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In pictures Savage seas leave Sri Lanka trapped in a week of hell		Sound challenge Audio video games are getting blind players into the action

TOP STORIES
	Tsunami recovery 'to take years' Countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster could take up to 10 years to recover, the UN's Kofi Annan warns.
	Rail fare rise comes into force Rail passengers face an average 4% hike in fares from Sunday - which train firms say will improve services.
	Peace honour for Margaret Hassan British national charity worker Margaret Hassan, murdered in Iraq, is honoured posthumously with a peace award.
	Prescott defends quake response John Prescott stresses the UK's "quick response" to the tsunami disaster and defends Tony Blair's involvement.
	One mother's search for her children The island of Car Nicobar has been devastated by the tsunami, with around half its population unaccounted for, as the BBC's Jonathan Charles discovered.

AMERICAS
	'Four police die in Peru clash' At least four Peruvian police officers die in a shootout with army reservists who took over a police station, reports say.
	Protests in Argentina over blaze Relatives of some of the 177 people killed in a nightclub fire in Buenos Aires hold protests outside a morgue.
	New Year 'massacre' in Colombia Suspected left-wing rebels in Colombia kill 17 people, including children, at a New Year's Eve party, police say.

EUROPE
	Croatia holds presidential poll Polls open in Croatia's presidential election, after a campaign dominated by the prospect of joining the European Union.
	Nordic nations mourn Asia victims Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a day of mourning for their hundreds of victims of the Asian tsunami.
	Files reveal 1953 Gibraltar row Churchill denied that any promises were made to give Gibraltar to Spain, prompting a row, archived documents show

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster Sixty-six football supporters are killed following a clash between Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow.
	1993: Peace Plan for Bosnia Leaders of the three warring factions in Bosnia are meeting to discuss a peace plan aimed at ending nine months of fighting in the country.
	1980: Steel workers strike over pay Steel workers are staging their first national strike for more than fifty years.

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