terror' Was a Mistake, Says Miliband
Bullet-proof Vest Clad Madoff's Bail Upheld in New York Court
Swiss Ambassador is First Female Envoy to Iran Since Revolution
Rio Police Claim Drug Gangs Cleared From City of God
Europe Left to Beg and Rage As Russian Gas Row Drags on
Why Children Are the First Casualties of War in Gaza
Businessman 'faked Death By Jumping From Plane'
Woman Who Fell to Earth: Was Air Crash Survivor's Record Just Propaganda?
US Tycoon Tried to Fake Own Death in Plane Crash, Say Police
Britain Loses Faith in Economy
Brown Guarantees £20bn to Rescue Firms - But Us Says It's Not Enough
Online Gallery Zooms in on Prado's Masterpieces (even the Smutty Bits)
Much to Miss - But the Joy is in the Detail
UN Climbdown
Now for a Samba
Bernard Madoff Avoids Jail
Gang Culture Flourishing in Top-security Jail, Report Reveals
Ex-minister Joins Private Equity Firm That Received ?15m From Whitehall Agency
Gunmen Kidnap Greek Shipping Tycoon
Proper Snoozes Can Prevent Sneezes, Find Researchers
Gaza Abuse Allegations Must Be Properly Investigated, Says Miliband
Sharks Attack Three Australians in 24 Hours
Indonesian Ferry Survivors Give Dramatic Accounts of Cyclone Disaster
Medicine With Frontiers
Gaza Crisis is Having 'profoundly Unhealthy' Effect on Uk Muslims, Minister Warns
Jacob Zuma Corruption Charges Reinstated
Racist Slur or Army Banter? What the Soldiers Say
Brown Launches Rescue Package for Small Firms With £1bn Guarantee Scheme
Watchdog Calls for Army Race Overhaul
Monster Munch: Three Shark Attacks in 24 Hours Throw Australia Into Jaws Panic
Spain's High-speed Trains Win Over Fed-up Flyers
New Doubts As Russia Agrees to Resume Gas Supplies to Europe
Offensive Has Forced 90,000 to Flee Their Homes, Says Rights Group
Hospital With 100 Doctors on Call - But Few Injured to Treat
Diversity in Forces Slow to Improve
US Car Workers Protest Against Wage Cuts at Glitzy Launch
Why I Never Want to Hear the 'p-word' Again
Parliament Blocks Arab Parties From Contesting General Election
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Indicted on Corruption Charges
Thailand's Ruling Coalition Consolidates Power With By-election Results
Police Squads 'deter Ethnic Minorities'
Marine Dies in Afghan Explosion
Lawyers Query Transfer of Iraqis Accused of Killing British Troops
Britons Risk Being Sent Home By Us Immigration
Sea Absorbing Less Co2, Scientists Discover
Tabloid Trouble
Video Nasty: Prince Harry Faces Racism Inquiry Over Footage of 'paki' Remark
41 Plus 43 Equals Two Slightly Awkward Presidents Bush
Energy Battle Leaves Moscow and Kiev Out in Political Cold
'This One to the Morgue, This One to Intensive Care'
Ultimate Aim Remains Unclear As Government Prepares for Next Move
Mont Blanc Du Tacul: What Attracts Climbers From Across Globe
Tributes to Young British Climbers Killed on Notorious Alpine Route
Indonesian Ferry Sinks With 267 on Board
Our Friends Electric
Driving in the Last-chance Saloon: Detroit's Car Firms Defy Naysayers
British Prosecution Could Save Hacker From Extradition to Us
Hedge Fund Billionaire Sued for Investing in Madoff Scheme
Violence Erupts at Embassy Protest
Alexander Lebedev: an Oligarch We Could Learn to Love
Leading British Jews Call on Israel to Halt 'horror' of Gaza
Uncertain Times for Style Bible As Us Vogue Struggles to Reach New Generation
Evicted Badgers Find Their Way Back Home
In Gaza, the Schools Are Dying Too
Irish Economy 'will Lead Europe Within a Decade'
How Can This Happen Before Our Eyes?
