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Asia job cuts amid economy woes
Two large Asian technology firms, TDK and Lenovo, announce a total of 10,500 job cuts after a fall in demand.
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Day in pictures
Some of the most striking images from around the world on 7 January 2009.
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Hezbollah woos crowds at Ashura rally
Hezbollah uses the Muslim festival of Ashura in Lebanon to rally its supporters against Israel, says the BBC's Natalia Antelava in Beirut.
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Timeline: Belarus
A chronology of key events
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Timeline: Russia
A chronology of key events
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Gaza conflict: Mid-East reaction
BBC correspondents around the Middle East look at how different countries are reacting to the escalating conflict in Gaza.
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N Korea rallies for absent leader
Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event.
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Country profile: Bangladesh
Key facts, figures and dates
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World protests at Gaza conflict
Mass rallies are held around the world in protest at Israel's offensive against Hamas, as the campaign enters its second week.
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Timeline: Bangladesh
Key facts, figures and dates.
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Timeline: Guinea
A chronology of key events
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S Asia New Year festivity subdued
South Asia faces muted New Year celebrations with the deadly attacks in Mumbai still fresh in the memory.
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Burma activists arrested at march
Nine activists are arrested in Rangoon, during a march calling for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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West Bank anger at Gaza strikes
Young protesters in Ramallah are hungry for a fresh intifada, though views in the West Bank town are mixed, the BBC's Heather Sharp reports.
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Renewed protests at Israeli raids
Thousands in the Arab world rally against Israeli air raids in Gaza, while Hezbollah puts its fighters in southern Lebanon on alert.
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Huge pro-family rally in Madrid
Crowds attend an open-air Mass in Madrid aimed at promoting family values in defiance of government reforms.
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Arabs rally against Israeli raids
Thousands rally across the Arab world to condemn Israel's air raids in the Gaza Strip, while Hezbollah calls on its fighters in southern Lebanon to be on alert.
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Thousands join pro-Thaksin rally
Thousands of supporters of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra protest in Bangkok, calling for fresh elections.
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Srinagar notebook - election blues
Resentment against Indian rule runs deep in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, reports BBC's Chris Morris
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Police break up Russian protests
Riot police forcibly break up a rally against car import tax increases in the east Russian city of Vladivostok.
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