Wednesday, January 1st, 2014

Time	Event
12:23a	Romania and Bulgaria controls lifted http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25565302#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25565302 Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria can work without restrictions across the European Union after transitional controls end.
12:24a	Act like Mandela, archbishop urges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25564943#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25564943 People should pledge to try and emulate Nelson Mandela and change the world around them, the Archbishop of Canterbury says in his new year message.
1:25a	N Korean leader hails purge of uncle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25565645#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25565645 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says the country is stronger after the execution of his uncle last month, his first public comments on the shock move.
2:06a	Crowds and fireworks welcome 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25557023#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25557023 Celebrations are under way around the world to mark the start of 2014, with cities lit up by spectacular pyrotechnics and traditional ceremonies.
10:16a	'Obamacare' reforms come into force http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25565898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25565898 Millions of Americans are to receive health insurance cover for the first time as President Obama's flagship healthcare reforms come into effect.
10:21a	Freed priest arrives back in France http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25566473#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25566473 A French Catholic priest freed in Cameroon nearly seven weeks after being abducted is welcomed back to France by President Francois Hollande.
10:26a	Salvadoran volcano prompts evacuation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25566450#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25566450 People living on the slopes of the Salvadoran volcano Chaparrastique are being evacuated as it continues to spew gas following an eruption on Sunday.
12:04p	Paraguay drug seizures up by 39% http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25566459#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25566459 Counternarcotics officers in Paraguay, South America's largest producer of cannabis, say they have seized record amounts of drugs in 2013.
12:22p	Cannabis goes on sale in Colorado http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25566863#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25566863 The US state of Colorado is making history by becoming the first in the country to allow stores to sell cannabis for recreational use.
2:56p	'Record' Japan population in 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25566868#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25566868 Japan's health ministry estimates that the country's population declined by a record 244,000 in 2013.
6:33p	Ariel Sharon's health deteriorates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25569704#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25569704 Doctors say the condition of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, has worsened.
7:17p	Palestinian diplomat dies in blast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567884 A Palestinian diplomat is killed by an explosion at his home in the Czech capital Prague, reportedly while opening a safe that had been sealed for decades.
9:04p	UN calls for truce in South Sudan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25567250#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25567250 The UN demands an immediate ceasefire after more than two weeks of fighting in South Sudan, as the warring factions prepare for peace talks.
9:14p	'Fresh Prince' actor Avery dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25572065#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25572065 American actor James Avery, best known for The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, has died aged 65, his publicist confirms.
11:34p	Torch-lit far-right march in Ukraine http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25571805#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25571805 Ukraine's far-right Svoboda party holds a torch-lit procession through the capital Kiev, to mark the birthday of a WWII-era partisan leader.
11:46p	Deadly car bombs hit Mogadishu hotel http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25568960#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25568960 Two car bombs kill at least 10 people at a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab Islamist militants.

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