How Gaza is Alienating Britain's Jews and Muslims
World's Media Flies in for Meredith Murder Trial
Star of British Tv Satire Set to Conquer America
Tens of Thousands Join London Gaza Protest
Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Impeach Governor
Experts From Europe Monitor Flow
Big Chill: Bulgarians Battle to Keep Warm
Reaction From British Muslims
More Than 260 Children Killed
'Some Were Decapitated. My Cousin and His Son Died in Front of Me'
US Abstention Stuns Security Council
Hijacked Saudi Oil Tanker Released After Ransom Dropped By Parachute
Illinois House Votes to Impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich
Governor Blagojevich Vows to Resist Impeachment
Fashion Stores Take Hit From Icelandic Collapse
Scottish Businesswoman Faces Jail in Italy Over Robberies
Ban on Foreign Journalists Skews Coverage of Conflict
Reaction From British Jews
For India's Real Slumdogs, Dream of a Better Life is Not Just Something in the Movies
Skiwatch
Russian Oligarch in Bid to Buy London's Evening Standard
This is Bad for Her and Bad for Us Too
EU Says Deal Struck With Russia Over Gas Supply
British Link With Drone Aiding the Israeli War Effort
Airburst Shells 'are Danger to Civilians'
Comic Take on Inauguration
From East to West, a Chain Collapses
Billions Face Food Shortages, Study Warns
Business As Usual at the Ministry of Justice
British Team Develops Radical Stem Cell Therapy to Mend Hearts and Repair Bones
International Energy Agency 'blocking Global Switch to Renewables'
Ed Miliband Plays Down Impact on Uk of Russia-ukraine Gas Dispute
Madoff Poses Danger of Economic Harm to Community, Say Prosecutors
Iraqi Woman Accused of Shia Pilgrimage Suicide Bomb Plot
Gaza Conflict Fuelling Anger in Uk, Muslims Warn Brown
Take Five: Day (all) the Presidents Did Lunch
Medical Teams Find 'unbelievable' Horror Amid Rubble
Race Still a Bar to Boardroom, Report Says
Brussels to Host Emergency Talks As Tens of Thousands Lose Heating in Their Homes
You've Been a Great Audience ...
Digital Archive of Papers Rescued From Hemingway's Home in Cuba is Released
Rio Slum Barrier Plans Spark Outcry
Gaza Civilian Death Toll Rises Steeply
Art Doyenne's Lobbying Link
Behind the Battle Lines, Fight for Ceasefire Gathers Pace
Homeless and Terrified, 15,000 Seek Refuge in Un Schools
Europe's Plan for Alternative Pipeline Faces Big Problems
Dispute Drives Wholesale Gas Prices Sharply Higher
US Court Orders Enron Fraudster Jeffrey Skilling to Be Resentenced
Travolta Son Died From Seizure, Postmortem Shows
All the News Fit to Print. (and a Page 1 Advert)
Mystic Visions of 2009 From 100 Years Ago
Norwegian Company Fined Over Shipping Deaths
German Lovers ? Aged Six and Five ? Try to Elope to Africa
Judge is Urged to Jail Madoff for $1m Giveaway to Friends and Family
'As I Ran I Saw Three of My Children. All Dead'
Deal to Admit Journalists Aborted
Civilian Toll Soars As Troops and Tanks Press Into Gaza
Besieged Families Flee Homes for Shelter Under Un Flag
A Lottery of Life and Death for Ambulance Medics
Daughter of Bhutto Records Rap on Tragedy
Connecticut Man's Last Lottery Ticket Wins $10 Million for Widow
Hardliners Play Well to Electorate But History Shows That the Rockets Keep on Coming
Tanks, Rockets, Death and Terror: a Civilian Catastrophe Unfolding
London Clashes: Protesters Tell of Fear and Panic
British Journalist Freed By Somali Kidnappers After 40 Days in Caves
Media Scramble for Picture of Minister's Baby and Hint of Father
Merkel Ally Could Face Manslaughter Charge Over Skiing Collision
Paris Opens Door to Author Fleeing Islamist Threats
Frugal is Cool in Cash-strapped Us
Blow to Us Attempt to Resettle Detainees
Brown Unveils Plan to Create 100,000 Jobs
Street Beggar to Star Striker, Raja is India's Football Hope
France Braced for 'rebirth of Violent Left'
Beijing Strikes at Dissidents
Gaza Protest March Ends in Violence
Mobiles Give Africa's Farmers the Chance to Set Out Their Stall
Health Fears Grow As Fake Drugs Flood Into Britain
BBC Gives 'too White' Tv Doll a Darker Face
Tens of Thousands in London Protest Gaza Offensive
Thousands Join March to Protest Against Israeli Action
Six Children Among 12 Killed in Mosque Blast
Analysis: Who Will Come Out on Top?
