Monday 19 January 2009
Calm returns as Israeli troops withdraw
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- GAZA
- Calm returns as Israeli troops withdraw
- Monday 19 January 2009
- Gazans enjoyed a second night of calm as Israeli troops continued their withdrawal after their 22-day onslaught. Hamas, which has claimed a victory over Israel, said its fighters would hold their fire for a week to allow the troops to withdraw.
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- GAZA - DIPLOMACY
- European leaders in Jerusalem to strengthen Gaza truce
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- Five European heads of state and government have met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to discuss the situation in Gaza. They offered assistance in the struggle against arms smuggling in the region.
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- DISPUTE
- Russian gas transit through Ukraine to resume 'shortly'
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- Russian PM Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko announced Sunday that they had reached a deal to resume Russian gas transit through the former Soviet republic. Ukraine committed to keeping transit fees unchanged.
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- USA
- Obama's inauguration ceremonies kick off in Washington
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- Dozens of thousands of people gathered at the Abraham Lincoln memorial in the US capital for a massive concert marking the start of Barack Obama's inauguration as president. He warned the audience of the "serious" challenges ahead.
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- GABON
- Bodies found in wreckage of French helicopter
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- Only two survivors were successfully rescued after a French helicopter crashed on Saturday with 10 soldiers on board during training off the coast of Gabon on Sunday, French military sources said.
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- BRAZIL
- Church collapse kills at least seven worshippers
- Monday 19 January 2009
- At least seven worshippers were killed and dozens injured when a church in Sao Paulo in southern Brazil collapsed on Sunday evening. Witnesses said the roof of the church, which can hold 3,000 people, collapsed during a service.
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- RUSSIA
- Painting by 'new artist' Putin fetches $1.1m
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- A picture sketched by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and completed by a professionnal artist sold for 37 million roubles at a charity auction organised by an exclusive Moscow art gallery.
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- YEMEN
- One German and two Yemenis kidnapped
- Sunday 18 January 2009
- Tribesmen have abducted three gas workers in southern Yemen, one of them a German engineer, their employer said on Sunday.
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