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- Blasts rock Syria's second city
- At least 25 people have been killed by explosions outside security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report.
- Greek strike against budget cuts
- Greek trade unions begin a two-day strike and protesters mobilise against new austerity measures approved under pressure from international lenders.
- Russian 'sold CIA missile data'
- 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 Gambira 'taken away'
- Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.
- Rio police vote for strike action
- 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 fall
- China's exports and imports fell in January, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global economic slowdown on its economy.
- 'Violent' Madonna stalker escapes
- A man with "violent tendencies" who was convicted of stalking Madonna has escaped from a mental hospital, Los Angeles police say.
- Defiant Nasheed leads Male rally
- 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.
- 'Cruel' Sydney abattoir shut down
- An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report.
- Court rejects Pakistan PM appeal
- Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the Supreme Court next week after it dismisses his appeal against contempt charges.
- China dissident jailed over poem
- A court in eastern China has sentenced dissident writer Zhu Yufu to seven years in jail for inciting subversion, rights groups say.
- Malaysia detains Saudi for tweet
- Malaysian police detain a Saudi journalist who left his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet.
- Tribe sues beer makers for $500m
- 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.
- Lost $9m jewels found in drawer
- Jewellery worth $9m (£5.9m), thought stolen from the wife of the US ambassador to the Netherlands in 2006, is found in the Hague.
- US eases rules on women in combat
- 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.
- US banks in home seizure payouts
- Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.
- Mexico seizes 'largest meth haul'
- Mexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, believed to be the largest seizure of the drug yet.
- Colombia orders official's arrest
- Prosecutors in Colombia issue an arrest warrant for former Colombian peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, a close ally of ex-President Uribe.
- Somalia's al-Shabab join al-Qaeda
- Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which controls much of Somalia, releases a joint video with al-Qaeda, formally announcing the two groups have merged.
- Guinea massacre: Minister charged
- 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 army chief drops age case
- India's Supreme Court says the army chief has dropped his case against the government over his retirement age.
- 'Progress' on EU-India free trade
- EU and Indian leaders say they have made "substantial progress" towards a free trade agreement at a key Delhi summit.
- Spanish judge 'will fight' ruling
- Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, vows to fight his conviction and 11-year suspension from the judiciary for authorising prison phonetapping.
- Council's prayers ruled unlawful
- 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.
- North Africa gets giant car plant
- The biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.
- Palestinian hunger striker fears
- 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.
- Prescott seeks commissioner role
- The former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says he wants to stand as Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside Police.
- Barclays' profits fall to £5.9bn
- Barclays reports a 3% fall in annual profits to £5.9bn, and cuts the bonus pool at its investment banking division by 32%.
- Shock loss for India's Tata Steel
- Tata Steel, the largest producer in India, unexpectedly reports a loss of 6.03bn rupees ($122m; £77m), hit by weak demand.
- Oil price lifts profits at Total
- French oil firm Total reports a 7% rise in quarterly profits, driven mainly by higher oil prices.
- German inflation rate at 2.1%
- Rising energy prices kept German inflation high at 2.1% in January 2012, according to official figures from Destatis.
- England talk 'flatters' Redknapp
- 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".
- Giggs agrees contract extension
- Ryan Giggs signs a one-year contract extension, taking his Manchester United career into its 22nd year.
- Wenger reveals Henry's exit date
- Thierry Henry will cut short his Arsenal loan spell and return to New York Red Bulls on 16 February.
- HBO attacked over death of horses
- 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.
- Guardian gong for Gleeson's Guard
- 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.
- Watts lands Princess Diana role
- 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.
- VIDEO: Dewani accused in Cape Town court
- 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.
- VIDEO: Oscar statuettes flown into LA
- Boxes of the 2012 Oscar statuettes have arrived in LA ahead of the Academy Awards on 26 February.
- VIDEO: Tibetans set selves on fire in protest
- 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.
- VIDEO: Crew rescued from ice-bound ships
- 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.
- VIDEO: Teenagers caught out by sniffer dog
- A US company is helping parents find out if their children are taking drugs by bringing a sniffer dog into their homes
- VIDEO: Syria: UK will use diplomacy, not war
- The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, says Britain will use diplomacy with Syria, not weapons.
- VIDEO: Greece: 'You have to do more'
- Eurozone finance ministers say more work must be done before they'll give Greece another 130bn euro bailout.
- VIDEO: Cup of Nations impact on Gabon
- 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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- Analysis: Syria's complex and bloody crisis
- Outcome unclear for complex and bloody Syrian crisis
- 'Lifeline' US-Somalia remittances on hold
- Somalis suffer as US cuts remittances amid terror fears
- The toughest place to be a train driver
- How do you drive 2,500 tons over the Andes?
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- Alan Moore on Anonymous' rise
- How Alan Moore created a hactivist icon with V for Vendetta
- Afghanistan's army recruitment mess
- How 'rogue soldiers' get into the Afghan army
- New image of France's National Front
- France's National Front develops a new image
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