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EU, Russia strike deal on natural gas

The European Union said gas supplies should restart in the wake of a deal with Russia on supervising gas flow through Ukraine.

Somali pirates free Saudi supertanker

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates took a $3 million ransom and freed on Friday a Saudi supertanker seized in the world's biggest ship hijacking, an associate of the gang said.

Diplomats see snags in Egypt's Gaza truce talks - Reuters

Israel Rejects U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution

JERUSALEM, Jan. 9-- Israel on Friday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the plan "unworkable."

Olmert: Israel to Continue Gaza Offensive - Voice of America

Russia Prepares to Resume Gas Shipments to Europe

MOSCOW, Jan.

Sri Lanka Says It Captured Key Rebel Base

The Tamil Tigers are now boxed into a shrinking pocket of land in the northeast.

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