World Update from BBC News
N Korea rallies for absent leaderTens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event.Oz 'penis fire' suspect chargedAn Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity.Ebola alert shuts Angolan bordersAngola closes its borders with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.Fighting flares outside Gaza CityMilitants engage Israeli forces near Gaza City as "friendly fire" kills three soldiers on the third night of the ground offensive.Warnings issued amid Arctic chillThe Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight.Russia cuts transit gas by fifthRussia's Gazprom cuts gas transiting Ukraine by a fifth, accusing Kiev of stealing gas intended for EU states.Turkey rehabilitates poet HikmetTurkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.
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