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- NY mayor hails 'hero' crash pilot
- The pilot who landed a plane in the Hudson River showed inspirational heroism, says the mayor of New York.
- Israel 'set for ceasefire vote'
- Israeli ministers are reportedly set to vote on a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza, amid signs of diplomatic movement on the conflict.
- Citigroup to split as losses grow
- Struggling US banking giant Citigroup is to split the firm in two, as it reports a quarterly loss of $8.29bn (£5.6bn).
- Gas solution closer, says Putin
- Russian PM Vladimir Putin says a deal to end the European gas crisis may be nearer after talks in Germany.
- Thais hold more migrants amid row
- The Thai military takes into custody another group of Burmese refugees, amid accusations they cast previous groups adrift at sea.
- Zimbabwe rolls out Z$100tr note
- A Z$100tr, currently worth about US$30 is to be introduced in Zimbabwe, state media says.
- Venezuela to vote on Chavez term
- Venezuela will vote next month on a proposal for President Hugo Chavez to seek indefinite re-election, officials say.
- LRA rebels commit new atrocities
- Fresh details emerge of horrific attacks by Uganda's LRA rebels in neighbouring countries.
- Chinese women 'want more babies'
- Some 70% of Chinese women want to have more than the one child allowed by law, according to newly-released state research.
- Huge interest in 'world's best job' crashes website
- The website giving details of supposedly the world's best job - on Australia's Whitsunday Islands - receives more than a million hits and crashes.
- Ancelotti contemplates Kaka exit
- AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admits for the first time that Kaka could move to Manchester City.
- Benitez turns down contract offer
- Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez rejects the offer of a new contract with the Anfield club, BBC Sport understands.
- Under fire
- Doctor describes chaos as Gaza City hospital is razed
- Survivor's story
- My journey from racist bombing to Obama dream
- Knox accused
- Italy's focus at the Kercher murder trial is on Amanda Knox
- Earth Watch
- How humanity is loving nature to death
- Andaman ordeal
- Boat survivor's accusations of Thai military treatment
- Music and motors
- Charting Detroit's Motown and motoring heyday
- UN inches towards Somalia force
- The UN Security Council adopts a resolution agreeing in principle to a peacekeeping force in Somalia.
- Aboutrika triumphs in BBC poll
- Mohamed Aboutrika of Al Ahly and Egypt tops the BBC poll for the best African player of 2008.
- Kercher case to be held in public
- An Italian judge rules that trial of an American and an Italian accused of murdering a British student will be held in public.
- Bitter cold spreads across the US
- The Northeast and Midwest US are expected to experience some of their coldest weather in years.
- Muddle over N Korea's succession
- Conflicting reports suggest ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has chosen one of his sons to be his successor.
- Vietnam reporter freed in amnesty
- Journalist Nguyen Viet Chien - jailed for his reports on official corruption in Vietnam - is among 15,000 prisoners to be freed.
- Real president Calderon resigns
- Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon resigns over a vote-rigging scandal.
- Euro inflation hits 26-month low
- Eurozone inflation fell to a 26-month low in December, thanks to a big decline in the price of energy bills.
- Spate of bomb attacks in Baghdad
- A series of bomb blasts during rush hour in Baghdad kills at least eight people and injures many others, officials say.
- Iraqis 'capture leading militant'
- Iraqi security forces say they have captured a leading Sunni militant thought to be the leader of militant group Ansar al Sunna.
- Red Cross fear for Sri Lanka civilians
- The Red Cross says that intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka has caused a "massive displacement" of civilians.
- UK demands quicker Mumbai probe
- UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Pakistan to act more quickly against extremists in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
- Disease and starvation in Zimbabwe
- Paul Martin sees how Zimbabwe's health system has disintegrated as the economy worsens
- No clear winner in Europe's gas game
- Gabriel Gatehouse explains why the gas row between Russia and Ukraine has reached stalemate.
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