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Morning News


Jan.22   Washington   Fed slashes rates in shock move
  The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to 3.5%, a shock 0.75% point reduction
 The Fed said latest figures indicated a deepening of the country's housing market slump and increased unemployment levels


  New York   Market panic as world stocks slump  U.S. markets opened sharply down as Wall Street trading resumed following the holiday amid a second day of turmoil on global markets

  Berlin Iran nuclear plans under scrutiny  A meeting of 6 key powers on Iran's nuclear program will show Tehran that it has not yet eliminated international concerns

  Rome PM on brink as coalition collapses  Prime Minister Prodi sought to shore up his fragile government by calling for a vote of confidence from parliament

  Melbourne Sharapova ends Henin's winning run  Maria Sharapova ended the 32-match winning streak of world #1 with a crushing 6-4 6-0 quarterfinal victory at the Australian Open

  Moscow Putin opponent to be investigated  Prosecutors have opened a criminal case against ex-PM Mikhail Kasyanov - an opposition candidate in the March 2 presidential election

  Gaza Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing  Egyptian guards have fired into the air and used water cannon to drive back Palestinian women who tried to surge across the border from Gaza

Day News


  New York   Heath Ledger found dead
  Hollywood actor was found unconscious at the apartment at a residence in Manhattan


  Pakistan     Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism  Some of the toughest criticism of pro-democracy movement comes from 25-year-old Fatima Bhutto, who says party politics support military rule

  Japan     Asian markets rally after US cut   Stocks have rallied after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped calm investor anxiety

  South Africa Tourists trapped in cable cars  A power outage trapped tourists in cable cars at landmark Table Mountain, while blackouts in Zambia forced nurses to work by candlelight

  Thailand Ex-PM's wife set for trial  The wife of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra is to stand trial in Thailand for alleged violation of stock-trading laws and a land sale

Evening News


  Gaza   Palestinians blow up border wall
  Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
 The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade


  Melbourne Both Williams sisters sent packing  Venus followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals in losses to Serbian players on back-to-back days
San Francisco Bay Area , January 22, 2008 Timeline