Russian gas disruption spreads across Europe (Reuters)
[8 mins][Turkey]
Reuters - Russia's worsening gas dispute with Ukraine cut supplies on Tuesday to Turkey and a swathe of European countries, threatening disruption as far west as Italy and Germany.

Hospital pressures hit surgery
[10 mins][Dungannon]
Hospital admissions rocket in Northern Ireland as health services struggle to cope with a flu outbreak.
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European data grim (Reuters)
[10 mins][Edobashi]
Reuters - Dire economic data underlined the severity of recession in Europe on Tuesday, while Toyota Motor Corp said it would halt all production in Japan in response to plunging demand.

Arctic chill prompts UK warnings
[11 mins]
Temperatures are expected to stay well below zero in many parts as the UK continues to shiver from an outbreak of Arctic air.

Tesco faces probe over claims that it 'lured' shoppers with cut-price alcohol offers on drink 'it didn't have'
[11 mins]
Tesco supermarket was at the centre of a 'cut-price' alcohol row last night amid allegations they 'lured' shoppers with bargain drink offers.

The Star Report: Has Lindsay Lohan spun her last disc with Sam Ronson?; plus, Gwyneth Paltrow, 'The Bachelor'
[24 mins][Finland]
If you've been following the once-promising career of former Disney It Girl Lindsay Lohan, you know that for some time now her most engaging appearances have been as the plus-one at her girlfriend's DJing gigs.

Stock futures regain momentum ahead of data (AP)
[24 mins][Priceville, AL]
AP - Wall Street headed for a moderately higher open Tuesday, regaining its momentum ahead of a fresh round of readings on the service sector, factory orders and pending home sales.
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Gaza clashes spark 'major crisis'
[24 mins][Dimra]
The Gaza Strip faces a "a full-blown humanitarian crisis", the Red Cross says, after 10 days of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
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Youth locked up for stab killing
[25 mins]
A 17-year-old who stabbed another teenager to death in the street is sentenced to 11-and-a-half years.
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Mr Timonah Lihutsu, whose cow was killed by irate youth protesting at the killing of a pupil at Mang?ang?a village in Shinyalu, Kakamega, at the weekend. The group also burnt 15 houses. Photo: Benjamin Sakwa/Standard
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Prosecutor seeks to revoke Madoff's bail
[28 mins][Hoboken, NJ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors have asked a Manhattan judge to revoke Bernard Madoff's bail, alleging he gave away at least $1 million in gifts in December.
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