KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas flows to four European Union countries were below normal levels on Saturday after Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine in a pricing row, and there were no talks in sight to resolve the dispute.
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January 3, 2009
Thousands march over Gaza strikes
(BBC) A series of demonstrations are taking place across the UK to protest against the Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
Ghana opposition leader wins presidential election
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's opposition leader John Atta Mills won a last run-off vote and was declared president-elect on Saturday, sweeping his party back to power after eight years.
Iraq bombing highlights growing role of tribes
QARAGHOUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Tribesmen buried their dead south of Baghdad on Saturday after a suicide bomber killed at least 23 people at a feast, an incident that highlighted the growing role of tribes as provincial elections approach.
Sri Lanka bombs Tigers in north after fall of HQ
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan jets and attack helicopters bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the north of the island on Saturday, the military said, a day after ground forces seized the rebels' de facto capital Kilinochchi.
Kabul misery
(BBC) Why all the aid has made little impact on Afghan daily life
January 2, 2009
Israeli artillery pounds Gaza as night falls
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli artillery shelled the Gaza Strip on Saturday, stepping up the offensive against Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave as tanks and troops waited on the border for a possible ground offensive.
Judge rules Mukoko must be treated in prison
ZIMBABWE - A judge ruled Friday that 32 opposition supporters and rights activists, including the former TV news anchor Jestina Mukoko, accused of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe should remain in custody.
France hands pirates to Somalia, more attacks foiled
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - French forces handed over eight pirates to Somali authorities Friday and a new get-tough approach by foreign navies thwarted more attacks in vital shipping lanes linking Europe to Asia.
US steel industry in collapse, eyes government aid: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US steel industry is in collapse and looking for a massive government investment program of up to one trillion dollars to stimulate demand for the key commodity, a report said Friday.
West Bank anger over Gaza raids
(BBC) Thousands of West Bank Palestinians join protests after Hamas calls for a "day of wrath" over the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Sri Lankan troops seize rebel HQ
(BBC) Sri Lanka's government claims a major victory after troops take control of the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital, Kilinochchi.
January 1, 2009
Australia may take Guantanamo men
(BBC) Australia says it is considering a United States request to take in prisoners from the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay.
Coral decline warns of ocean changes: Australian scientists
SYDNEY (AFP) - A sharp slowdown in coral growth on Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1990 is a warning sign that precipitous changes in the world's oceans may be imminent, scientists said Friday.
Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine and sharply raised rates after failure to agree on a new contract, heightening concerns over European dependence on Russian-controlled energy supplies.
Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed a senior Hamas leader in an air attack on his home on Thursday, striking its first deadly blow against the top ranks of the Islamist group in a Gaza offensive that has claimed more than 400 Palestinian lives.
Covert failure
(BBC) The Ethiopian army is preparing to leave Somalia almost two years after it invaded to oust Islamists who had taken control of large areas of the country.
Anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman dies
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Helen Suzman, for decades South Africa's most famous white crusader against apartheid, died on Thursday at the age of 91.
UK call to help close Guantanamo
(BBC) The UK is pressing its European partners to help resettle inmates from the US Guantanamo camp, the UK Foreign Office says.
Slovakia becomes eurozone member
(BBC) Slovakia becomes the 16th eurozone member - the second former communist country to join the single European currency.
December 31, 2008
U.S. vacates Baghdad palace ahead of handover
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. officials withdrew on Wednesday from the vast Saddam Hussein-era palace they have occupied in Baghdad since 2003, a sign of the historic change of power when their troops come under Iraqi authority at midnight.
Israel rebuffs calls for Gaza truce
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday said the time was not right for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and stepped up preparations for a possible ground offensive after Hamas's long-range rockets hit another major population center.
Guinea junta woos neighbors to avoid isolation
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's military junta, suspended by the African Union and condemned by Western donors, reached out to neighboring governments for support this week in one of Africa's most conflict-prone regions.
China, Vietnam settle long-disputed land border
HANOI (Channel News Asia): China and Vietnam on Wednesday said they had settled their long disputed land border, only hours before a deadline was due to expire and nearly 30 years after they fought a border war.
Bangladesh poll winner Hasina offers to share power
DHAKA (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday she was willing to share power with the disgruntled opposition after winning a massive majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election this week.
Zimbabwe court keeps activists in custody
HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean court ruled on Wednesday that a leading human rights campaigner and 15 other activists should remain in custody pending a remand hearing in a case that has deepened doubts over a power-sharing deal.
Amid worries, Cuba to mark 50 years of revolution
HAVANA (Reuters) - Against a backdrop of economic gloom and the frail health of former leader Fidel Castro, Cuba will mark on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the revolution that turned the island into a communist state and Cold War hot spot at the doorstep of the United States.
December 30, 2008
Former PM Hasina wins Bangladesh poll in landslide
DHAKA (Reuters) - An alliance led by Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a massive parliamentary majority in the first election in seven years, officials said on Tuesday, but a rival party complained of irregularities.
Thai PM finally sets out policy, warns on economy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warned on Tuesday the country's economy could slide into recession, as he finally delivered a maiden policy speech delayed by protesters who blockaded parliament for two days.
Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel hit the Gaza Strip with more air strikes on Tuesday and warned its military action could last weeks, while its Islamist enemy Hamas vowed to keep up rocket attacks on Israeli cities.
Pakistan urges India to stand down troops
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan urged India on Tuesday to reduce tension by deactivating its forward air bases and standing down troops, but New Delhi angrily rejected suggestions it was aggravating tension with its nuclear-armed rival.
Ghana opposition claims poll win
Tensions are high in Ghana as opposition candidate John Atta Mills claims election victory, ahead of official results.
Guinea junta names civilian prime minister
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's ruling military junta named banker Kabine Komara as prime minister on Tuesday, a week after it took control of the West African bauxite exporter.
December 29, 2008
Ugandan LRA 'in church massacre'
(BBC) Uganda's army accuses rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army of hacking to death 45 civilians in a church in DR Congo.
Zimbabwe activists in court on anti-Mugabe plot charges
HARARE (AFP) — Top Zimbabwe rights activists went to court Monday to fight charges that they plotted to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, on the day the country's cholera death toll rose above 1,500.
Israel mounts third day of Gaza raids
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft destroyed a bastion of Hamas's rule over the Gaza Strip on Monday, the third day of an offensive that has killed more than 300 Palestinians in the deadliest violence in the territory in decades.
Somali president quits
BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf resigned on Monday, ending a deadlock at the top of the fractured government and opening the door for a new administration in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation.
Protests force Thai PM to delay policy speech
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters blockaded Thailand's parliament on Monday, forcing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to delay his maiden policy speech as the economy teeters on the brink of recession.
Strong turnout for peaceful Bangladesh election
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshis voted on Monday in a largely peaceful election many rated more honest and fraud-free
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