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London braces itself for Boxing Day tube chaos
Drivers on the London Underground are due to go on strike today. They want to be given triple money and a day off for having to work on the 26th…
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Uncertainty surrounds fate of Latifi
There have been developments in Iran in the case of Iranian student activist Habibollah Latifi, who was due to be executed in Sanandaj prison in…
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Europe's difficult Christmas continues
Awful weather conditions have returned to Poland, with frozen roads and railway lines. More than 20,000 people in Pomerania are without electricity…
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Icebreakers needed for Christmas swims
For the first time in 30 years the Serpentine in Hyde Park was too frozen to allow all the ice to be cleared for the Peter Pan Cup, a 100 metre race,…
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Gbagbo won't go, says threat of force "unjust"
The UN says 14,000 people have fled the Ivory Coast since the contested presidential election. Most are supporters of the internationally- recognised…
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Bloody Christmas Eve in Nigeria
Pictures are now in from near Jos in central Nigeria where bombs tore through two villages on Christmas Eve. Around 40 people died and over 70…
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Venezuela's ex-President Peres dies
Venezuela's former president Carlos Andres Peres has died in Florida aged 88 after suffering a heart attack. Perez served as the country's…
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Arrests prompt fears Netherlands is prime terror target
There are fears the Netherlands has become a prime target for terrorists following the arrest of 12 Somali nationals suspected of plotting an…
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Ceremonies held to mark 2004 tsunami
Commemorations have been held to mark the anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in Asia. In the Thai…
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Icy rain causes problems in Moscow
Moscow's largest airport has been brought to a standstill by icy rain. Domodedovo shut down after the power supply failed. No planes are landing…
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Israel kills two Palestinian militants on Gaza border
Any hope of a calm festive period in the Middle East appears to have been shattered after Israeli forces killed two Palestinian gunmen in…
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Post-snow and pre-tax sales begin in the UK
Bargain hunters are out in force in the UK, as the annual post-Christmas sales begin in the shops. They began queuing outside Selfridges in…
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Four Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan
Four Turkish engineers working on a road project in Afghanistan have been seized by gunmen. The men and their driver were taken in the eastern…
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Mavi Marmara gets warm welcome as Turkey and Israel mull repairing ties
The Mavi Marmara has been given a rapturous welcome in Istanbul. It is the ship that saw bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid…
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Angry Russian travellers storm passport control
Tempers are reported to have flared at one of Moscow's main airports as snow and power cuts disrupted flights for a second day. Angry passengers…
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Nightmare train journey in France
It is no wonder there was frustration. Passengers on a train in France embarked on a journey that should have taken only about 10 hours. But…
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Russia is slammed over Khodorkovsky verdict
An ex-tycoon's second conviction in a Moscow court has sparked international criticism, renewing doubts over the Kremlin's commitment to the rule of…
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