Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:14 GMT
Syria army renews assault on Homs
The Syrian army resumes heavy shelling in the restive city of Homs as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due in Damascus for talks.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:46:02 GMT
Police in Maldives take state TV
Police in the Maldives have taken control of the state broadcaster amid protests, as the president prepares to address the nation.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:34:05 GMT
Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld
Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a court case arguing that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:12:59 GMT
Trendnet flaw hits home net cams
Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:32:42 GMT
'BBC journalists' held in Iran
Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:48:05 GMT
Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:29:16 GMT
Israel condemns Fatah-Hamas move
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:10 GMT
Search on for Philippine missing
Rescue efforts continue for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving at least 15 dead and 44 missing.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:22:20 GMT
Venezuela holds Colombia fugitive
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says one of the country's most wanted paramilitary leaders, known as Martin Llanos, has been captured in Venezuela.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:03:07 GMT
Italy acts on Russia gas shortage
Italy activates emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:52:56 GMT
Blasts rock north Nigeria cities
Explosions have hit a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, scene of deadly attacks last month, and a market in Maiduguri to the west.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:43:40 GMT
China worker found dead in Sudan
The body of a Chinese worker who fled a camp in Sudan when rebels attacked has been found, says China, while 29 kidnapped workers are still missing.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:03:31 GMT
Skydiver planning 36km record bid
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:29 GMT
SA 'resurrected singer' detained
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:28:41 GMT
Obama: 'I deserve a second term'
President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:33:31 GMT
US tightens Iran bank sanctions
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:08 GMT
Troops and police clash in Brazil
Brazilian troops clash with police striking over pay and conditions in the state of Bahia, as they try to remove them from the state assembly.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:24 GMT
Woman runs for Mexico presidency
Mexico's governing conservative party selects its first woman candidate to run in the country's presidential election.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:24:43 GMT
Somalia moves to evict squatters
Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:55 GMT
Ghana 'lucky' to be in last four
Ghana admit they are lucky to have reached the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, after being gifted an extra-time winner by Tunisia.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:23:34 GMT
Suu Kyi campaigns for Burma polls
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns as an official election candidate, as the US eases one of its sanctions.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:54 GMT
Cricket 'tobacco' adverts pulled
Cricket Australia withdraws Hindi advertisements displayed during recent games with India after warnings they could be illegally promoting tobacco.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:10:58 GMT
Romania spy chief 'to be new PM'
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:55:15 GMT
Prince leads Dickens celebrations
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth later.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:20 GMT
US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran
The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:34:32 GMT
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:55:18 GMT
MPs demand law against stalking
A new law making stalking a specific offence is needed in England and Wales to stop harassment ending in violence, MPs and peers have said.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:41:14 GMT
Oil giant BP sees higher profits
Profits at BP rise as the firm prepares for legal action over its involvement in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blast.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:38 GMT
UBS profits down on weak business
Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:46 GMT
Greece says lender talks 'tough'
Greece holds further talks with its international lenders, as the debate on more austerity measures continues.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:15:27 GMT
Citi to launch China credit cards
The Chinese unit of Citigroup wins approval to launch credit cards in China, the first non-Asian bank to do so.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:37:36 GMT
Capello actions dismay PFA chief
Gordon Taylor, head of the Professional Footballers' Association, calls Fabio Capello's criticism of the FA's decision to oust John Terry as England captain "bizarre and disappointing".
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:48:58 GMT
Suarez ban wrong insists Dalglish
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists Luis Suarez should never have been banned after the player returned against Spurs.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:35 GMT
Briggs & Buttler in one-day squad
England name uncapped spinner Danny Briggs in their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai - but Ian Bell is left out.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:31 GMT
Madonna 'brassy' at Super Bowl
Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:53 GMT
Phil Spector death case settled
The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:06 GMT
Radcliffe beaten at US box office
Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:24:32 GMT
VIDEO: Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:12 GMT
VIDEO: Russians due for talks in Syria
Russia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:38:26 GMT
VIDEO: Breivik appears in Oslo court
Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:47:58 GMT
VIDEO: Palestinian duo agree interim deal
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will head a Palestinian unity government, after a second meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:42 GMT
VIDEO: Dozens feared trapped in rubble
Many people are feared trapped in the rubble of a three-storey factory in the Pakistani city of Lahore following a gas explosion.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:46 GMT
VIDEO: Snow-covered scenes across Europe
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:30 GMT
VIDEO: Evacuation from Queensland floods
Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:09:25 GMT
VIDEO: Film makers killed in helicopter crash
Two renowned film makers who worked with James Cameron have died in a helicopter crash just outside Sydney.
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:35:18 GMT
VIDEO: One-minute World News
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:34:04 GMT
India's love affair with Charles Dickens
India's love affair with Charles Dickens
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:56:03 GMT
Avoiding Syria's secret police
The Syrian activists daring to evade the secret police
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:32 GMT
In pictures: Chinese mark Lantern Festival
Images from celebrations marking the end of Chinese new year
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:33 GMT
VIDEO: The art of boxing
The champion female fighter on the art of winning
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:03:39 GMT
In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees
Pictures reveal how charcoal keeps Liberia cooking
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:04:39 GMT
In pictures: Deep sea discoveries
Scientists find two species of colourful worms
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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:12 GMT
People problems plague Gulf start-ups
Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups
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