Title  |
Author |
Type |
Words |
| 54 dead in Bangkok nightclub fire: officials |
AFP |
|
147 |
| 59 dead in Bangkok nightclub fire: police |
AFP |
|
280 |
| Abbas threatens to abandon peace talks with Israel |
AFP |
|
214 |
| Air France-KLM to seal Alitalia deal next month: report |
AFP |
|
204 |
| Amy Winehouse 'summoned to Norwegian court' |
AFP |
|
279 |
| Apologetic Fuller says his future in Stoke's hands |
AFP |
|
478 |
| Arab League chief calls for urgent Palestinian unity talks |
AFP |
|
492 |
| Arab states cancel New Year festivities in solidarity with Gaza |
AFP |
|
451 |
| Arabs to seek UN Security Council resolution on Gaza |
AFP |
|
449 |
| Arroyo tells Philippines to batten down for stormy 2009 |
AFP |
|
200 |
| Ashraful, Hasan defy Sri Lanka |
AFP |
|
353 |
| Asia's stocks bring down curtain on painful year |
AFP |
|
577 |
| Asia-Pacific ready to set global New Year party rolling |
AFP |
|
826 |
| Australian stocks ends year 41.3 percent down |
AFP |
|
353 |
| Bangkok nightclub inferno kills 59 |
AFP |
|
484 |
| Bangkok nightclub inferno kills 60 New Year revellers |
AFP |
|
530 |
| Bangladesh poll winner urges rival to accept defeat |
AFP |
|
594 |
| Bangladesh salvage honour in Test defeat |
AFP |
|
516 |
| Bomb blast at Basque TV headquarters after ETA alert: police |
AFP |
|
415 |
| Bombs kills six in northern Iraq |
AFP |
|
162 |
| Britain hunting lovelorn beaver |
AFP |
|
268 |
| Bush, Olmert 'on the same page': White House |
AFP |
|
685 |
| Bush, Olmert discuss Gaza: White House |
AFP |
|
502 |
| Canada seeks access to detained Iranian-Canadian blogger |
AFP |
|
338 |
| China dairy boss tried over tainted milk scandal |
AFP |
|
548 |
| China to start awarding 3G mobile phone licences: state media |
AFP |
|
112 |
| China's Hu calls for military exchanges with Taiwan |
AFP |
|
199 |
| China, Vietnam settle long-disputed land border |
AFP |
|
555 |
| Chinese IT firm Lenovo expected to restructure: report |
AFP |
|
172 |
| Citigroup completes sale of back-office unit to TCS |
AFP |
|
167 |
| Clock ticks as Ukraine gas standoff unresolved |
AFP |
|
711 |
| Congolese government vows to 'destroy' Lord's Resistance rebels |
AFP |
|
330 |
| Credit Suisse offloads asset management stake to British firm |
AFP |
|
208 |
| Czechs take over EU presidency from France |
AFP |
|
241 |
| Defeated Zia says Bangladesh vote result 'not acceptable' |
AFP |
|
654 |
| Defiant governor fills Obama's senate seat despite graft scandal |
AFP |
|
725 |
| Dell reorganizes, shakes up top management |
AFP |
|
285 |
| Democrats pressured to bar governor's Senate appointment |
AFP |
|
745 |
| Denkaosan wins WBA flyweight title |
AFP |
|
253 |
| Detroit down Chicago to turn NHL Winter Classic into grudge match |
AFP |
|
443 |
| Double bombing kills two in northern Iraq |
AFP |
|
117 |
| Egypt cancels New Year's Eve over Gaza 'massacres' |
AFP |
|
179 |
| ETA, under pressure, ends 2008 by bombing Basque TV building |
AFP |
|
530 |
| EU warns Azerbaijan over its BBC, Voice of America ban |
AFP |
|
237 |
| Euro ends volatile year in dip against dollar, pound |
AFP |
|
421 |
| Euro falls back against dollar, sterling |
AFP |
|
388 |
| Euro rises versus dollar |
AFP |
|
438 |
| Ex-world champ Harrison released from jail |
AFP |
|
164 |
| Fireworks but long shadows as New Year sweeps across Europe |
AFP |
|
694 |
| First New Zealand-West Indies ODI abandoned |
AFP |
