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New Year marked with candles and prayersIn Thailand, candlelit vigils replaced traditional New Year revelry in a country where there was… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Silence before subdued New Year celebrations in EuropeMuch of Europe rang in the New Year with fireworks and parties but festivities in many cities were… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Warm reception for Abbas in RafahThe man who looks set to become the next Palestinian president has received a hero’s welcome in a… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Shocked Scandinavia in mourningThe New Year has got off to a sombre start in Scandinavia, with Sweden, Finland and Norway… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Political rainbow in Independence SquareA year after Georgia’s rose revolution, President Mikhail Saakashvili rang in the New Year with the… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Tsunami survivors face disaster zone conditionsThe clean-up operation after the Asian tsunamis is underway but in some of the hardest-hit areas of… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Europeans party with a purpose at New YearThousands packed onto the streets of Paris to welcome the New Year but the party was overshadowed… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Relief crews struggle to distribute aidAid for the tsunami victims is flowing in but the task of getting supplies to those who need it… 01/01/05 07:01 CET
Tragic homecoming for Italian victimsAmid sombre scenes, the bodies of three Italians killed in the tsunami tragedy have been brought… 01/01/05 01:01 CET
Miracle survivor in IndonesiaSearch teams have found a survivor in Indonesia’s devastated Aceh province. The… 01/01/05 01:01 CET
Sombre New Year in SwedenSweden has seen in the New Year by candlelight, with thousands gathering in the capital to remember… 01/01/05 01:01 CET
