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In the News
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UN backs ceasefire call for Gaza
8 Jan 2009 at 9:04pm
The UN Security Council votes for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as Israeli bombs reportedly claim more lives in the Strip.
Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed'
8 Jan 2009 at 6:36pm
Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US intelligence sources say.
UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'
8 Jan 2009 at 4:50pm
A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, critics say.
Dementia drug death risk warning
8 Jan 2009 at 6:17pm
Experts have condemned the commonplace prescribing of sedatives to people in the UK with dementia.
Citi backs mortgage relief plan
8 Jan 2009 at 8:33pm
US bank Citigroup backs a proposed change in US bankruptcy law to help mortgage borrowers avoid losing their homes.
Pakistan slum-dwellers die in blaze
8 Jan 2009 at 2:53pm
At least 30 people are killed when fire engulfs homes in a shanty town in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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