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US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'
5 Feb 2012 at 3:47pm
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.
Greek PM in crucial bailout talks
5 Feb 2012 at 1:38pm
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet party leaders in his coalition to discuss a proposed 130bn euros EU rescue plan.
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
5 Feb 2012 at 4:01pm
Egypt says it is to try at least 40 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
Afghan car bomb attack kills nine
5 Feb 2012 at 3:47pm
At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses
5 Feb 2012 at 1:35pm
Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
Three Tibetans 'in fire protest'
5 Feb 2012 at 1:54pm
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.
Fidel Castro launches his memoirs
4 Feb 2012 at 8:22pm
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.
VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs
4 Feb 2012 at 2:24pm
Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.
VIDEO: One-minute World News
5 Feb 2012 at 8:26am
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