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Top gear
The tech team picks 2008's hottest developments
Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises
Acute child malnutrition in parts of Zimbabwe increases by more than 60% compared with 2007, an aid charity says.
West End pays tribute to Pinter
Actors starring in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land pay tribute on stage to the playwright, who died on Christmas Eve.
Year of extremes
2008 proved to have many highs and lows for China
Still afraid
Why Isaac cannot go home, a year after Kenya election
One year on
Why Benazir Bhutto is sorely missed by many in Pakistan
'Painful legacy' of heart attack
One in five people recovering from a heart attack is still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study suggests.
Peruvian 'Virgin Mary' gives birth to baby Jesus at Christmas
A Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria and her carpenter husband have a baby called Jesus on Christmas Day.
Missing nurse found in car boot
A nurse traced after being missing for more than a week was found alive in the boot of a car, police say.
Coral springs back from tsunami
Scientists report recovery in some reefs damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Day in pictures
Eye-catching images from around the world
Coup-hit Guinea buries ex-leader
Thousands attend the funeral in Guinea of former President Lansana Conte, whose death on Monday triggered a military coup.
US warning on South Asia tension
The US urges India and Pakistan to avoid raising tension amid reports of troop movement in the wake of the Mumbai killings.
Villa battle back to deny Arsenal
Zat Knight scores an injury-time equaliser to give Aston Villa a 2-2 draw against Arsenal.
Iraq militants in police battle
Six Iraqi police and seven detainees suspected of al-Qaeda links die in a bid to break out of a police station in Ramadi.
CIA 'using Viagra' to win over Afghan warlords
America's CIA is using the sex-enhancing drug Viagra to win over Afghan warlords, the Washington Post reports.
Conjoined twin dies in hospital
A former conjoined twin who survived an operation in which she lost her sister, has died, 23 days later, a UK hospital says.
Serbia arrests 'ex-KLA fighters'
Police in Serbia arrest 10 suspected former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters for war crimes against non-Albanians.
Chelsea 2-0 West Brom
First-half goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard keep Chelsea a point behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Iranians join Bush shoe protest
Protesters in Iran's capital throw footwear at pictures of the US leader in support of the Iraqi shoe-attack journalist.