|
116 |
| Former dairy boss tried over China tainted milk scandal |
AFP |
|
662 |
| Former French rugby stars ready for maiden Dakar experience |
AFP |
|
282 |
| Former spy cleared of Indonesian activist's poison murder |
AFP |
|
291 |
| Former spy found not guilty of Indonesian activist's murder |
AFP |
|
152 |
| Former top spy cleared of Indonesian activist's poison murder |
AFP |
|
529 |
| Gaza toll climbs to 398: local officials |
AFP |
|
206 |
| Gazprom accuses Ukraine of 'blackmail' on gas transit: Gazprom |
AFP |
|
356 |
| Gerrard has Benitez's 'full support' |
AFP |
|
493 |
| Guinea coup leader in defiant New Year message |
AFP |
|
147 |
| Hamas defiant as Israel rejects Gaza truce |
AFP |
|
724 |
| Holiday e-commerce down for first time: comScore |
AFP |
|
312 |
| Hollywood woos Colombia for hostage rescue film |
AFP |
|
610 |
| IMF gives tentative OK for 2.5 bln dlrs to Belarus |
AFP |
|
422 |
| IMF gives tentative OK to 2.5 bln dlr rescue for Belarus |
AFP |
|
553 |
| Iran shuts down leading reformist newspaper |
AFP |
|
256 |
| Iranians raid British diplomatic compound in Gaza protest |
AFP |
|
334 |
| Iraq invites new tenders for oil, gas fields |
AFP |
|
586 |
| Iraq offers new international tender for oil, gas fields |
AFP |
|
282 |
| Iraq set to take greater control of its airspace |
AFP |
|
638 |
| Israel mulls brief truce but warns assault could last weeks |
AFP |
|
746 |
| Israel mulls truce proposals as jets pound Gaza |
AFP |
|
700 |
| Israel posts video of Gaza air strikes on YouTube |
AFP |
|
300 |
| Israel rejects truce calls, presses Gaza offensive |
AFP |
|
734 |
| Israel rejects truce calls, presses on with Gaza offensive |
AFP |
|
699 |
| Israel rules out temporary ceasefire in Gaza |
AFP |
|
759 |
| Israel rules out temporary truce in Gaza assault |
AFP |
|
713 |
| Israeli security cabinet rejects Gaza truce proposals: official |
AFP |
|
239 |
| Iverson powers NBA's Pistons past Nets |
AFP |
|
141 |
| Jazz-loving hipsters take on Communism in 'anti-Soviet' musical |
AFP |
|
624 |
| Kadhafi urges firm Arab stance against Israel over Gaza |
AFP |
|
377 |
| Liverpool manager backs Gerrard over assault chage |
AFP |
|
490 |
| Malaysia central bank says more stimulus measures may be needed |
AFP |
|
248 |
| Matt Dillon arrested for speeding |
AFP |
|
113 |
| Medvedev hints at hard times ahead in New Year address |
AFP |
|
177 |
| NBA Heat hand Cavaliers' James unwelcome birthday present |
AFP |
|
307 |
| NBA Magic bounce back to dunk Bulls |
AFP |
|
143 |
| New Belgian PM faces old problems |
AFP |
|
558 |
| Nine Somali civilians killed in Mogadishu: witnesses |
AFP |
|
154 |
| Norway prepares to punish sex purchasers, at home and abroad |
AFP |
|
651 |
| Oil ends 2008 with surge, but more than 100 dlrs below record |
AFP |
|
503 |
| Oil prices dip at end of volatile year |
AFP |
|
397 |
| Oil prices down on global economic concerns |
AFP |
|
493 |
| Oil prices drop further |
AFP |
|
384 |
| Oil prices end tumultuous year below 40 dollars |
AFP |
|
344 |
| Oil prices end tumultuous year on calm note, down slightly |
AFP |
|
341 |
| Oil prices end volatile year below 40 dollars |
AFP |
|
201 |
| Oil prices rebound from sharp losses |
AFP |
|
499 |
| Olympic heroes win gongs in New Year's Honours |
AFP |
|
591 |
| Party girl Paris defends Australian shopping spree |
AFP |
|
183 |
| Paulson puts faith in incoming US Treasury team |