'I Have to Lock My Boy in So I Can Look for Something to Sell to Buy Him Food'
Land, Sea, Sky: All Will Kill You
'I Expected an Ambulance, But a Donkey Cart Carried the Injured'
'Critical Emergency' After Air Strike Every 20 Minutes
Explainer: Casualty Figures
Ukraine Accused of Stealing Russian Gas From Transit Pipeline
Brazilian Taskforce Frees More Than 4,500 Slaves After Record Number of Raids on Remote Farms
Rural Idyll or Terrorist Hub? The Village That Police Say is a Threat to the State
Protesters to Converge on Central London to Demand Gaza Ceasefire
'What Happens in War Happens'
Another 50 Years of Struggle, Says Cuban President Raúl Castro
UK Should Take in More Guantánamo Prisoners to Help Close Camp, Says Goldsmith
Rescued Snowboarder Tells of Three Days Lost on Mountain
Besieged Palestinians Battle to Find Burial Spaces
Britain Seeks Eu Agreement on Guantánamo Inmates
British Survivors Tell of Chaos Escaping Blaze in 'death Trap' Bangkok Club
Poll Shows Little Support for Joining Euro Despite Pound's Fall
Franco Heirs Ordered to Open His Summer Retreat to Public
Fearless Anti-apartheid Campaigner Suzman Dies
Home Fires Carry on Burning As Presidential Rivals Bicker Over Policy
The Struggle to Reduce Dependence on Gazprom
FAQ: Debts and Disputes
Anti-apartheid Campaigner Helen Suzman Dies at 91
Three Million Customers and Still Counting: the Bank Getting Rich By Helping the Poor
Fire in Bangkok Nightclub Kills Scores of New Year's Eve Revellers
Royal Marine Killed in Afghanistan at End of Worst Year for British Deaths
Days of Prophetic Fulfillment and the Theology of Distinctions
50,000 Join Protest March Over Sri Lanka
Does Labour Really Think John Prescott is the New Obama?
Obama's Brother on Drugs Charge
Iraqis Turn Out in Record Numbers for Crucial Elections
Busker is the Surprise Star of Woody's New Movie
Back to Basics Republicans Decide to Play a Long Game
In a Man's World, is Iraqi Politics Ready to Embrace Women?
Super Bowl Feels Boot of Global Recession
Q&A: Iraq Elections
Violence and Intimidation Mark Run-up to Iraqi Elections
Sri Lanka President Calls for Safety of Civilians in Tamil Tiger Conflict
Governments Across Europe Tremble As Angry People Take to the Streets
US Economy Shrinking at Fastest Pace Since 1982
Buy American Stimulus Comes Under Fire from U.S. Trading Partners
North Korea Scraps All Agreements With South Korea
Japan Heads for Worst Recession Since the Second World War
Iran Should Keep Its Distance From Us, Says Senior Cleric
Israel and Hamas Attacks Undermine Gaza Ceasefire
Afghanistan Postpones Presidential Elections
Obama Blasts Wall Street Banks on Bonuses
Obama Lets Rip at Banks Over Executive Pay
Deal Reached on Gurkhas' Right to Settle in Uk
US Security Firm Loses Licence to Work in Iraq
Obama Signs in His First Law: Equal Pay Rights in Workplace
Dozens Believed Dead in Reprisal Attacks As Hamas Retakes Control
US Overtures Divide Iran's Policymakers
WD Snodgrass
Iran Gets Pushy, Calls for End of U.S. Support for Israel
Revealed: the Letter Obama Team Hope Will Heal Iran Rift
George Perle
Russia Ready to Shelve Missiles Plan in Conciliatory Gesture to Obama
Britain Faces Worst Year Since 1930s, Warns Imf
Spain Sends City Fraud Suspects Back to Uk
Timeline: Iran's Foreign Relations
US Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates at Near-zero
Obama White House May Send Letter to Unfreeze Us-iran Relations
Spain Scores a Digital First With 5 Novel
Obama to Arabic Network: U.S. is Not Your Enemy
Monster.com Reports Security Breach, Job Seeker Data Stolen
Russia Scraps Plan to Deploy Nuclear-capable Missiles in Kaliningrad
