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	Tuesday, 29 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Final pleas for death row Briton The government has made a final appeal to China to halt the execution of a mentally-ill British man for drug smuggling.
	US vows to hunt down jet plotters President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.
	Met Office warning of heavy snow Much of northern Scotland, central and north east England and east Wales are on alert for several inches of snow.
	Unemployment 'will peak at 2.8m' Unemployment will reach 2.8 million in 2010, according to the latest forecast from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
	Hike in diabetes limb amputations The number of people having a limb amputated because of type-two diabetes has risen greatly in England, a study shows.

WORLD
	US vows to hunt down jet plotters President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.
	US man 'arrested' in North Korea North Korea says it has arrested a US man who crossed into the country amid reports a Christian activist entered the territory.
	Gay couple marries in Argentina Two Argentine men become the first gay couple in Latin America to legally marry after a civil ceremony in southern Argentina.

AFRICA
	Deadly clashes in north Nigeria At least 20 people are thought to have died in clashes between security forces and members of a sect in northern Nigeria.
	Ship released by Somali pirates Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.
	Three Saudis die in Niger attack Three Saudi tourists are killed and three more wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Niger, local officials say.

AMERICAS
	US vows to hunt down jet plotters President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.
	Children dead in US building fire Nine people are killed, including six children, in a fire at a two-storey apartment block in the US state of Mississippi, officials say.
	Gay couple marries in Argentina Two Argentine men become the first gay couple in Latin America to legally marry after a civil ceremony in southern Argentina.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Final pleas for death row Briton The government has made a final appeal to China to halt the execution of a mentally-ill British man for drug smuggling.
	US man 'arrested' in North Korea North Korea says it has arrested a US man who crossed into the country amid reports a Christian activist entered the territory.
	Ship released by Somali pirates Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.

EUROPE
	Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.
	Russia dispute 'could cut EU oil' Russia has warned a price dispute with Ukraine could cause it to cut oil deliveries to three EU countries, Slovakia says.
	Russia-Georgia flights to resume Moscow allows the first direct flights from Georgia since the 2008 war, but Tbilisi says the move is too late for the holiday period.

MIDDLE EAST
	US vows to hunt down jet plotters President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.
	Iran arrests opposition figures A number of opposition figures are arrested in Iran, a day after at least eight people were killed in violent protests.
	Gaza marchers go on hunger strike Groups trying to cross Egypt's border to Gaza to mark the anniversary of an Israeli offensive have gone on hunger strike.

SOUTH ASIA
	Suicide attack on Pakistan Shias At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
	Afghan children 'die in fighting' At least 10 Afghan civilians, most of them children, are killed during Western military operations, says President Hamid Karzai.
	India uproar over abandoned match There is uproar in India after a cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday was called off because the pitch was deemed unfit for play.

UK
	Final pleas for death row Briton The government has made a final appeal to China to halt the execution of a mentally-ill British man for drug smuggling.
	Unemployment 'will peak at 2.8m' Unemployment will reach 2.8 million in 2010, according to the latest forecast from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
	Met Office warning of heavy snow Much of northern Scotland, central and north east England and east Wales are on alert for several inches of snow.

ENGLAND
	Final pleas for death row Briton The government has made a final appeal to China to halt the execution of a mentally-ill British man for drug smuggling.
	'Peacemaker' dies after attack A passer-by dies after being hurt in a fight between two groups in east London that he had tried to break up.
	Met Office warning of heavy snow Much of northern Scotland, central and north east England and east Wales are on alert for several inches of snow.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Illness forces DUP MP to quit The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces she is to quit politics after suffering bouts of depression.
	Cardinal Cahal Daly seriously ill Ireland's most senior Catholic cardinal, Dr Cahal Daly, is taken to hospital where he is believed to be seriously ill.
	Big freeze hits water supply Northern Ireland Water says it has taken 4,000 calls in the last 24 hours as freezing weather causes disruption to supplies.

SCOTLAND
	Ice alert as cold spell continues Fresh travel warnings are issued as the wintry conditions continue to cause problems on Scotland's roads.
	CBI 'disappointed' by ministers Scottish government ministers are accused of "disappointing behaviours" by the director of CBI Scotland.
	Cold snap 'causes blood shortage' Blood donors are being urged to come forward after the cold weather prevented supplies being adequately replenished.

POLITICS
	Lib Dems deny Tory 'similarities' The Liberal Democrats dismiss David Cameron's claim there are fewer policy differences between the two parties than in the past.
	Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.
	DPP rejects self-defence law call A call by the Tories to make it harder for people who tackle burglars to be prosecuted is rejected by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

BUSINESS
	Unemployment 'will peak at 2.8m' Unemployment will reach 2.8 million in 2010, according to the latest forecast from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
	House price increase 'slows down' Growth in house prices in England and Wales slowed in December to just 0.1% as demand from new buyers fell, a survey suggests.
	'Record high' Boxing Day shopping The number of people who went shopping on Boxing Day was at its highest since records began, it emerges.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Animal Collective album tops poll Dance act Animal Collective's record Merriweather Post Pavilion is hailed album of the year in a critics' poll.
	Avatar tops Christmas box office Sci-fi epic Avatar tops the Christmas box office in a record-breaking weekend at the north American box office.
	O Fortuna is 'most listened to' The 30 most listened to classical music pieces of the last 75 years are revealed on BBC Radio 2.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Back to nature' cuts flood risks Reconnecting flood-plains to rivers will help reduce the risk of future flooding, a study by US researchers suggests.
	Plant chemical 'manipulates' ants Acacia plants have chemical control over the armies of ants that guard them, scientists discover.
	Disinfectants 'train' superbugs Disinfectants could effectively train bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, research suggests.

TECHNOLOGY
	Tech changes 'outstrip' netbooks Netbooks are being superseded by more powerful alternatives, say industry watchers.
	AI aims to solve in-game chatter Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.
	HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube.

HEALTH
	Hike in diabetes limb amputations The number of people having a limb amputated because of type-two diabetes has risen greatly in England, a study shows.
	Music therapy for tinnitus hope Personalised music therapy may help cut noise levels experienced by people who suffer from tinnitus, say researchers.
	Mushroom drug cancer secret probe Scientists discover how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a rare kind of wild mushroom, works.

EDUCATION
	More advice on disabled childcare A £12.5m scheme is to offer parents of disabled children more advice on accessing childcare in England.
	School absence higher among poor Persistent absence in the poorest areas is five times that in the richest, analysis of government statistics shows.
	Teacher cutbacks 'short-sighted' Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, attacks the government over "short-sighted" cuts in teacher training numbers.

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	1975: New laws to end battle of the sexes Radical new legislation introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status comes into force in the UK.
	1984: Rajiv Gandhi wins landslide election victory Rajiv Gandhi claims a massive victory for his assassinated mother's Congress Party in the Indian general election.

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