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Suicide bomber kills 35 at Baghdad shrine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber infiltrated a crowd of Shi'ite pilgrims and blew himself up, killing at least 35 people and wounding at least 79 at a Shi'ite shrine in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi officials said. Full Article
INSTANT VIEW: Israeli troops launch ground attack in Gaza
LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli tanks and infantry battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a ground offensive launched after eight days of deadly air strikes failed to halt the Islamist group's rocket attacks on Israel. Full Article
Gaza civilians suffer as Israel troops tighten grip
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city on Sunday in an offensive against Hamas that has killed 500 Palestinians, including a growing number of civilians. Full Article
Gunmen seize oil services vessel off Nigeria: sources
LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen hijacked a vessel belonging to French oil services group Bourbon off Nigeria's Niger Delta on Sunday as it traveled toward a Royal Dutch Shell offshore oilfield, security sources said. Full Article
Gunmen seize oil services vessel off Nigeria-sources
LAGOS, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Gunmen hijacked a vessel belonging to French oil services group Bourbon <GPBN.PA> off Nigeria's Niger Delta on Sunday as it travelled towards a Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> offshore oilfield, security sources said. The ... Full Article
French warship captures 19 Somali pirates
PARIS, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A French warship captured 19 Somali pirates on Sunday when it came to the rescue of two cargo ships threatened in the Gulf of Aden, the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy said. The French naval vessel "Jean de Vienne" ... Full Article
Israeli tanks and soldiers invade Gaza Strip
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, sending tanks and infantry into battle with Hamas fighters who have defied eight days of deadly air strikes with salvoes of rocket fire into Israeli towns. Full Article
INSTANT VIEW: Israeli troops launch ground attack in Gaza
LONDON (Reuters) - Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after a week-long air campaign against Hamas over the firing of rockets into the Jewish state. Full Article
Israeli tanks, soldiers invade Gaza Strip
* Israeli forces move into Gaza * Ground fighting breaks out * 11 killed in attack on mosque * U.N. Security Council schedules special meeting By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Israeli tanks and infantry battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza ... Full Article
Magnitude 7.6 quake hits north of Papua - USGS
LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the northern coast of the island of Papua in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Saturday. It said the quake occurred some 150 km (95 miles) northeast of the town of Manokwari ... Full Article
