http://www.afp.com/english/ The News / wire stories en Copyright 2009, Agence France-Presse 2009-01-06T07:03:38Z Agence France-Presse AFP 2000-01-01T00:00+00:00 4 hourly http://www.afp.com/english/imgs/logo.gif http://www.afp.com Agence France-Presse http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ab57513f19db75ee78ffeaf7a4157af8.61.html GAZA CITY, (AFP) - The heaviest fighting of Israel's war on Hamas raged in Gaza City early on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rebuffed appeals to stop the death toll from mounting further. 2009-01-06T05:33+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ab57513f19db75ee78ffeaf7a4157af8.c1.html WASHINGTON, (AFP) - The new US Senate is set to convene in a swirl of allegations of corruption, voter fraud and dynastic nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama's presidency. 2009-01-06T03:13+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ab57513f19db75ee78ffeaf7a4157af8.141.html NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AFP) - Separatist militants shot dead five people in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, where a bloody insurgency marked its fifth anniversary at the weekend, police said Tuesday. 2009-01-06T04:10+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ca0826012ef0400d6e81631765be8a80.4e1.html QUITO (AFP) - A team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos Islands, the scientist who wrote the report told AFP. 2009-01-06T02:25+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ca0826012ef0400d6e81631765be8a80.6c1.html SYDNEY (AFP) - Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said Tuesday. 2009-01-06T04:12+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.996e91ff7c613f3d5e5bae4b0308700b.01.html WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama demanded bold action on his near 800 billion dollar stimulus plan, warning Congress would send the US economy into an even deeper hole if it fails to act swiftly. 2009-01-06T03:26+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.5108cbb20a48f57a32ced29e602d5c45.51.html CHICAGO (AFP) - US auto sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual market share slip beneath 50 percent for the first time, industry data showed Monday. 2009-01-06T02:15+00:00