Other News on Thursday,  1 January 2009 Israel rejects truce call, pursues bombing Gaza  
Rockets make Israel rethink West Bank pullback  
China to start awarding 3G mobile phone licences: state media  
Survivor describes deadly Canadian avalanches
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Russia to cut gas to Ukraine after talks fail  
Worst Movies of 2008  
Holiday e-commerce down for first time: comScore  
Hamas defiant as Israel rejects Gaza truce  
Nightclub fire kills 53 in Bangkok: police
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Russia to halt gas supplies to Ukraine Thursday: Gazprom  
Top Ten Movies of 2008  
Dell reorganizes, shakes up top management  
Clock ticks as Ukraine gas standoff unresolved  
World stocks end calamitous 2008, eye recovery  
Vatican ends automatic adoption of Italian law
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EU warns Azerbaijan over its BBC, Voice of America ban  
Chinese state media hails ties with Washington  
Prosecutors ask to delay charging tainted Illinois governor  
Indonesian spy chief cleared in activist's murder  
White House says cease-fire depends on Hamas  
250,000 revellers usher in 2009 at Marina Bay  
Citigroup completes sale of back-office unit to TCS  
Bahamas to build stadium with help from China  
Public hospitals ready to implement means testing  
Nee Soon South residents ring in 2009 with budget countdown party  
Pakistani confesses to Mumbai attacks: official  
Singapore Flyer will try to get wheel moving in few days’ time  
Matt Dillon arrested for speeding in Vermont
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Pepsi and Beckham end endorsement relationship
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Blackout looms as Time Warner, Viacom talks stall
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Hollywood publicity agent earning 15 minutes
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Actor Matt Dillon charged with speeding in Vermont  
Atlanta inner-city school gets $365K from Oprah  
Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI  
Cloris Leachman to be Rose Parade grand marshal  
Jazz-loving hipsters take on Communism in 'anti-Soviet' musical  
NFL `Monday Night Football' leads in cable ratings  
'Colbert,' 'SpongeBob' may go dark on Time Warner  
Dane Cook's half brother accused of embezzlement  
Arabs want UN resolution ensuring Gaza cease-fire  
Israel rebuffs Gaza truce call, mobilizes troops
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Israel takes battle with Hamas to YouTube  
Z2K for Zune music players?  
Slovakia becomes 16th eurozone member  
Jay Leno Brings His Comedy Act To Seminole Hard Rock In South Florida  
Saudi FM criticizes Palestinians  
Czechs take EU helm as economy, Mideast crises loom
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Medvedev hints at hard times ahead in New Year address  
Britain's Brown sees enormous economic challenge ahead
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Czechs take over EU presidency from France  
Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermath
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Sarkozy back Czechs as EU presidency handover nears  
Unemployment a social time bomb for Spain
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Senate seat scandal set to shadow Obama's early presidency  
World stocks end calamitous 2008, eye recovery  
Oil ends 2008 with surge, but more than 100 dlrs below record  
U.S. music album sales tumble further in 2008
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NKorea stresses strong military in New Year message  
Chinese software pirates get prison sentences  
Wall Street Ends Rough Year On Positive Note  
Fireworks but long shadows as New Year sweeps across Europe  
Oil Prices End Year With Final Push  
59 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok  
Bangkok nightclub inferno kills 60 New Year revellers  
NKorea vows to strengthen its military  
58 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok  
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 59, injures 130  
Public hospitals begin means testing  
Japan emperor calls for unity in fighting recession  
August date for Quentin Tarantino World War II movie
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U.S. music album sales tumble further in 2008
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Merle Haggard beats lung cancer, but craves pot
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Jamaica songwriter Ford dies; penned Marley tunes  
Time Warner may lose MTV, other channels to Viacom fees spat  
Three dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan: official  
North Korea issues New Year denuclearization pledge
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Hamas defiant as Israel rejects Gaza truce  
Leap year bug zaps Zune music players  
Bangkok fire kills at least 59 New Year clubbers
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Slovak euro entry, Czech presidency deepen Czechoslovak split  
Israelis detail combat sorties over Gaza  
California wildfire spending topped 1 bln in 2008: media  
US Treasury finalizes 4-billion-dollar loan for GM  
Britain ready to take Guantanamo prisoners: report  
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221  
Report: Toyota developing solar powered green car  
Suspected US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan  
In New Year message, Japan's PM looks to past for hope  
Hundreds injured in Philippine New Year's revelry  
China's 3G rollout sets off sales scramble  
Pakistan, India swap nuclear site lists amid tensions  
Japan leader vows to pull Japan out of recession  
