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05-01 BBC- World Risky business Bets are off on gambling boom in China's Macau
05-01 BBC- World Tamil Tigers 'kill 40' soldiers Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka say they have killed 40 government soldiers - a claim the army denies.
04-01 BBC- World Leading light The Arabic genius working 700 years before Newton
04-01 BBC- World Obama commerce nominee pulls out New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdraws as Barack Obama's nominee for US commerce secretary.
04-01 BBC- World Israeli forces split Gaza in two Israeli ground troops and heavy armour move deeper into the Gaza Strip, in effect cutting the territory in two.
04-01 BBC- World Man Utd brush aside 10-man Saints Man Utd will face Spurs at Old Trafford in the FA Cup fourth round after a comfortable 3-0 win at Southampton.
04-01 BBC- World Merseyside giants clash in FA Cup Liverpool will host Everton in the FA Cup fourth round, while Manchester United will face Spurs and Nottingham Forest visit Derby.
04-01 BBC- World Obamas move to Washington US President-elect Barack Obama and his family take up residence in Washington, ahead of his swearing-in as president.
04-01 BBC- World City reborn Colombia's Medellin cashes in on its drug baron past
04-01 BBC- World Police killed in Pakistan blast Five police and two civilians are killed in a suspected suicide attack in north-west Pakistan, police say.
04-01 BBC- World Anti-apartheid icon Suzman buried Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral in Johannesburg of leading South African anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman.
04-01 BBC- World Thai blaze club boss faces charge Police say they will charge the owner of a Bangkok nightclub where a fire killed 62 people celebrating New Year's Eve.
04-01 BBC- World Bid to save future of Braille in UK A £2 million appeal is launched to re-house the nation's leading Braille printing press and protect its future.
04-01 BBC- World UK forces take key Taleban bases British troops in Afghanistan captured four key Taleban strongholds in the run up to Christmas, the MoD reveals.
04-01 BBC- World Live text - FA Cup third round League Two Gillingham look to cause an FA Cup upset against Aston Villa ahead of Man Utd's trip to Southampton and the fourth-round draw.
04-01 BBC- World Reporters freed in Somalia A British journalist and his Spanish colleague are freed by Somali kidnappers, according to officials in the country.
04-01 BBC- World Pilgrims die in Iraq bomb blast At least 35 Shia pilgrims are killed by a female suicide bomber near a shrine in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
04-01 BBC- World China factory output dips further China's manufacturing output falls for a third consecutive month as the economic slowdown continued to hit its economy.
04-01 BBC- World Israeli troops clash with Hamas Israeli troops engage with Hamas militants as ground forces and tanks go into Gaza after a week of intense air strikes.
04-01 BBC- World Clarke century boosts Australia Michael Clarke's 138 takes Australia to 445 in Sydney, with South Africa replying on 125-1 in the third Test.
04-01 BBC- World Ferry capsizes in eastern Nepal At least 35 people are missing after a ferry capsizes on a river in eastern Nepal, officials say.
04-01 BBC- World Somali police stations taken over Some police stations are taken over by Somali militiamen as Ethiopian troops leave Mogadishu after two years helping the transitional government.
04-01 BBC- World Wind of change Narrow win for Ghana opposition in presidential run-off
04-01 BBC- World Boy guilty of shooting his mother A 12-year-old boy is found guilty in the United States of murdering his mother following a row over his household chores.
04-01 BBC- World Nano device 'times drug release' Researchers say they can harness the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to patients.
03-01 BBC- World Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 rocks eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert, meteorologists say.
03-01 BBC- World Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops have entered Gaza, Israeli military officials say, a week after the offensive against Hamas began.
03-01 BBC- World Defeat was indefensible - Hughes Mark Hughes fumes at Man City's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Nottingham Forest.
03-01 BBC- World Israel steps up offensive on Gaza Israel steps up its offensive on Gaza and launches its first artillery barrages, as its campaign enters a second week.
03-01 BBC- World Man City 0-3 Nottm Forest Big spending Manchester City are knocked out of the FA Cup by the Championship's Nottingham Forest.
03-01 BBC- World Murray battles to win over Nadal Andy Murray completes his preparation for the new season with victory over world number one Rafael Nadal in Abu Dhabi.
03-01 BBC- World Pakistan seizes Taleban spokesman A former spokesman for fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Omar is arrested in north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
03-01 BBC- World Gaza propaganda Paul Reynolds on whether we can trust all we see
03-01 BBC- World Live text - Murray v Nadal Andy Murray takes on world number one Rafael Nadal in the Abu Dhabi exhibition final.
03-01 BBC- World What Cubans brought to Miami The son of Cuban exiles living in the US, the BBC's Americas editor Emilio San Pedro talks about growing up in a proud immigrant community.
03-01 BBC- World The curse of Nigerian oil The BBC's Sue Lloyd-Roberts argues that Nigerian oil has brought wealth to a few but fuels greed and corruption on a grand scale.
03-01 BBC- World Kabul misery Why all the aid has made little impact on Afghan daily life
03-01 BBC- World EU states see gas pressure drop Several EU countries report a drop in gas supplies, apparently as a result of a dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
03-01 BBC- World Opposition leader wins Ghana poll Opposition candidate John Atta Mills wins a tight presidential run-off in democratic hope Ghana, electoral officials say.
03-01 BBC- World Live text - FA Cup third round League One Hartlepool host Premier League Stoke as FA Cup third-round day kicks off, with a host of intriguing ties to follow.
03-01 BBC- World Che today Why Che Guevara's image still shines in Latin America
03-01 BBC- World S Korean MPs scuffle with guards South Korea's opposition lawmakers scuffle with security guards, who have tried to end their blockade of parliament.
03-01 BBC- World Mars rovers roll on to five years The US space agency's Mars rovers celebrate a longer-than-expected five years investigating the Red Planet.
03-01 BBC- World Cuba offers direct talks with US Cuban President Raul Castro says he is open to direct talks with US President-elect Obama, but plays down any quick breakthrough.
03-01 BBC- World Bush says Hamas to blame for Gaza US President George Bush blames Hamas for violence in Gaza and southern Israel, as Israeli strikes enter a second week.
03-01 BBC- World Topping out World's newest tall building set to reveal secrets
03-01 BBC- World Canberra rejects Guantanamo cases The Australian government turns down a US request to help resettle former detainees from its Guantanamo Bay military prison.
03-01 BBC- World Colombo pushes into Tiger areas Sri Lankan forces say they are pressing on with their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels after capturing Kilinochchi.
03-01 BBC- World Ghana awaits final poll outcome Final results from Ghana's tense presidential run-off are due as preliminary figures point to a win for the opposition.
03-01 BBC- World Chrysler gets $4bn emergency loan US car manufacturer Chrysler receives a $4bn (£2.75bn) emergency government loan to help stave off collapse.