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	Wednesday, 05 January, 2005, 13:00 GMT 07:00 -06:00:US/Central

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TOP STORIES
	Three-minute silence for victims Millions of people in the UK and Europe observe a three-minute silence for the Asian tsunami dead.
	Plan for new vaccine for babies The Department of Health is considering introducing a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.
	Car bomb hits Iraq police academy At least 10 people die and many more are injured in a car bombing at a police academy south of Baghdad.
	40% of teens want plastic surgery Four in ten teenage girls have considered plastic surgery, a survey by Bliss magazine says.
	Police are to exhume third body Post mortem examinations are carried out on two bodies exhumed in an inquiry into a doctor charged with murder.

AMERICAS
	US vows support for disaster zone Colin Powell says the US will not desert tsunami survivors, as he visits Indonesia, where most lives were lost.
	Peruvian militants end stand-off Armed men who seized a remote police station surrender after a four-day stand-off, officials say.
	Probe into Colombia rebel arrest Venezuela says it is investigating claims that a Colombia rebel leader was seized on its territory.

EUROPE
	Swedish dead home as EU remembers The bodies of six Swedes killed by the tsunami arrive home as Europe pays silent tribute to victims.
	Kuchma accepts PM's resignation Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
	Germany takes lead in aid effort Germany increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $674m, which is more than any other country has given so far.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Israel ends major Ethiopian rescue mission Thousands of Jewish refugees from Ethiopia are airlifted from Sudan to Israel in a secret operation.
	1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland bus ambush Ten Protestant men are shot dead as they return home from work in a mini-bus in Northern Ireland.
	1993: Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland A tanker carrying 85¸000 tonnes of crude oil is aground in hurricane force winds off the Shetland Islands.

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