Israel Bombs Gaza Smuggling Tunnels Ahead of Obama Peace Envoy's Arrival
China Detains 81 People in New Tibet Crackdown
Government Must Release Cabinet Minutes on Lead-up to Iraq War
The Health Risks of Multiple Pregnancies
Little of Substance, But Obama's Tone Was Striking
Minister for Terror: Gaza Will Fuel Uk Extremism
Cabinet Ordered to Reveal Minutes on Iraq Invasion
Newsnight Accused Over Obama Address
Running on Empty
Mitchell Heads to Middle East to Initiate Dialogue Between Israel and Hamas
With Mitchell, Obama Could Make Progress on Middle East Peace
Obama Criticizes al-Qaida, Encourages Fresh Start with Muslim World
Senate Passes Legislation to Delay Switch to Digital TV
Obama Begins Middle East Diplomacy Drive
Sarkozy's women in government - just, Rama Yade
Mobile Phone Oligarch Flees Russia for New Life in Britain
Pat Hingle
Obama Reverses Bush Policies on Emissions Controls
Iran Condemns Eu for Taking Exiled Group Off Terrorist List
Ethiopia Ends Somalia Occupation
Indonesian Clerics Ban Muslims From Practising Yoga
Fetus: I Hope He Changes His Mind
Home Depot Slashes Jobs, Closes Specialty Stores
Stream in India Loaded with Pharmaceutical Waste, Drugs
Travel chaos and more predicted during a French day of (in)action
Rachida Dati - is she being pushed or is she jumping?
Obama's Inauguration Was the Most Inspiring Thing We've Seen in Years - and the Most Terrifying, Too
Obama Online Team Hired to Help Fight Bnp
Obama Administration Warns Public to Expect Rise in Us Casualties
Hamas Offers $52m Handouts to Help Hardest-hit Gazans
Iranian Football Boss in Trouble Over 'battle of Sexes' Claims
Ethiopia Curb on Charities Alarms Human Rights Activists
David 'fathead' Newman
Obama Tells Us of His Radical New Agenda
How Obama Set the Tone for a New Us Revolution
Google Plans to Make Pcs History
China Fears Riots Will Spread As Boom Goes Sour
Hamas Fights to Rebuild Gaza in New Battle for Hearts and Minds
Obama Era Must End the Dissent Deficit
Is the New President a Protectionist?
French government minister "comes out"
Abortion 'global Gag' Lifted As the Bush Ideology is Rolled Back
Face the Music: Why String Quartet Was Unplugged
Culture Clash: Kashmiri Militant Takes on Bollywood
Balkan Fans Riot at Australian Open Tennis
Cheney Admits to Disagreement With Bush Over Presidential Pardon
Bolivia Set to Adopt New Constitution Empowering Indigenous Majority
President Obama on the Line: Pm Wins Coveted First Chat
Olga Lepeshinskaya
From Ice-cream to Cognac, Advertisers Try to Hijack the Magic of the Obama Brand
Obama - the First 100 Hours
Pay Freezes Abound, from Federal Government to Private Companies
Why Secular Liberalism Always Creates Contradiction – U.S. and EU Top Offenders
U.S. Approves Stem Cell Use for Spinal Injuries
Chirac's dog's bite is worse than it's bark - apparently
Obama Retakes Oath of Office After Inauguration Stumble
Caroline Kennedy: the Woman Who Y'knowed Too Much
Microsoft Cuts 5,000 Jobs
Obama Shuts Network of Cia 'ghost Prisons'
Cameron: Britain May Have to Seek Imf Bail-out
Israel May Swap Prisoners for Soldier
Tech-savvy Obama Keeps Online Lifeline
Clinton Confirms Israeli-palestinian Conflict a Top Priority for Obama
Guantánamo Closure Marks Pivotal Turn in Us Fight Against Terrorism
Obama Retakes Oath to Quell Conspiracy Theories
Website Crashes As First Family Cuts a Dash in Dc
Microsoft Cuts Jobs and Tech Firms Feel the Pain
Shock As Caroline Kennedy Quits Senate Selection Process
Cardinal Pio Laghi
Obama Documentation Activists – Not Conspiracy Theorists
Obama Closing Guantanamo Bay, Focusing on Foreign Policy
Sarkozy's "Bling Bling" jibe at Obama's celebrations
Russia and Cuba Look to Renew Old Alliance
