Today's Top Stories:
UN suspends Gaza aid operations: The United Nations says it is suspending aid work in Gaza because staff have been killed and injured in Israeli attacks.
Mosquitoes make sweet love music: Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.
Strauss ready to rebuild England: Andrew Strauss insists he has the backing of predecessor Kevin Pietersen as he takes over the England captaincy.
Madoff 'had cheques ready to go': Bernard Madoff had $173m in cheques in his office desk, ready to send out at the time of his arrest, US prosecutors say.
Former Juventus boss evades jail: Ex-Juventus football club general manager Luciano Moggi gets 18 months in prison for a notorious corruption scandal.
Live text - Murray v Stakhovsky: Andy Murray plays Sergiy Stakhovsky with a semi-final place up for grabs in the Qatar Open.
Rwanda's army chief in DR Congo: The head of Rwanda's army and a UN mediator meet the DR Congo leader to discuss tackling rebels.
Russia 'to restore gas to Europe': Russian PM Vladimit Putin says Moscow will resume pumping gas to Europe, as Ukraine says it will guarantee its transit.
Obama urges action on economy: US President-elect Barack Obama says that a huge stimulus package is urgently needed to revive the US economy.
Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered: Egyptologists find remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.
UK interest rates at all-time low: The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy.
Commerzbank is part nationalised: Commerzbank, Germany's second biggest bank, is to be partly nationalised, with the government taking a 25% stake.
Canada charges two with polygamy: The leaders of two breakaway fundamentalist Mormon sects in an isolated Canadian community are charged with polygamy.
Czechs warn on EU fiscal plans: The Czech Republic warns the European Union against borrowing its way out of the global slowdown.
India IT firm faces scandal probe: Satyam faces an investigation and sees its stock suspended after its boss quit over an accounting scandal.
Day in pictures: Eye-catching images from around the world
Nissan plant to shed 1,200 jobs: Car maker Nissan announces it is to axe around 1,200 jobs at its Wearside plant - around a quarter of the workforce.
Top Sri Lankan editor shot dead: The editor of a Sri Lankan newspaper often critical of the government is shot dead in the capital, Colombo.
Grievous blow: Sri Lankan media freedom hit again in new murder
UFO hit? The unexplained damage to a UK wind farm: UFO researchers claim damage to a Lincolnshire wind farm turbine was caused by a mystery aircraft.
First flight of algae-fuelled jet: Continental Airlines test-flies a commercial jet using a fuel derived from algae to partially power one of the engines.
US to lead new anti-pirate force: The US will lead a new international force to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, the US navy says.
Little princess: Is dressing a girl in nothing but pink harmful?
In pictures: Record winter chill grips large parts of Europe
Low-brow books?: Donkey libraries help Ethiopians learn to read
Asia job cuts amid economy woes: Two large Asian technology firms, TDK and Lenovo, announce a total of 10,500 job cuts after a fall in demand.
Microsoft begins Windows 7 push: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by announcing the first public release of Windows 7.
Dark Knight named People's Choice: The Dark Knight flies away with top honours at the People's Choice Awards, taking all five prizes it was nominated for.
Canada expels US woman deserter: A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.
Test targets sport drugs cheats: Scientists find a way to identify a type of new drug which could be misused by athletes.
History's verdict: Will George W Bush be rated one of the worst presidents?
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