Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Time	Event
12:55a	Air rescue plan for ice-bound ship http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25553200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25553200 Passengers on a ship stuck in thick ice in Antarctica are to be taken off by helicopter once the weather permits, Russian officials say.
1:19a	Life support extended for US girl http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552818 The family of a Californian teenager declared brain dead after a routine operation went wrong wins a court order to keep her alive.
1:41a	Israel frees Palestinian prisoners http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548773#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548773 Israeli authorities have freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks.
1:47a	Schumacher family in bedside vigil http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25556284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25556284 The family of German Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher is at his bedside as he fights for life after a skiing accident in the French Alps.
2:12a	Buenos Aires protests over outages http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556136#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556136 Some main roads to the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, are blocked as residents protest against power cuts blamed on the current heatwave.
10:16a	Antarctic rescue bid under threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25558276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25558276 A rescue mission for a ship stuck in ice in Antarctica is threatened as reports emerge that one of the assisting vessels may itself be stuck.
10:38a	Cameroon gunmen free French priest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558885#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558885 A French Catholic priest kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon last month is released, France's President Hollande says.
12:49p	Children 'beheaded' in CAR conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25559693#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25559693 At least two children are beheaded in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui as violence sinks to a "vicious new low", the UN says.
1:36p	Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771 A giant yellow inflatable duck on display in a Taiwanese port bursts in unexplained circumstances.
2:42p	Putin vows to 'destroy terrorists' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558070 Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to "complete annihilate" terrorists, following two suicide attacks on the city of Volgograd.
3:32p	US hails Guantanamo 'milestone' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558891 The US hails the release of the last three Chinese Muslim Uighurs from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay as a "significant milestone".
4:55p	France to sharply reduce Mali troops http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561019#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561019 France is to reduce the number of its troops in Mali over the next three months by 60%, the French defence minister says.
5:00p	'Selfie' and 'twerk' on banned list http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562253#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562253 US vocabulists release their annual list of words that should be banned, with "selfie", "twerking" and "hashtag" coming top.
5:17p	Reporters face 15 days in Egypt jail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25561921#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25561921 Three Al-Jazeera journalists accused by Egyptian prosecutors of links with the "terrorist" Muslim Brotherhood are remanded in custody for 15 days.
6:54p	Seven dead in Argentina heatwave http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25564633#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25564633 The worst heatwave in northern Argentina since records began has killed at least seven people since Christmas Eve.
7:18p	Schumacher's condition improves http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558709#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558709 Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher's condition improves slightly after an operation to relieve pressure on his brain.
7:32p	Romney's black grandson mocked on TV http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562869#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562869 A US cable news presenter apologises for jokes about former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's adopted black grandson.
9:22p	S Sudan rivals to begin peace talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561753#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561753 South Sudan's government and rebels are to start peace talks later, in an attempt to end more than two weeks of fierce fighting, mediators say.

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