France - there's nothing like good neighbours - again
Obama's Middle East Policy Could Take Cues From Northern Ireland Experience
Rihanna Faces Call to Ban Malaysia Show Over 'too Revealing' Costumes
Israel Admits Troops May Have Used Phosphorus Shells in Gaza
Obama Orders Halt to Guantanamo Bay Tribunals
Brown Hopes for Early Visit to Oval Office
Senator Kennedy is OK After Suffering Seizure at Obama Luncheon
Sarkozy outdistanced by Chirac in popularity
Obama Halts Outgoing Bush Proposals, Calls for Review
Obama Stops Us Digging Itself Deeper, But Faces Challenge to Bridge Legal Gap
Israel Completes Gaza Withdrawal
Obama Requests Guantánamo Bay Tribunals Suspension
Tsvangirai Warns of a 'dark Day' As Zimbabwe Power-sharing Talks Fail
Jubilation and Resignation As World Reacts to Arrival of New Us President
Londoners Toast Obama's Arrival in the White House
Obama's Speech
Iraqis Wary of Us President's Message of Change
Kenyans Celebrate Inauguration of 'our Son' Obama
'Barack is Our Son': Kenyans Celebrate Their Us President
Toyota Appoints Founder's Grandson As Next President
Gordon Brown May Not Be First Eu Leader to Meet President Obama
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'Yes We Did!' Witnesses to History Delighted As New Era Begins
Obama Brings New Voice of Hope, Nelson Mandela Says
Phil Elliott
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Joe Biden’s Wife Lets Slip a Secret That May Cause Contention
General Mills, Safeway, Kroger Pull Peanut Butter Products in Salmonella Outbreak
China Declares Provocative New Holiday in Tibet
A mighty mix-up at French music awards
A Tough Time to Become the Us President
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Obama Honours Martin Luther King on Last Day Before Presidency Begins
Israel Rushes to Withdraw Troops As Gaza Reconstruction Talks Begin
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Clemency and Conversation in President's Last Day
Obama Inauguration: Great Pilgrimage to Witness 'crazy Exciting' Day
A Great Pilgrimage to Witness 'crazy Exciting' Day
Greeks Fear Meltdown and Unrest in Eu's Weakest Economy
Amid Dust and Death, a Family's Story Speaks for the Terror of War
Israel Accused of War Crimes Over Phosphorus Use
Handbags at Dawn As Designers Cut Up Rough Over Trousergate
Five More Schools Destroyed in Taliban Campaign
Obama Inauguration: Words of History ... Crafted By 27-year-old in Starbucks
United States Happy with Gaza Ceasefire, but Iran Wants More
African Leaders in New Attempt to Revive Zimbabwe Power-sharing Agreement
Israel Steps Up Gaza Withdrawal After Ceasefire
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'This is What Hamas Promised - Just Destruction'
Hamas Joins Fragile Israeli Ceasefire
Dark Times: Recession Fears Stalk Milan Catwalk
'Israel Has Achieved Nothing From This'
A Week is an Eternity As Diplomats Strive to Keep the Peace
Gunfire Ends But the Debate in Israel Begins: Should We Have Pressed On?
New Team to Bury Bush Culture of 'anything Goes'
Israeli Ceasefire Offers Precious Respite, But Little Has Changed
Israeli Ceasefire in the Balance After Hamas Fires Rockets From Gaza
Israel Accused of War Crimes Over 12-hour Assault on Gaza Village
Israel Calls a Halt to Its Assault on Gaza
Israel Announces Ceasefire in Gaza
Fears Grow for Trapped Civilians As Army Advances on Tamil Tigers
The Real Victims of This Credit Crunch? Women
'We Have Only Four Years Left to Act on Climate Change - America Has to Lead'
Obama Follows in Lincoln's Tracks on the Final Leg of His Incredible Journey
Don't Drizzle Your Pessimism on Obama's Grand Parade
Can Hamas Still Walk Tall in Gaza's Streets?
