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05 Feb 2012 15:35:29

US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

05 Feb 2012 16:01:42

Greek leaders pause bailout talks

Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.

05 Feb 2012 10:32:04

Europe cold snap death toll rises

The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.

05 Feb 2012 16:34:32

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.

05 Feb 2012 17:38:19

JFK mistress reveals new details

Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveal new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.

05 Feb 2012 14:42:57

Brazil crime up as police strike

Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.

05 Feb 2012 09:47:49

Afghan car bomb attack kills nine

At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.

05 Feb 2012 08:34:21

Queen marks Diamond Jubilee eve

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attend a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.

05 Feb 2012 07:54:08

Three Tibetans 'in fire protest'

Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year.

05 Feb 2012 15:56:49

Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital

Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.

05 Feb 2012 11:03:16

Militants 'hit Nigeria pipeline'

Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.

05 Feb 2012 17:22:42

Conservative wins poll in Finland

Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinistoe, after a run-off vote.

05 Feb 2012 12:30:11

Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn

Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

05 Feb 2012 04:43:37

VIDEO: Big freeze continues across Europe

Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week.

04 Feb 2012 08:24:10

VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs

Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.

04 Feb 2012 23:37:04

VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.

05 Feb 2012 11:58:05

VIDEO: One-minute World News

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

05 Feb 2012 09:10:37

VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia

In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.

03 Feb 2012 09:36:55

VIDEO: Tourists staying away from Egypt

Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.

04 Feb 2012 14:26:47

VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.