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Supporters surround an ambulance carrying Benazir Bhutto's body on arrival at the family mausoleum yesterday.

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Tens of thousands mourn as Benazir Bhutto is buried
Within 24 hours of her assassination by a suicide bomber, Benazir Bhutto was yesterday buried alongside her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in an emotional ceremony that drew tens of thousands of activists from her Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Gormley to limit new homes in villages and towns
Strict new planning rules to be introduced next year by the Department of the Environment and Local Government will cut sharply the number of new houses that can be built in Irish towns and villages.
O'Loan and Lynam receive awards in British honours list
An Englishwoman living in Northern Ireland, Nuala O'Loan, and a successful Irish-born broadcaster living in England, Des Lynam, received awards in today's British honours list.

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Court lets hospital give blood to baby if necessary
Doctors caring for a premature baby have been authorised to give the child a blood transfusion if necessary in spite of the objections of the parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses. p
Thousands say their farewells to Joe Dolan
Singer Joe Dolan began his final encore in his native Mullingar, Co Westmeath, yesterday. p
Blaze causes extensive damage to hotel
Up to 55 firefighters were called in yesterday to tackle a blaze that caused extensive damage to one of Roscommon town's oldest family businesses, O'Gara's Royal Hotel on Castle Street. p
Special leave inmates less likely to reoffend
Prisoners who are allowed temporary release for vocational or family-related purposes such as Christmas leave are less likely to reoffend than those who are not, according to Government-funded research on recidivism rates among prisoners. p
Paisley's paramilitary link
The view that the Rev Ian Paisley, now the North's First Minister, was "associated with paramilitaries" and that he might be arrested for conspiracy, was discussed by senior Stormont officials in 1977, confidential files reveal. p
Begg wants nuclear option considered
The construction of nuclear power stations should not be excluded given the difficulties Ireland will face in meeting carbon dioxide emission targets, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary David Begg has said. p
Taxi drivers say too few spaces at Dublin ranks
Taxi drivers have claimed that their livelihoods may be put at risk due to a lack of available taxi rank spaces in Dublin city and surrounding suburbs. p

World

Grief and fury as family's fourth 'martyr' laid to rest
PAKISTAN: Benazir Bhutto's last moments were spent, like much of her life, as a lone woman among men. A sea of male hands bore her from her country home in Naudero inside a simple wooden coffin decked with the red, green and black flag of her People's Party. p
Chad flies Zoe's Ark aid workers back to France
CHAD: Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labour in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation yesterday bound for France, where they are due to serve their sentences in jail. p
Brown scatters some stardust on Britain's 'unsung heroes'
BRITAIN: He may be renowned for an instinctive austerity, but the first new year honours list of Gordon Brown's premiership is scattered with a handful of stardust, as a chat show host, numerous actors and Britain's favourite diminutive pop singer, Kylie Minogue, receive accolades. p
Unofficial results of Kenyan poll show Odinga in lead
KENYA: Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead yesterday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while tempers frayed over delayed official results. p
Zuma to stand trial on corruption charges
SOUTH AFRICA: African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption little over a week after seizing control of South Africa's ruling party, his lawyer said yesterday. p

Finance

US fund invests €50m in Waterford Wedgwood
Waterford Wedgwood has announced that New York private equity fund Corporate Partners II has invested €50 million in the company. p
Growth in economy takes sting out of rising debt
The Republic's ratio of national debt to gross national product fell in 2007, despite an increase of €1.6 billion in the national debt, according to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) end-of-year report. p
Inflation fear may see rate rise
The European Central Bank (ECB)will not hesitate to raise rates to fend off a broader rise in inflation, board member Juergen Stark said in an interview yesterday. p

Sport

Ruby faces a gem of a dilemma
RACING : A comprehensive, if relatively unspectacular, four-length victory for Denman in yesterday's Lexus Chase at Leopardstown means Ruby Walsh will continue to endure the question of whether he will ride the giant young pretender or the reigning champion, Kauto Star, in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for a little longer yet. p
Barton jailed on assault charge
SOCCER: Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will spend the new year in jail after being remanded in custody on charges of common assault and affray yesterday. p