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/ 31 December 2011
Manchester United wasted the chance to start the new year at the top of the Premier League when they were stunned 3-2 by strugglers Blackburn.
President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Saturday to "crush the terrorists" who set off a series of bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day.
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/ 31 December 2011
Voters in Iowa open a gruelling presidential race on Tuesday, with polls showing Mitt Romney battling Ron Paul for a momentum-generating win.
South Africa had lost a political heavyweight with the death of Minority Front Amichand Rajbansi, said IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Saturday.
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/ 31 December 2011
A cavalcade of cars, motorbikes, quads and trucks set off from Mar del Plata on Sunday for the 33rd edition of the Dakar Rally.
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/ 31 December 2011
Ethiopian troops and clan militia fighters forced al-Qaeda-linked militants to flee a Somali town after heavy clashes on Saturday.
The Proteas left Durban on Saturday hoping to put the Kingsmead curse behind them and start 2012 with a home series win against Sri Lanka.
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/ 31 December 2011
Manchester City reach the midway stage of their Premier campaign on Sunday with manager Roberto Mancini predicting the race will go down to the wire.
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/ 31 December 2011
Ilse Naude, the wife of Afikaner theologian and anti-apartheid activist Beyers Naude, has died after a heart attack.
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/ 31 December 2011
Rights groups have denounced the startling show of force in the raids on 10 organisations and accused Egypt’s generals of trying to silence critics.