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BBC News with David AustinActivist groups in Syria say government forces have killed up to 40 people in new violence on Thursday. They say security forces shot into the c
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BBC News with Marion MarshallStronger-than-expected official figures in the United States show that unemployment fell last month to 8.5% - the lowest level in nearly thre
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BBC News with Marion MarshallWith months to go before the US presidential election, the White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is stepping down. The post will be given to
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BBC News with Neil NunesPresident Bashar al-Assad of Syria has accused anti-government forces of wanting to erase Syria's identity. In a rare speech, hevowed
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BBC news with Iain Purdon.Iran has said it will not disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, moderating a threat it made last week to the busy sea route. The annoucement
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BBC News with Kathy ClugstonA hearing at a United States military base has recommended that Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking a huge number of classified go
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BBC News with Gaenor HowellsPresident Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria says the Islamist group Boko Haram now has supporters and members within the government. More than 80 p
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BBC News with Marion MarshallItaly says it will declare a state of emergency over the cruise liner lyingcapsizedoff the west coast and provide funding to
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News with Jonathan Izard.A French television correspondent has become the first western journalist to be killed in Syria since the uprising against President began. The t
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BBC News with Sue MontgomeryThe Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in some parts of the country following a series of bomb attacks on
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This is the BBC World Service in London. We're sorry for the interruption to our normal programmes. We're hoping to return to our regular output shortly. But until then, we'l
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BBC News with Iain PurdonThe United Nations mission in South Sudan says government troops have retaken control of the centre of the town of Pibor, which was captured by t
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BBC News with Iain PurdonThe French finance minister says the country has lost its AAA credit rating. Francois Baroin said that Standard & Poor's had lowered the rating
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BBC News with Jonathan IzardA French television correspondent has become the first Western journalist to be killed in Syria since the uprising against President Assad beg
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BBC News with Iain PurdonDivers searching asubmergedcruise ship in Italy say they will work through the night to try to find more survivors. Fifteen peop