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	Wednesday, 26 January, 2005, 13:00 GMT 07:00 -06:00:US/Central

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'I deserve to die' US serial killer seeks to push through his own execution		Cruel blow Sri Lanka's hapless war orphans devastated by tsunami

TOP STORIES
	Terror detainees set to be freed Terrorist suspects in the UK will no longer be detained in prison without trial, and will instead face a new form of house arrest, it is proposed.
	CSA 'could close', says minister Ministers would not rule out abolishing the Child Support Agency if it failed to improve, Alan Johnson has said.
	EU referendum question unveiled The question to be asked in the UK referendum on the EU constitution has been unveiled.
	Families to visit Guantanamo four Four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are expected to be allowed a visit from one relative later.
	Worries grow over Allders future The future of the Allders department store chain appears to be in the balance, with reports that it could be put into administration.

AMERICAS
	Bush to seek $80bn for war funds The White House is to ask Congress for an extra $80bn, mainly for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
	Democrat senators criticise Rice Democrat senators sharply criticise the Secretary of State nominee in a debate in Congress.
	US budget deficit to reach $427bn The US budget deficit is set to reach a record $427bn in 2005, the White House predicts.

EUROPE
	Aids and climate top Davos agenda The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change.
	Barroso to outline five-year plan European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is to present his five-year plan to the EU Parliament.
	Astronauts begin first spacewalk The two astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) begin the first spacewalk of their mission.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1950: India shakes off British rule The independent republic of India is born as the new president replaces the Queen as head of state and a new constitution is adopted.
	1952: Britons killed in Cairo riots Reports from Egypt say at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in anti-British riots in Cairo.
	1998: Clinton denies affair with intern President Clinton denies allegations he had an affair with 24-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky and rejects accusations he asked her to lie on oath.

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Tsunami plea Volunteers needed to work with traumatised Sri Lankans		Love in Auschwitz The story of a couple who met in a Nazi death camp

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