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Loony Dookers make a splash

Hundreds of hardy revellers donned fancy dress and plunged into icy waters to see in the New Year.

Pleas for Gaza peace go unheeded

British pleas for peace in the Gaza Strip have gone unheeded again as the conflict escalated with the assassination of a member of the territory's ruling group.

"Mamma Mia!" is best ever selling DVD

The film of the Abba-themed musical "Mamma Mia!" has become the biggest ever selling DVD and the first movie disc to top five million sales, the Official Charts Company said on Thursday.

Clarification call over Guantanamo

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has been urged to clarify whether Britain could take in foreign terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay to allow the prison camp to be shut down.

New Year's Day fire in DC claims at least 5 lives

A fire official says three adults and two children were killed early today in a house fire in Washington.

NYC revelers usher in '09 with cheer, optimism

Despite months of economic gloom, revelers throughout the country welcomed the new year with merrymaking and even optimism, though some festivities fell to hard times and others were subdued.

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