Pressure grows for Gaza ceasefire - International pressure builds for Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a UN-backed truce.
Dispute hits Europe gas supplies - Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.
Doubts raised over measles target - The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
India IT boss quits over scandal - The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.
Baghdad shrine ban for women - Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.
Chinese web portal porn apology - Three Chinese search engines apologise for linking to pornography sites after criticism from the government.
Dozens of Afghan 'Taleban' killed - Coalition forces kill 32 Taleban fighters in an operation east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says.
Cases have 'cut UK terror threat' - The terrorist threat to the UK has been reduced by a series of successful criminal prosecutions, the head of MI5 says.
New man to take office in Ghana - Thousands of people gather in Ghana's capital to see President-elect John Atta Mills sworn in after his narrow poll win.
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