North Korea Issues Nuclear Threat
Plea for Obama to Increase Aid
North Korea Has Plutonium Ready for Up to Five Nuclear Bombs, Reports Claim
Syria Urges Full Arab Boycott of Israel As Divisions Deepen Over Gaza
The Economy By Andrew Clark
Osama Bin Laden By Nushin Arbabzadah
Welcome to the Glass House
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Final Leg of Love Train's Journey
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Obama Set to Begin Pre-presidential Train Ride to Washington
Fresh Evidence of Israeli Phosphorus Use in Gaza Emerges
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9/11 May Have Prepared NYC First Responders for Near Flawless Rescue
Restrictions remain on gay male blood donors in France
Bush Delivers Final Address to American Citizens in Televised Speech
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Meet Mugabe for Power-sharing Talks
Bush Urges Us to Stake Claim to Arctic Territory in Last-gasp Energy Grab
Gordon Brown and Angela Merkel Present United Front on Global Downturn
Airbus to Offer Obama a Superjumbo
Hamas Interior Minister Reported Dead in Gaza Attack
Air Obama: Will New President Swap Boeing for Airbus?
Bollywood Star Attacks Film's Portrayal of India
Airstrike Kills Senior Hamas Minister As Cairo Talks Inch Towards Ceasefire
Waterboarding is Torture, Says Obama's Choice As Justice Chief
UAE in Line to Become First Arab Country With Nuclear Power
Obama Writes Emotional Letter to Daughters Malia and Sasha
Sorry for the Junk Food: Obama's Letter to His Girls
Osama bin Laden Urges Jihad Against Israel
Israel Hits Un Refugee Agency in Gaza
Israel Continues Offensive in Gaza While Truce Talks Provide Optimism
French court delivers verdict in human growth hormone scandal
Europe Stalls on Closer Israel Links in Gaza Protest
Toyota Tells Managers to Buy One of Its Own Cars
Iranian Students Offer $1.5m Reward for Mubarak Execution
Japan Strikes Gold From Cremated Ashes
Pakistan Dismisses Indian Dossier on Mumbai Attacks
China Becomes World's Third Largest Economy
George Chesbro
Apple Boss Steve Jobs to Take Extended Leave
Israeli Human Rights Groups Speak Out As Death Toll Passes 1,000
Hopes of Ceasefire As Hamas Replies to Egyptian Plan
Sarkozy Plan for History Museum Fails to Stir France
Bush Administration: 'we Tortured Qahtani'
61 ex-Guantanamo Inmates Back to Terrorist Ways
Israel Now Facing Attacks from Lebanon, Possible Second Front to Offensive
Chinese Police Arrest Biker Gang Selling Children
Dubai Ruler Gets Go-ahead for Lavish Highlands Lodge
Israeli Troops Reach Gaza City Outskirts
29,796 - a magic figure for Brice Hortefeux
Escaping the Unilateral Rut
Israel and Us Offer Differing Reports on Un Resolution Abstention
Economic Rescue Package May Not Be Enough, Bernanke Tells Obama
As the Crow Flies: Birds Flee Tehran's Polluted Air
South Korean Team to Head North to Check on Nuclear Disarmament
Mafia Killer Gives Italian Police the Slip By Escaping Through Sewers
EU Still Without Gas After Russia and Ukraine Reignite Pipeline Row
Obama's Pick for Treasury Secretary Under Fire Over Payment of Taxes
'Tony's the Kind of Guy Who Looks You Straight in the Eye and Tells the Truth'
Backing for Invasion Remains Strong
'They've Killed Us. Me, Amal and Soso They've Gone to Heaven'
Obama's Guantánamo Challenge: a Boy Soldier's Trial
Easy Ride for Clinton in Senate Hearing Despite New Fears
Miliband to Spend Night in Indian Hut
Hillary Clinton Sails Through Her Confirmation As Secretary of State
Russia Blames Us As Eu Gas Supplies Halt Again
Hillary Clinton Promises Smarter Approach to U.S. Foreign Policy
Bernard Madoff Allowed to Stay Out of Jail According to Judge
New Admission Over Legal Advice on Iraq Invasion
Israeli Forces Close in on Gaza City
French justice maintains an "innocent" man is still "guilty"
Israel Faces Calls for Gaza War Crimes Investigation
Israel Sends in Reservists As Diplomacy Falters
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9/11, Two Wars, Katrina: 'we Had Fun', Says Bush
Obama Invites Gay Bishop to Offer Prayer at Inauguration Ceremony
First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop to Pray at Inauguration
Obama Promises to Move Swiftly in Adopting New Approach to Tehran
Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal Hit By Last-minute Hitch
Gaston Lenôtre
Fighting Intensifies As Olmert Says Israel is Nearing Its Goal
Pro-Israeli Protests in London and Manchester
Why We Have to Let Pictures Tell the Real Story
Hamas Leader: Israel's Gaza Attacks Have Killed Peace Talks
Pirates Drown With Ransom Share
Iraq Victims Sue Uk Security Firm
Israel to Step Up Assault on Hamas
Dubai Deficit Shock
Hawks Depart As Clinton Ushers in New Era of Us 'soft Power'
America's Most Revered Newspaper is Latest to Be Hit By Financial Woes
'I Saw the Revolution Betrayed 20 Years Ago'
Deal to Resume Russian Gas Eludes Eu As 11 People Die in Big Freeze-up
Holland's First Immigrant Mayor is Hailed As 'obama on the Maas'
Does the World Have the Appetite to Prosecute Israel for War Crimes in Gaza?
