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China investigates baby's death

منذ ساعة واحدة 44 min
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.

In pictures

منذ 2 ساعة 11 min
Who wins the booby prize in Mali cattle crossings?

Chinese web portal porn apology

منذ 2 ساعة 27 min
Three Chinese search engines apologise for linking to pornography sites after criticism from the government.

UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire

منذ 2 ساعة 34 min
Ban Ki-moon urges UN leaders to act swiftly to end the fighting in Gaza as Israel says it will let in more aid.

In pictures

منذ 3 ساعة 10 min
Christmas time for Orthodox Christians around the world

New man to take office in Ghana

7 يناير, 2009 - 04:50
Ghanaian President-elect John Atta Mills is to be sworn in after his narrow election win over the ruling party's candidate.

Gas stopped for swathe of states

7 يناير, 2009 - 04:41
Seven European and Balkan countries report a complete halt in gas imports from Russia as its row with Ukraine worsens.

Baghdad shrine ban for women

7 يناير, 2009 - 04:15
Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.

Fizzling out

7 يناير, 2009 - 02:53
No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show

Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs

7 يناير, 2009 - 02:33
The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.

Tremor hits West Papua quake area

7 يناير, 2009 - 02:24
Another strong earthquake hits Indonesia's West Papua province with no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled

7 يناير, 2009 - 02:19
The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.

Apple to end music restrictions

7 يناير, 2009 - 01:27
Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free

China's holiday rush begins early

7 يناير, 2009 - 01:00
Migrant workers make an early start home for the Lunar New Year as China's economic slowdown leaves many jobless.

Blackwater guards plead innocence

7 يناير, 2009 - 00:34
Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

US recession forecast to drag on

6 يناير, 2009 - 23:16
The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.

Tottenham hit back to hammer Burnley

6 يناير, 2009 - 23:00
Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley 4-1 in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane.

Israeli strike at Gaza school 'kills 30'

6 يناير, 2009 - 22:45
At least 30 people are killed and 55 injured as Israeli artillery shells land by a United Nations-run school in Gaza, UN officials say.

Arsenal 'interested in Arshavin'

6 يناير, 2009 - 22:21
Arsenal are interested in signing Andrei Arshavin, according to Zenit St Petersburg's coach Dick Advocaat.

Senate snub as US Congress opens

6 يناير, 2009 - 20:18
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.