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Morning News


Jan.4   Kenya   New elections called   The opposition party has called for a new presidential election to settle a disputed vote that has sparked days of deadly riots

  London   Hingis banned for doping offense  27-year-old Martina Hingis has been given a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine while competing at Wimbledon last year

  New Hampshire   US contenders eye next key state   White House hopefuls have headed to New Hampshire to campaign for party nomination vote, after Iowa's result threw the races wide open

  Pakistan Musharraf denies Bhutto death role  President Musharraf has said assassinated former prime minister ignored government warnings

  Southern Philippines Abu Sayyaf militants arrested  2 al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants were captured in separate raids in the southern Philippines

  San Francisco Bay Area One laptop project loses partner  Intel has pulled out of the One Laptop Per Child project to put cheap laptops in the hands of children in the developing world

  Portugal Dakar Rally canceled by organizers  The murder of 4 French tourists in Mauritania led to the French government advising against any travel to the African country

  Sumatra Earthquake sends residents fleeing  A quake with a magnitude of 6.3 rattled the western coast of Sumatra, causing frightened residents to flee their homes

Day News


  Kenya   180,000 people displaced
  After disputed election some have been housed in makeshift camps while others have sought refuge in police stations or churches


  Kabul   Afghanistan appeals for food aid  Afghanistan is appealing to the international community to provide extra supplies of wheat to alleviate a shortage

  Sudan Group claims responsibility for killing  Partisans of Monotheism claimed responsibility for the shooting death of an American diplomat and his driver

  Colombia Colombia gripped by hostage saga  The story of a boy born into captivity in the jungle has riveted people for more than a year, striking a nerve in a country numbed by violence

Evening News


  Colombia   FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held   The rebels have confirmed a boy living in foster care in Bogota is the same 3-year-old who was due to be part of a hostage release deal

  Kenya   Peacemaker Tutu slams Kenya elite  Archbishop Desmond Tutu rounded on Kenya's ruling elite, saying its people are sick of the corruption that has plagued the nation

  Kenya US envoy seeks Kenya crisis talks  Jendayi Frazer, is in Nairobi, planning to hold talks with President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga
San Francisco Bay Area , January 4, 2008 Timeline