Articles from AFP Global Edition (January 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Mamma Mia!' Britain's biggest-selling DVD ever	AFP		349
'Twenty guards' killed in attack on Afghan district chief	AFP		344
'Twenty police killed' in attack on Afghan district chief's home	AFP		451
'Unfit' swimmer Rice knuckles down after Beijing slowdown	AFP		301
20 police killed in attack on Afghan district chief's home: official	AFP		451
50 years on, Raul Castro warns of US threat to Cuban Revolution	AFP		675
Afghan attacks kill 20 police, two foreign soldiers	AFP		554
Afghans thirsty for water on tap	AFP		679
Alleged crook Madoff given ethics lesson by thieves: report	AFP		175
Armed officers search former Guinean PM's house	AFP		188
Bangkok nightclub inferno kills 58 New Year revellers	AFP		563
Bangladesh on alert against post-poll violence	AFP		487
Bangladesh poll loser accepts defeat despite 'rigging'	AFP		489
Benitez backs Gerrard in lead-up to Preston tie	AFP		392
Bomb blasts in India's northeast 'kill five'	AFP		270
Britain ready to take Guantanamo prisoners: report	AFP		428
British forces hand Basra airport to Iraqis	AFP		318
California wildfire spending topped 1 bln in 2008: media	AFP		306
Castres look to turn over new leaf against Bayonne rugby	AFP		518
Celtic wary of fast rising Dundee United	AFP		614
China milk boss admits delay in reporting danger: state media	AFP		386
Cholera sickens 30,000 in Zimbabwe: WHO	AFP		173
Christmas in Paris, 'luggage in Afghanistan'	AFP		277
Communist Cuba celebrates 50 years of Revolution	AFP		653
Conductor Barenboim urges Middle East peace at Vienna concert	AFP		387
Crippling budgets keep Aussies away from America's Cup yachting	AFP		408
Cuba celebrates 50 years of Communism	AFP		580
Cup offers way out of Wenger's woes	AFP		550
Cup or league is dilemma for Harry	AFP		338
Czechs rediscover the taste of long-forgotten treats	AFP		640
Czechs take over EU helm, Slovaks embrace euro	AFP		637
DR Congo president makes promise of peace for 2009	AFP		262
ECB to meet over Pietersen-Moores 'rift' - report	AFP		265
ECB to meet over Pietersen-Moores 'rift' report	AFP		265
ECB to meet over Pietersen-Moores rift - report	AFP		178
Everton manager Moyes lauded ahead of Macclesfield tie	AFP		566
Fireworks but long shadows as New Year begins	AFP		752
Fireworks but long shadows as New Year reaches Americas	AFP		720
Fireworks but long shadows as New Year sweeps across Europe	AFP		778
Fireworks, good cheer, but long shadows as world hails 2009	AFP		649
Five dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan	AFP		578
Five dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan: officials	AFP		521
Four take New Year's plunge into Tiber	AFP		257
Gaza death toll reaches 400 on sixth day of Israeli raids	AFP		669
Ghana clinch vote hanging in the balance	AFP		540
Ghana farming region set to decide presidential election	AFP		432
Ghana presidential campaign descends on decisive constituency	AFP		491
Ghana's rivals in 11th-hour campaign for presidential vote	AFP		196
Ghana's ruling party in legal bid to stop Friday vote	AFP		160
Ghana's ruling party says court order stops Friday's vote	AFP		549
Hamas defiant as Israel rejects Gaza truce	AFP		1042
Hamas orders 'day of wrath' over Israel blitz	AFP		558
Hong Kong people most pessimistic about 2009: survey	AFP		291
Hull demand investigation into penalty	AFP		289
Hull face Real Madrid for Pennant	AFP		149
Indian inflation at nine-month low of 6.38%	AFP		173
Iran students say ready to fight Israel	AFP		276
Iraq hails lowest monthly death toll in nearly three years	AFP		373
Iraq to expel Iran rebels as it takes over camp from US	AFP		364
Israel continues pounding Gaza targets on day 7 of blitz	AFP		785
Israel raids kill Hamas leader, take Gaza death toll past 400	AFP		712
Israel's New Year raids take Gaza death toll past 400	AFP		714