New Year grenade attack wounds 22 in Philippines  
California Truck Collides With Vehicles, Wounding 27  
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One S’porean dead, two injured in Bangkok pub fire during New Year celebrations  
Crew blamed for crash near Mount Everest in Nepal  
Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok  
Leader says Taiwan hopes to bring changes in China  
NKorea vows to strengthen its military  
Taylor Swift tops album chart for 4th week
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India.Arie to release next Testimony
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Matt Dillon arrested for speeding in Vermont
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New York crowds cheer in chilly New Year  
Czechs rediscover the taste of long-forgotten treats  
Afghans thirsty for water on tap  
New Year's resolutions can be bad for you: mental health charity  
'Mamma Mia!' Britain's biggest-selling DVD ever  
Album sales plunge, digital downloads up  
25 Ways to Simplify Your Life with Kids  
Iraq takes control of Green Zone from US  
Pope denounces violence, hatred, prays for peace in Gaza  
Russia halts gas delivery to Ukraine: Gazprom  
Israel targets Gaza mosques used by Hamas  
UN: Gaza faces 'alarming' humanitarian situation  
US hands over Green Zone security to Iraq  
Taiwan leader calls for unity amid severe economic challenges  
NKorea declares new campaign to rebuild moribund economy  
China, US mark 30 years of diplomatic relations  
About 60,000 Volunteer For Obama Inauguration  
Baby girl Phyliss Lau is first baby born in 2009  
Blagojevich's Choice For Senate Asks IL Supreme Court To Force Appointment  
Suspected US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan  
Taiwan promotes traditional Chinese characters  
Revelers Welcome New Year In Times Square  
Bangkok fire kills at least 59 New Year clubbers  
Bangladesh poll loser accepts defeat despite 'rigging'  
Retailers may recycle decorations for festive celebrations  
Sri Lanka troops 'seize key rebel town'  
Thousands Of Microsoft Music Players Go Silent  
Wakin Chau swearing off "Friends"  
Cheer Chen converts her wardrobe into recording studio  
China Film Association excludes Gong Li as delegate  
CNN picks "In the Mood for Love" as Best Asian Film of all time  
Pakistan has FBI evidence of Mumbai links: India
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Cuba marks 50th anniversary of Castro revolution
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Amy Winehouse Summoned To Norwegian Court Over Drugs Appeal  
Britain says U.S. needs help to shut Guantanamo
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"Dancing With The Star's" Cloris Leachman To Be Rose Parade Grand Marshal  
Iraqi troops take charge of Baghdad's Green Zone
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Oprah Winfrey Donates $365K To Atlanta Inner-City School  
U.S. toll in Afghanistan at record high in 2008
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Anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman dies
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Pope says economic crisis needs more than quick fix
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Pakistanis display nationalism at Indian border  
Suspected US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan  
Dozens die in New Year's nightclub fire in Bangkok  
Illinois Laws On Genetic Testing, Internet Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Illegal Gun Sales To Take Effect 2009  
Turkmenistan cuts zeroes off its currency  
Illinois Residents Face New Taxes Beginning Jan. 1  
Singapore Flyer moving again but remains closed to public  
Citigroup Announces 52,000 Layoffs, Places Limits On Executive Pay  
No anti-US tirade in NKorea's New Year message  
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Renews Call For "Fair Compensation" For Judges  
Schwarzenegger Gives State Budget Another Push Ahead Of Jan. 10 Deadline  
Parents cut back on back—to—school products for children  
Baby Girl Born Aboard Northwest Flight From The Netherlands To The U.S.  
Singaporeans welcome 2009 with fireworks, love and hope  
More Americans Expected To Be Jobless In 2009  
Bush Gives Last New Year Message As President  
3 blasts in India's northeast leave 2 dead  
Over 240 smokers given verbal warning for defying smoking ban  
Heath Ledger 2008's biggest movie story: poll
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Viacom and Time Warner reach deal to avoid blackout
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China Convicts 11 For Pirating Microsoft Products  
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Ugandan Woman Gives Birth To 6.5 Lb. Baby Girl Aboard Northwest Flight On Way To U.S.  
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro  
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found  
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever  
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production  
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time  
AMD to Start Production of piledriver  
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs  
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia  
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air  
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch  
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent  
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up  
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform  
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis  
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets  
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights