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Middle East faces 'darkest moment'

Gordon Brown has warned that the Middle East is facing its "darkest moment yet" amid more bloodshed in Gaza - but expressed hope that a deal could be struck for an immediate ceasefire.

Hospital Bug Outbreak Baby Dies

One baby has died and six others were in an isolation ward after a bug hit a hospital's neo-natal unit.

Baby dies in hospital bug outbreak

One baby has died and six others are being treated in an isolation ward after a bug hit a hospital's neo-natal unit.

Top British retailer to shed 1,000 jobs: reports

Retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, reports said Tuesday, bringing further gloom to the high street as it struggles under the weight of the downturn.

Burris denied seat in US Senate to succeed Obama

Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.

workers who staged sit-in take further action

A union representing Chicago workers whose recent factory sit-in drew national attention are taking new action against the now-bankrupt company.

Young Ariz. murder suspect's statement off-limits

Prosecutors in eastern Arizona have agreed not to use statements made by a 9-year-old boy as they pursue murder charges against him.

Cross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hanged

A cross-dressing, millionaire Harvard dermatologist serving life in prison for shooting his estranged wife to death has been found hanged in his cell, a prison spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Ex-aide sentenced for role in Detroit sex scandal

Nearly a year after headlines revealed a City Hall sex scandal, the former top aide to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail Tuesday to serve the same punishment as her boss: 120 days with time shaved for good behavior.

impeachment panel may end without FBI tapes

Members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment panel say they will move forward despite the possibility that they might not get to hear federal wiretaps of the governor's conversations with aides and others.

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