Israeli raid kills Hamas leader	AFP		694
Israeli raid kills Hamas leader on 6th day of blitz	AFP		751
Israeli raids kill Hamas leader	AFP		734
Jets' Jones says Favre errors too costly	AFP		263
Kubica cools talk of BMW Sauber title challenge	AFP		191
Leading S African anti-apartheid figure Helen Suzman dead	AFP		150
Leap year bug zaps Zune music players	AFP		286
Loitzl shocks Ammann to take Garmisch ski jump honours	AFP		259
Londoners beat hangovers to watch New Year's Day parade	AFP		304
Malaysian warship scares off Somali pirates: watchdog	AFP		295
Murray on hot form at Abu Dhabi tennis	AFP		329
New Year inferno at Bangkok nightclub kills 58	AFP		603
New Year inferno at Bangkok nightclub kills at least 58	AFP		639
New Year's resolutions can be bad for you: mental health charity	AFP		189
New York crowds cheer in chilly New Year	AFP		424
On eve of his death, Hamas leader in Gaza predicted victory	AFP		400
One dead after 80 immigrants storm Spanish enclave: report	AFP		180
Osaka beat Kashiwa 1-0 to win Emperor's Cup	AFP		247
Pompey set to see Defoe leave	AFP		206
Pope denounces violence, hatred, prays for peace in Gaza	AFP		275
Protesters target home of Iran Nobel laureate	AFP		233
Rare Bugatti untouched for 50 years could fetch millions: report	AFP		379
Red Wings down Blackhawks in NHL outdoor hockey showpiece	AFP		306
Repentant ex-mafia boss says tennis a top target for fixers	AFP		591
Romance of the Cup takes on harder edge	AFP		748
Romance of the FA Cup takes on harder edge	AFP		748
Ronaldo reiterates he is happy at Man Utd	AFP		299
Russia cuts gas to Ukraine over payment dispute	AFP		605
Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine	AFP		743
Russia gas contract with Ukraine expires: Gazprom	AFP		830
Russia gas supply deal with Ukraine expires: Gazprom	AFP		741
Russia halts gas delivery to Ukraine: Gazprom	AFP		171
Russia to cut gas to Ukraine after talks fail	AFP		768
SAfrica's apartheid activist Helen Suzman to be buried Sunday	AFP		173
Saudis arrest two over Riyadh pro-Gaza protest: report	AFP		227
Scam artists sell 'forest' lands in barren northern China	AFP		157
Scolari set to do Southend no favours	AFP		502
Senate seat scandal set to shadow Obama's early presidency	AFP		691
Serial blasts in India's northeast 'kill five'	AFP		436
Simon sets sights on men's tennis top four	AFP		437
Singapore's economy may slide two percent: govt	AFP		435
Slovak banks switch to euro smoothly: central bank	AFP		476
Slovak euro entry, Czech presidency deepen Czechoslovak split	AFP		557
Somali breakaway state gets new parliament	AFP		178
Somali pirates hijack Egyptian cargo ship	AFP		169
South Africa anti-apartheid figurehead Helen Suzman dead	AFP		654
Sri Lanka troops 'seize key rebel town'	AFP		452
Sri Lanka troops seize key rebel town: military	AFP		453
Suez Canal delays announcing new tolls for 2009	AFP		187
Taiwanese calligraphers ring in new year with record attempt	AFP		276
Thousands of Dutch brave cold for New Year's dip in the sea	AFP		292
Three dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan: official	AFP		114
Time Warner to take 25 billion-dollar writedown	AFP		130
Time Warner, Viacom reach deal in principle over fees dispute	AFP		346
Tough sentences in China over huge piracy ring, Microsoft says	AFP		365
Tough sentences in China over huge piracy ring: Microsoft	AFP		365
Tutu wants official funeral for anti-apartheid heroine	AFP		477
UAE to ban some expats from bringing families: report	AFP		230
UN introduces new food supplement against Somalia child hunger	AFP		264
US hands over Green Zone security to Iraq	AFP		321
US Treasury finalizes 4-billion-dollar loan for GM	AFP		336
West Ham to consider all offers as window opens	AFP		171
Yao scores 22 to lead NBA Rockets past Bucks	AFP		195
Zimbabwe economy virtually foreign exchange-based: media	AFP		338