Award-winning American investigative journalist Max Blumenthal says that Israel is losing the battle to win US public support for its attack on Gaza - despite an unprecedented PR effort - and President-elect Barack Obama's silence on the war is a good thing.

Sol Campbell: victim of gay tauntsSoccer bosses in Britain have agreed to fund a video featuring high profile premier league players speaking out against homophobia. It is a ground-breaking world first for  sports chiefs.

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Jib Jab, the animation and political satire website, takes you on a tour of all the good, bad and worse the past year had to offer. All they ask is that you 'watch, point and laugh'.

Sumantra Maitra - Kolkata, India

President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajpakshe, quashed the ceasefire deal between his government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) and ordered the flushing-out of the Tigers from their bases as the army finally captured Kilinochchi, the unofficial capital and one of the major strongholds of the LTTE on Friday, defeating the rebel forces.

Nothing annoyed Gerry Ranger in 2008 more than the stream of junk mail coming through his letter box. So the retired British taxi driver decided to show how much time, money and other resources go into the unwanted items.