AFP |
|
425 |
| Peace and calm for 2009, but not economic recovery: soothsayers |
AFP |
|
669 |
| Pinter family attend funeral, directed by master of drama |
AFP |
|
320 |
| Pinter family bids farewell to master of drama |
AFP |
|
464 |
| Preventive antibiotic use lowers death rate: study |
AFP |
|
359 |
| Prosecutors ask to delay charging tainted Illinois governor |
AFP |
|
278 |
| Protesters arrested at pro-Gaza rally in Cairo |
AFP |
|
102 |
| Protesters worldwide keep up pressure over Gaza |
AFP |
|
751 |
| Putin warns Ukraine of 'severe consequences' in gas dispute |
AFP |
|
725 |
| Record Sydney crowd gets New Year party started |
AFP |
|
700 |
| Red Cross deploys more teams to fight cholera in Zimbabwe |
AFP |
|
203 |
| Retired NBA star Barkley faces driving charge |
AFP |
|
123 |
| Rudderless Dick forced out of Vendee Globe |
AFP |
|
188 |
| Russia to cut gas to Ukraine after talks fail |
AFP |
|
695 |
| Russia-Ukraine gas talks down to the wire |
AFP |
|
572 |
| Sarkozy back Czechs as EU presidency handover nears |
AFP |
|
227 |
| Scandal-plagued governor taps Obama's Senate successor |
AFP |
|
736 |
| Senate seat scandal set to shadow Obama's early presidency |
AFP |
|
585 |
| Senegalese officer fatally shot in Darfur: military |
AFP |
|
170 |
| Sex ban for fireworks fans in Italy |
AFP |
|
190 |
| Shanahan, Broncos make emotional NFL split |
AFP |
|
745 |
| Short-term goal is not to overthrow Hamas: Israeli FM Livni |
AFP |
|
249 |
| Slovakia becomes 16th eurozone member |
AFP |
|
265 |
| Sri Lanka says 12 Tigers killed as troops close in on rebel town |
AFP |
|
346 |
| Stoke's Fuller apologises for slapping football captain |
AFP |
|
478 |
| Sydney gets New Year started, but Gaza spoils party |
AFP |
|
771 |
| Sydney welcomes New Year with fireworks spectacular |
AFP |
|
352 |
| Thai protesters vow to return in New Year |
AFP |
|
353 |
| Time Warner may lose MTV, other channels to Viacom fees spat |
AFP |
|
462 |
| Top Citi execs to forego bonuses |
AFP |
|
346 |
| Tsonga says he can dominate Djokovic, ahead of Brisbane tennis |
AFP |
|
331 |
| Tunisian president calls on Israel to halt Gaza bombing |
AFP |
|
191 |
| Turkey in Syria talks on 'ruthless' Israel Gaza assault |
AFP |
|
345 |
| Turkish PM in Syria stresses 'dangerous situation' in Gaza |
AFP |
|
385 |
| UN rebuffs Nkunda allegations over DR Congo troop surge |
AFP |
|
206 |
| UN Security Council takes up Arab resolution on Gaza |
AFP |
|
350 |
| Underdone Aussies ready for Hopman Cup tennis |
AFP |
|
407 |
| Underdone Aussies ready for Hopman Tennis Cup |
AFP |
|
407 |
| US charges second man for secretly aiding Saddam |
AFP |
|
459 |
| US concern over Ethiopia opposition arrest |
AFP |
|
280 |
| US rescue averted 'financial collapse': Treasury |
AFP |
|
357 |
| US Treasury finalizes 4-billion-dollar loan for GM |
AFP |
|
164 |
| Vietnam economic growth slows to lowest rate since 1999: govt |
AFP |
|
262 |
| Violence kills eight in northern Iraq |
AFP |
|
252 |
| Violent protest over Ghana poll results |
AFP |
|
257 |
| World stocks end calamitous 2008, eye recovery |
AFP |
|
809 |
| World stocks end wretched 2008 with modest rally |
AFP |
|
606 |
| Z2K for Zune music players? |
AFP |
|
169 |
| Zimbabwe activists kept in prison over alleged Mugabe plot |
AFP |
|
631 |
| Zimbabwe court keeps 16 activists in jail over alleged plot |
AFP |
|
177 |
December 31, 2008
