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At least 25 people have been killed by explosions outside security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report.

Greek trade unions begin a two-day strike and protesters mobilise against new austerity measures approved under pressure from international lenders.

A senior officer at Russia's Plesetsk space station is jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA.

Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.

Police in Rio de Janeiro are to strike for better pay, just a week before the annual carnival in the Brazilian city.

China's exports and imports fell in January, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global economic slowdown on its economy.

A man with "violent tendencies" who was convicted of stalking Madonna has escaped from a mental hospital, Los Angeles police say.

Defiant former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed leads a street rally in Male, just days after what he says was a coup that forced him to resign.

An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the Supreme Court next week after it dismisses his appeal against contempt charges.

A court in eastern China has sentenced dissident writer Zhu Yufu to seven years in jail for inciting subversion, rights groups say.

Malaysian police detain a Saudi journalist who left his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet.

South Dakota's Oglala Sioux tribe has sued major beer makers for $500m for fuelling chronic alcohol abuse in one of the poorest communities in the US.

Jewellery worth $9m (�5.9m), thought stolen from the wife of the US ambassador to the Netherlands in 2006, is found in the Hague.

The US military announces plans to relax curbs on women serving in combat roles, but an advocacy group says the policy does not go far enough.

Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.

Mexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, believed to be the largest seizure of the drug yet.

Prosecutors in Colombia issue an arrest warrant for former Colombian peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, a close ally of ex-President Uribe.

Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which controls much of Somalia, releases a joint video with al-Qaeda, formally announcing the two groups have merged.

A minister and military officer in Guinea is charged for his role in the killing in 2009 of scores of people during a protest against military rule.

India's Supreme Court says the army chief has dropped his case against the government over his retirement age.

EU and Indian leaders say they have made "substantial progress" towards a free trade agreement at a key Delhi summit.

Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, vows to fight his conviction and 11-year suspension from the judiciary for authorising prison phonetapping.

The High Court rules that a Devon town council acted unlawfully by holding prayers before meetings, in a case which could affect councils across England and Wales.

The biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.

Doctors say a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 54 days while being detained without trial by Israel is in a critical condition.

The former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says he wants to stand as Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside Police.

Barclays reports a 3% fall in annual profits to �5.9bn, and cuts the bonus pool at its investment banking division by 32%.

Tata Steel, the largest producer in India, unexpectedly reports a loss of 6.03bn rupees ($122m; �77m), hit by weak demand.

French oil firm Total reports a 7% rise in quarterly profits, driven mainly by higher oil prices.

Rising energy prices kept German inflation high at 2.1% in January 2012, according to official figures from Destatis.

Harry Redknapp says he is flattered to be put forward for the England manager's role and admits it is the "ultimate job for an Englishman".

Ryan Giggs signs a one-year contract extension, taking his Manchester United career into its 22nd year.

Thierry Henry will cut short his Arsenal loan spell and return to New York Red Bulls on 16 February.

Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman.

Irish comedy The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson as an unorthodox Galway policeman, beats nine other contenders to win the Guardian's annual First Film award.

British-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.

The men allegedly hired by Shrien Dewani to kill his wife while they were on honeymoon in South Africa have appeared at a pre-trial hearing in a Cape Town court.

Boxes of the 2012 Oscar statuettes have arrived in LA ahead of the Academy Awards on 26 February.

In the past year, at least 19 people have publicly set themselves on fire - five in the past week alone - in a campaign calling for more freedom for Tibetans.

Emergency services from Ukraine had to come to the rescue of crew members trapped on ships in the Kersh Strait, which separates Russia and Ukraine.

A US company is helping parents find out if their children are taking drugs by bringing a sniffer dog into their homes

The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, says Britain will use diplomacy with Syria, not weapons.

Eurozone finance ministers say more work must be done before they'll give Greece another 130bn euro bailout.

Preparations are under way in Libreville for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, but it has been a difficult journey for the country.

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