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Gulf states fuel Syria isolation
Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad.
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New Maldives leader pledges order
New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan vows to uphold the rule of law following the dramatic resignation of his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed.
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Iranian president summoned by MPs
Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.
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LA abuse school removes all staff
The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say.
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Uganda MP revives anti-gay bill
The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences.
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California court backs gay unions
A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.
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Monaco royals in privacy defeat
The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.
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Royals celebrate Dickens' legacy
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.
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Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.
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Obama to give back campaign funds
US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive.
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SA 'zombie-held singer' charged
South African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud.
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Dutch car plant in '1-euro' offer
A Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.
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VIDEO: Syria's first lady stands by husband
The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper.
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VIDEO: Skydiver: My mum's still scared
An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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VIDEO: Woman found alive in Lahore rubble
Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.
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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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VIDEO: Jubilee concert acts announced
Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.
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VIDEO: How plants warn each other of danger
Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat.
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VIDEO: Bulgaria towns suffer deadly flood
A day of mourning has been declared in Bulgaria, where a dam collapsed leaving nine people dead.
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Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.
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Brazil's Itau has record profits
Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.
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Internet cams video feeds exposed
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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Symantec code 'extortion' claim
Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says.
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Jubilee gig line-up is announced
Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.
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