It’s the Economy says Obama, No, It’s the Constitution says Philip Berg
Al-Qaida Chief Killed in Pakistan, Us Claims
Mandela Denies Rumours of Split From Anc
Palin Attacks Media for Her Treatment During Election Race
UN Human Rights Chief Accuses Israel of War Crimes
White House 'behind' Us Volte-face on Ceasefire Call
U.N. Notes that 257 Children Killed in Gaza Strip
Colombian Drug Baron Shot Dead in Madrid Hospital
US Launches Anti-piracy Naval Force to Combat Hijackings Off Somalia
Some Madoff Investors Profited from the Ponzi Scheme
Sex on legs again and a billiard cue - Tango Pasion
White House Breaks Ranks With Israel to Back Draft Resolution
Bank of Ireland Cuts Back Uk Mortgages and Axes 600 Jobs
Turkish Government Holds Crisis Talks As Former Generals Arrested
Muslims to Apologise for Prayers Held in Front of Milan Cathedral
Home From Home: the Perfect Retirement Pad for Bush
Inquiry Into Spain's Missing Children
Putin Summons Journalists to Tell Them: It's Not the Kremlin's Fault
Hamas Reticent About Peace Moves
Israel Accused of Delaying Medical Access to Injured
Obama Camp 'prepared to Talk to Hamas'
Israel Criticised After 'shocking' Discovery of Exhausted Children
India Has Its 'enron Moment' After Revelations of Satyam Founder's ?1bn Fraud
North Sea Oil Exploration Firm Collapses
Israel and Egypt Discuss Gaza Truce
Israel's Battle in Gaza: Why It Will Make Their Country Less Secure
Russia Cuts Gas Supply to Balkans, Residents Freezing
Rockets Fired From Lebanon Hit Northern Israel
Hugo Chavez Resumes Heating Oil Supply to Poor Americans
Rachida Dati's five-day baby break
Democrats Backtrack Over Choice of Burris to Replace Obama in Senate Seat
Tassos Papadopoulos
Col Don Blakeslee
Border Policing Holds Key As Gaza Truce Talks Continue
China Gets Tough on Illegal Firework Factories
Israel Considers Broadening Gaza Attack
'Workshy' Accusation Sparks Political Storm in Japan
Russian Gas Crisis to Keep Bills High As Firms Divert Uk Stocks
Troubleshooter Sarkozy Takes Charge
Cautious Welcome for Peace Plan From Both Israelis and Hamas
Satellite System to Track Illegal Migrants
Israel and the West Will Pay a Price for Gaza's Bloodbath
Bulgaria Hit Hardest As Supplies Dwindle
Iran's Fear of Prying Eyes: Bbc Accused of Hiring Spies to Work for Farsi Tv Channel on the Eve of Its Launch
Obama Blamed by al-Qaeda Operative for the Gaza Turmoil
Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis Intensifies As All European Supplies Are Cut Off
Obama Picks Cnn's Sanjay Gupta As Surgeon General
'Work-shy' Comment Sparks Political Storm in Japan
Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis Intensifies As All European Supplies Cut Off
Sarkozy on Collision Course With Judges Over Investigating Magistrates
Israel Considers Stepping Up Gaza Offensive
Ann Coulter Gives Awkward Interview with Matt Lauer
Légion d'honneur - thank you but no thank you
Ann Savage
How Israel Brought Gaza to the Brink of Humanitarian Catastrophe
German Billionaire Left 'broken' By Financial Crisis Kills Himself
Indian Pm Accuses Pakistan Agencies of Supporting Mumbai Terror Attacks
Row Over Russian Gas Chokes Supply to Rest of Europe
Gaza's Day of Carnage - 40 Dead As Israelis Bomb Two Un Schools
