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22 Feb 2012 12:37:14

Argentina train crash 'kills 49'

A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.

22 Feb 2012 14:06:33

Western journalists die in Homs

American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed as Syria intensifies its clampdown.

22 Feb 2012 13:25:14

Somalia militants lose key town

Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants, as the UN approves extra African Union troops for Somalia.

22 Feb 2012 08:03:23

EU court to rule on Acta legality

A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.

22 Feb 2012 13:39:44

Male extinction theory challenged

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

22 Feb 2012 13:57:28

Cherie Blair starts hacking case

Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.

22 Feb 2012 10:39:02

Six dead in Afghan Koran protests

At least six people are killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan as protests spread over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.

22 Feb 2012 05:41:35

Germany criticised for castration

Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, urges Germany to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.

22 Feb 2012 13:26:09

Obama seeks US corporate tax cut

US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.

22 Feb 2012 13:11:32

Strauss-Kahn released by police

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring.

22 Feb 2012 09:50:58

Alarm over UK-French drone theft

A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British drone project is stolen in Paris, reports say.

22 Feb 2012 12:02:45

More bodies from Concordia found

Search teams in Italy find eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January as the inquiry spreads.

22 Feb 2012 14:03:52

VIDEO: Colvin's mother: 'She was committed'

Rosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.

21 Feb 2012 23:55:45

VIDEO: Obama sings with blues legend

Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.

22 Feb 2012 11:28:28

VIDEO: Protests spread over Koran burning

At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan after protests spread over the burning of copies of the Koran at a US airbase.

22 Feb 2012 13:35:02

VIDEO: One-minute World News

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22 Feb 2012 13:26:19

VIDEO: Apple iPad hearing begins in China

A Chinese company is fighting Apple Inc. over its use of the iPad trademark in China.

22 Feb 2012 13:21:29

VIDEO: Somalia militant base Baidoa captured

Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.

22 Feb 2012 06:46:02

VIDEO: New bells for Notre Dame anniversary

Bells at Notre Dame in Paris are being replaced to mark the 850th anniversary of the cathedral

22 Feb 2012 01:56:08

VIDEO: Tsunami photos return home

Tsunami devastated city in Japan is restoring pictures retrieved from rubble and returning it to owners.