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Cambodia in Rainsy arrest warrant
December 31, 2009 at 11:13 pm

The Cambodian government issues an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a border dispute.

DNA analysed from early European
December 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.

Devil cancer source 'identified'
December 31, 2009 at 10:34 pm

Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.

Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
December 31, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Barack Obama praises the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.

Crowds enjoy Hogmanay fireworks
December 31, 2009 at 10:18 pm

Thousands of people defy sub-zero temperatures to attend new year street parties in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Education 'key' to Wales' success
December 31, 2009 at 10:08 pm

Skills and education are the key for Wales to succeed, says the first minister in his new year message.

Fresh hope for Tasmanian devils
December 31, 2009 at 10:05 pm

Scientists fighting a cancer that threatens to wipe out Australia's Tasmanian devils say they have made a breakthrough

Ministers attacked over Bovine TB
December 31, 2009 at 9:30 pm

The NFU accuses ministers of doing nothing to stop thousands of cattle being slaughtered because of Bovine TB.

Liverpool 'outperforming' rivals
December 31, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Liverpool is outperforming the rest of the UK in weathering the recession, the city's council leader says.

Two more on father murder charge
December 31, 2009 at 8:59 pm

Two men are charged with murdering a father-of-five who died from multiple injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Kent.

Domestic abuse warning for fans
December 31, 2009 at 8:31 pm

Police are to send football fans text messages urging them to avoid violent behaviour after major matches.

N Korea urges 'end to hostility'
December 31, 2009 at 8:23 pm

North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.

Recession 'threat' to education
December 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm

Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession.

Williams urges suffering action
December 31, 2009 at 8:19 pm

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on people to respond to the suffering of those in distant countries as if it involved a member of their own family.

Aboriginal Canadians divided over Olympics
December 31, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Aboriginal Canadians are divided over the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics that are set to take place on their traditional ancestral land, Brandy Yanchyk finds.

Swat diary: 'A new beginning'
December 31, 2009 at 7:58 pm

Munir (not his real name), an administrator in the Swat region of Pakistan, reflects on the events of a difficult year and looks ahead to a new beginning in the new 2010.

French online piracy law in force
December 31, 2009 at 7:45 pm

The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.

China and Asean trade deal begins
December 31, 2009 at 7:33 pm

A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect.

City's Hogmanay event cancelled
December 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Heavy snow cancels the Inverness New Year party but celebrations elsewhere in Scotland go ahead as planned.

PM orders airport security review
December 31, 2009 at 7:22 pm

Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack.

Do you know where your pancreas is?
December 31, 2009 at 7:13 pm

People are being urged to notice warning signs from their body in an attempt to cut pancreatic cancer deaths.

Eye damage from pet tarantulas
December 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm

A man suffered severe eye inflammation after cleaning out his pet tarantula spider's cage, doctors say.

'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
December 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm

Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.

Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
December 31, 2009 at 7:05 pm

The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.

Timeline: Lithuania
December 31, 2009 at 6:59 pm

A chronology of key events

Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies
December 31, 2009 at 6:04 pm

Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast at the age of 92, it has been announced.

US radio star Limbaugh taken ill
December 31, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh undergoes tests in hospital in Hawaii after suffering chest pains.

Rail users facing fare increases
December 31, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Rail tickets will rise by an average of 1.1% on Saturday - the lowest rate since rail privatisation in the mid-1990s.

Woman held over killing at flat
December 31, 2009 at 5:38 pm

A 28-year-old woman is arrested in connection with the death of a grandmother "brutally attacked" in her Glasgow flat.

In pictures: New Year celebrations
December 31, 2009 at 5:37 pm

Images as cities around the world, from Sydney to Baghdad, prepare to welcome in 2010.

Montana rules on assisted suicide
December 31, 2009 at 4:57 pm

The Supreme Court in the US state of Montana rules that doctor-assisted suicide does not clash with state law.

US men face court in Pakistan
December 31, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Pakistan police say they are seeking to charge five Americans arrested in the country in December with terrorism.

Judge dismisses Blackwater case
December 31, 2009 at 4:50 pm

A US judge dismisses all charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater over the killing of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

Full text: Obama statement to CIA
December 31, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Full text of US President Barack Obama's letter to CIA staff following Wednesday's suicide bomb attack on an agency base in Afghanistan.

Cardinal had 'gift of intellect'
December 31, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Cardinal Cahal Daly was an intellectual heavyweight who presided over some of the most testing times the Catholic Church in Ireland has faced.

Drivers' road temperature warning
December 31, 2009 at 3:38 pm

With road surface temperatures expected to fall to as low as -5C in Devon and Cornwall, drivers are told to drive with extreme care.

Fatal crash man was 'in a fight'
December 31, 2009 at 3:33 pm

A man who died of head injuries after being hit by a car in east London could have been involved in a fight shortly before the crash.

Four wards shut due to norovirus
December 31, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Four wards at Good Hope Hospital are closed to new admissions because of an outbreak of norovirus.

Major rescue after trawler fire
December 31, 2009 at 2:59 pm

Four crewmen from a Cornish trawler are airlifted to hospital after their fishing boat caught fire off the Isles of Scilly.

Tributes paid to avalanche victim
December 31, 2009 at 2:55 pm

A Wiltshire teacher killed in an avalanche was preparing to move to Switzerland to become a mountain guide, it emerges.

Air passengers stranded by snow
December 31, 2009 at 2:49 pm

Hundreds of air passengers are spending the night in Inverness after the weather conditions closed the city's airport.

Politicians outline aims for 2010
December 31, 2009 at 2:29 pm

NI's politicians have been giving their verdicts on 2009 and expressing their hopes for 2010 in a series of New Year messages.

Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
December 31, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Sweden is launching its first wolf cull in 45 years, following a decision by parliament to control the species' numbers.

Day in pictures
December 31, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Images from around the world on Thursday 31 December.

Missing man search is called off
December 31, 2009 at 1:39 pm

A major air and sea search for a missing vulnerable man after his canoe was found abandoned is called off because of failing light.

Van had 'bomb-making components'
December 31, 2009 at 1:17 pm

The police have said they believe items recovered from a van which caused a security alert near the border could have been used in bomb making.

Storms kill at least 18 in Brazil
December 31, 2009 at 1:13 pm

At least 11 people die in Brazil as flooding and landslides hit Rio de Janeiro state after heavy rains.

Body found in missing man search
December 31, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Police divers find the body of a man in a river in Essex 12 days after a 22-year-old local footballer went missing.

Attacks on Israelis fall in 2009
December 31, 2009 at 1:05 pm

The number of attacks on Israelis in 2009 fell sharply to its lowest level since 2000, says the country's intelligence agency.

Marine amputee's marathon pledge
December 31, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Royal Marine double amputee Ben McBean vows to run the London Marathon again - in a faster time - to raise cash for Help for Heroes.
 

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