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Morning News


Jan.2   Pakistan     Government delays elections
  Musharraf said that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding assassination of Benazir Bhutto


  Kenya New doubts over flawed vote  Post-election violence brought international pleas for calm amid mounting concerns over the legitimacy of President Kibaki's narrow victory

  Chile Tourists flee as volcano erupts  Hundreds of people fled their homes as a volcano erupted in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash

  Malaysia MP quits over sex DVDs  Health Minister Chua Soi Lek has announced his resignation after admitting being filmed in a video showed him having sex in a hotel

Day News


  Hong Kong   Singapore Airline bid hits trouble  The bid to buy a 24% stake in China Eastern Airlines for US$923.8 million appeared in trouble after a major shareholder criticized the deal

  Kenya   Party to defy protest ban  Opposition leader Raila Odinga has insisted a banned mass march will go ahead in Nairobi despite pleas for post-election unrest to stop

  Chile Melt from volcano raises flood fears  Several communities remained on edge after a volcano sent a column of gray ash into the sky and lava cascading down a snow-covered mountain

  New Jersey Jail break guard commits suicide  A guard named in a note left by 2 inmates who bored holes in their cell walls to escape from a prison has committed suicide

  Iowa Candidates seek caucus votes  Presidential hopefuls are holding their final full day of campaigning before the nominating contest begins in earnest with the caucuses

Evening News


  Beijing   China to expand lethal injections
  Jiang Xingchang, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court: China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace execution by shooting


  Kenya   Water cannon used on march Map of Nairobi Kenya
  The police have fired water cannons against several hundred anti-government protesters trying to attend a banned rally


  Sri Lanka   Government pulls out of cease-fire
  The government decided to withdraw from an internationally brokered cease-fire that had largely collapsed since the resurgence of fighting
San Francisco Bay Area , January 2, 2008 Timeline