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Uncertain future Iraq went badly wrong in 2004. Can this be reversed in 2005?		Tumour diary The tsunami in Asia gives Ivan a new perspective on his life

TOP STORIES
	Tsunami aid effort gathers pace International aid starts to penetrate the areas worst affected by last Sunday's Indian Ocean wave.
	New Year begins as world mourns Millions mark the start of 2005 with restraint amid global mourning for victims of the Asian earthquake.
	Princess foiled 1974 kidnap plot The Princess Royal told an armed man his kidnap plot was not "bloody likely" to work, papers from 1974 say.
	UK tsunami donations reach £50m The government announces plans to aid recovery in the Asia tsunami zone as UK donations reach £50m.
	British lives claimed by Asia quake The identities of many Britons killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami begin to emerge as the death toll rises.

AMERICAS
	US pledges $350m in tsunami aid The US announces a big boost to international efforts to aid survivors of tsunamis that killed more than 124,000.
	Man arrested over Argentine fire A nightclub owner is arrested in Buenos Aires after a fire kills 175 people and injures hundreds.
	California sets fines for spyware The makers of programs that spy on what people do with their home PCs could face hefty fines in California.

EUROPE
	Yanukovych quits as Ukraine PM Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych resigns but refuses to admit defeat in the presidential election.
	Hopes fade for missing Europeans At least 6,000 Europeans are still missing - most of them presumed dead - after the tsunami wrecked Thai resorts.
	New Year begins as world mourns Millions mark the start of 2005 with restraint amid global mourning for victims of the Asian earthquake.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1995: Serial killer West found hanged Fred West¸ the Gloucestershire builder charged with 12 murders¸ is found dead in his prison cell.
	1973: Britain joins the EEC The United Kingdom becomes a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community.
	2002: Celebrations as euro hits the streets Twelve of the European Union's 15 countries wake up to life with a new currency as the euro reaches the streets.

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View from the top Climbing the newly opened Taipei 101, the world's tallest building		In pictures Sombre vigils and subdued welcome for New Year 2005

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