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30th December 2009

bbcnewsworld @ 2:12am: Britain sought to discourage Shah
Britain was keen to discourage the deposed Shah of Iran from trying to settle in England in 1979, archives reveal.
bbcnewsworld @ 1:17am: UK PM pledges support to Suu Kyi
UK PM Gordon Brown writes a personal letter to Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, praising her courage.
bbcnewsworld @ 12:02am: UN seeks access to Hmong in Laos
The UN refugee agency asks Laos for access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong forcibly repatriated from Thailand.

29th December 2009

bbcnewsworld @ 11:43pm: Kurd sentenced for Turkey bombing
A Turkish court sentences a Kurd to life for a 2005 attack that left five dead, including a British and Irish tourist.
bbcnewsworld @ 9:42pm: Villa undone by last-gasp Torres
Fernando Torres hits a 93rd-minute winner as Liverpool claim a late victory over Aston Villa to move up to seventh in the Premier League.
bbcnewsworld @ 9:54pm: Bolton 2-2 Hull
Stephen Hunt scores twice as Hull battle back from 2-0 down to deny fellow strugglers Bolton victory.
bbcnewsworld @ 11:05pm: 'Systems' failed US in bomb plot
"Unacceptable" intelligence failures allowed an extremist to board a US plane with explosives, President Barack Obama says.
bbcnewsworld @ 11:07pm: Brazil 'needle boy' out of danger
Doctors in Brazil say a two-year-old boy who was pierced with at least 31 sewing needles is out of danger following a third operation.
bbcnewsworld @ 10:53pm: Argentina media heirs' DNA tests
An Argentine judge orders heirs to a media empire to take genetic tests to establish if they are victims of forced adoption.
bbcnewsworld @ 4:05pm: Sudan MPs pass key referendum law
Sudanese MPs pass a key law paving the way for a referendum on southern independence, ending months of wrangling.
bbcnewsworld @ 10:02pm: 'Systems' failed US in bomb plot
An "unacceptable" systemic failure allowed an extremist to board a US plane with explosives, President Barack Obama says.
bbcnewsworld @ 9:52pm: Kurd sentenced for Turkey bombing
A Turkish court sentences a Kurd to life for a 2005 attack that left five dead, including a British and Irish tourist.
bbcnewsworld @ 10:13pm: Swine flu pandemic 'not yet over'
The WHO head warns the global swine flu pandemic is not over and the virus could still mutate into a more dangerous strain.
bbcnewsworld @ 9:42pm: Villa undone by last-gasp Torres
Fernando Torres scores a 93rd-minute winner as Liverpool claim a dramatic late victory over Aston Villa to move up to seventh in the Premier League.
bbcnewsworld @ 8:57pm: US rejects Russia shield concerns
The US rejects fresh concerns raised by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about its planned missile defence system.
bbcnewsworld @ 6:59pm: Live - Tuesday football
Bolton face Hull after Liverpool beat Aston Villa with a last-gasp goal on another crucial night of Premier League action.
bbcnewsworld @ 9:42pm: Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
Fernando Torres scores a 93nd-minute winner as Liverpool claim a dramatic late victory over Aston Villa.
bbcnewsworld @ 6:59pm: Live - Tuesday football
Aston Villa entertain Liverpool and Bolton face Hull on another crucial night of Premier League action.
bbcnewsworld @ 5:11pm: Shot Iran reformer 'got threats'
A spokesman for Iran opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says his nephew's life was threatened days before he died.
bbcnewsworld @ 2:54pm: Yemen warns West on terror threat
The West is not helping enough against al-Qaeda, Yemen says, as details emerge of the alleged US jet bomber's time there.
bbcnewsworld @ 2:42pm: Putin attacks US missile defence
US plans for a missile defence shield are holding up a new nuclear disarmament treaty, Russian PM Vladimir Putin says.
bbcnewsworld @ 4:49pm: 'Children die' in Nigeria clash
The Red Cross in Nigeria says many of those who died in clashes in Bauchi state on Monday were children.
bbcnewsworld @ 4:27pm: Malawi gay couple to face court
Two gay men, arrested after getting engaged in Malawi, are to be charged with gross public indecency, police say.
bbcnewsworld @ 2:54pm: West 'not helping Yemen enough'
Yemen says it is not getting enough help fighting al-Qaeda, as details emerge of the alleged US jet bomber's time there.
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