World Update from BBC News
Strike at Gaza school 'kills 30'At least 30 people are killed and 55 injured as Israeli artillery shells land by a United Nations-run school in Gaza, UN officials say.Israel 'agrees Gaza aid corridor'Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" into Gaza, as the UN Security Council meets to discuss a Gaza resolution.Brown voices Gaza ceasefire hopesUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is hopeful a basis for a ceasefire in Gaza will be found to end the Middle East's "darkest hour".Wall Street Market ReportWall Street Market ReportFour held over robbery releasedFour people arrested over an armed robbery in which a couple and their two young children were threatened, are released.Aid worker diary: Part 10Hatem Shurrab, an aid worker in Gaza for the UK-based charity Islamic Relief Worldwide, keeps a diary of his work amid the conflict.US recession forecast to drag onThe US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.
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