TOP STORY Opposition to Burris weakening 07/01/2009 18:41 Roland Burris is closer to taking president-elect Barack Obama's seat in the Senate, say knowledgeable officials in both parties. Obama replacement turned away High drama in Illinois

Confusion over 'truce plan' 07/01/2009 18:04 French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office has tried to clear up the confusion surrounding his comment that Israel had accepted a truce plan for Gaza. Israel 'accepts truce plan' Europe copes with cold and snow 07/01/2009 18:04 Subfreezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall have caused travel woes around Europe - but for the chimpanzees at Rome's zoo, it was good news. Gaza City fighting resumes 07/01/2009 16:39 Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen have resumed in the city of Gaza after the expiration of a three-hour truce to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas rejects 3-hour ceasefire 'Israel's image being destroyed' Israel to stop bombing for 3hrs 60 000 refugees want to resettle 07/01/2009 16:48 More than half the Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Nepal for more than 18 years want to resettle in Western countries, the UN refugee agency says. Hamas rejects 3-hour ceasefire 07/01/2009 16:40 A spokesperson for Hamas has rejected the three-hour lull in the fighting in the Gaza Strip, set up to allow residents to stock up on vital necessities. 'Israel's image being destroyed' Israel to stop bombing for 3hrs Pope jokes about hoarse voice 07/01/2009 16:39 Pope Benedict XVI has asked the faithful during a general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall to bear with his hoarse voice. Israel 'accepts truce plan' 07/01/2009 15:40 French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted a truce plan for Gaza announced by Egypt. 'Israel's image being destroyed' Israel to stop bombing for 3hrs Egypt, France propose Gaza plan Call it distinctly Bush... 07/01/2009 14:30 US President George W Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered for what he's like. 'It's a game of cat and mouse' 07/01/2009 14:30 Every morning, a dangerous game of cat and mouse unfolds on the Gaza border as photographers seek to capture the action. 'Israel's image being destroyed' 07/01/2009 14:15 Israel has taken a battering in the propaganda battle over its war with Hamas, despite deploying all the latest weaponry from YouTube to Twitter, experts say. Israel to stop bombing for 3hrs Gaza war rages on Obama breaks silence on Gaza Child's confession off-limits 07/01/2009 14:14 A nine-year-old boy's alleged confession to the double murder of his father and another man will not be used against him. 'I'm going to go to juvie' Gag order on shocking case UN to hold emergency meeting 07/01/2009 14:13 Officials say the UN's top human rights body will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in crisis-hit Gaza. Terror threat to UK reduced 07/01/2009 14:12 The threat of a terror attack in Britain has declined but the 2012 Olympics could be a target, the head of MI5 says. British-Iraqi doctor gets life 'Terrorism is never justified' Israel to stop bombing for 3hrs 07/01/2009 12:04 Israel will halt bombing the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for three hours every day, a military spokesperson says. Israel expels top diplomat Israel to debate 'final' push Gaza war rages on Hospital loses dead baby 07/01/2009 12:03 A Hong Kong hospital has lost the body of a baby boy and is still unable to locate his corpse more than three weeks after his death. Bush, Obama and 3 ex-presidents 07/01/2009 12:02 A generation has gone by since the US last saw this tableau of history: every living US president together at the White House. Woman burnt at the stake 07/01/2009 12:01 A Papua New Guinea woman was stripped naked and burnt alive in what could be a case of superstition running rampant. Israel expels top diplomat 07/01/2009 12:00 Israel is expelling Venezuela's charge d'affaires in response to the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Caracas over the war in Gaza. Gaza deal 'not far away' Israeli attacks 'slaughter' Mumbai: New details emerge 07/01/2009 10:06 A transcript of phone calls intercepted during the Mumbai attacks reveals a ruthless exchange between a gunman and handlers. India fingers Pakistan agencies Pakistan gets Mumbai 'evidence' Mumbai attacks a 'setback'

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