Lib Dems Call for British Arms Embargo on Israel
Shell-shocked Children Who Are Drawn Into the Cult of the Martyr
Senate Bars Entry to Disputed Recruit for Obama Seat
Church Grabs Chance to Attack Birth Control Pill
Gaza Violence Seen Spreading to Europe
FBI Hiring Thousands of New Employees
Immediate Gaza Ceasefire is Possible, Says Tony Blair
Toyota in 11-day Factory Shutdown
Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza's Second City
Bush Designates Ocean Conservation Areas in Final Weeks As President
China Cracks Down on 'vulgar' Online Searches
The Ultimate Power Lunch - With Friction on the Menu
Sarkozy Leads International Pressure on Israel to Halt Gaza Bloodshed
Israeli Troops and Hamas Fighters Clash in Streets of Gaza City
Pakistan Terror Accused Acted in Self-defence, Court Hears
Israel Looks to Drive Out Hamas
Lessons of Lebanon May Have Been Learned, But Even Sophisticated Arms Kill Civilians As Risks of Urban Warfare Loom
Israelis Deny Using Phosphorus
France Bans Adverts on State Tv During Primetime
India Hands Mumbai Dossier to Pakistan to Back Extradition Plea
Top 10 Most Unbelievable Things of 2008 – Or Maybe of all Time
Man Accused of Killing Son Because of Back Child Support
China Cracks Down on 'vulgar' Websites
India Hands Mumbai Terror Attack Evidence to Pakistan
Israel Targets International Deal on Gaza Truce
Israeli Troops and Hamas Fighters Clash in Gaza City
Struggle for Self-defence and the Struggle for Palestinian Primacy
EU Admits Failures As International Pressure Grows for Ceasefire
Thousands Flee Guns and Shells As Israel Tightens Grip on Gaza
Israel Military Keeps Wary Eye on Northern Border
Israel Incursion Into Gaza Replays Well-worn Blueprint
Gaza Will Be 'graveyard' for Israeli Troops, Warns Iran
Israeli Troops Invade Gaza - Live
Israeli Troops Push Deep Into Gaza
Sri Lankan Forces Pound Tigers in Battle for Control
Israeli Ground Forces Cross Border Into Gaza
How the Pro-israel Lobby in Britain Benefits From a Generous London Tycoon
Israeli Troops Cross Border Into Gaza
Gordon Brown ... on the World
Israel Fires Artillery Shells Into Gaza
Bush Blames Gaza Offensive on Hamas
Israel Launches Assault Across Gaza's Borders
Chicago to Take Over at the White House
Norma Hotaling
Factional Divide Rules Out Show of Solidarity From the West Bank
Paradise Lost on Maldives' Rubbish Island
Sri Lankan President Hails Victory As Army Seizes Tamil Tiger Capital
Katyusha, Katyusha By Sean O'brien
Condi Rice Accuses Hamas of Holding Gazans Hostage
Sri Lanka Claims Capture of Tamil Tiger Capital
Divided Nation Faced With Fight to Death
Tamil Tiger Capital About to Fall, Says Sri Lanka
Illegal Immigrants Gaining Access to Public Housing
Special Spin Body Gets Media on Message, Says Israel
'Pay As You Throw' Household Waste Trial Shunned By Councils
War and Peace: Israel's Military and Political Options
Russian Gas Row May Cost Uk Customers
Israeli Bomb Kills Hamas Leader and Six of His Family
Jitters Across Eu As Russia Cuts Ukraine Fuel Supply
Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike
Russia Cuts Gas to Ukraine Over Unpaid Bills
Israel Rejects Ceasefire As Warplanes Attack Government Buildings in Gaza