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BBC News with Marion MarshallThe International Monetary Fund says it needs to raise hundreds of billions of dollars so it can give out new loans to countries in urgent ne
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BBC News with David AustinThe biggest city in northern Nigeria, Kano, has been hit by a series of bomb attacks. The regional police headquarters and police stations were
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BBC News with Zoe DiamondThe governor of Texas Rick Perry has ruled himself out of the race to become the Republican Party's candidate in the US presidential election. A
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BBC News with Marion MarshallHospitals in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are struggling to cope with scores of dead and wounded following a series of bomb attacks on
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BBC News with David AustinThe commander of the Arab League observer mission in Syria, General Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi, has said that violence in the country hasesc
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BBC News with Zoe DiamondThe Arab League has urged Syria to start a political dialogue with the opposition within two weeks and form a national unity government within tw
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BBC News with Marion MarshallThe Arab League has suspended its observer mission in Syria. The head of the league, Nabil al-Arabi, said the decision was taken because of t
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BBC News with Gaenor HowellsSyrian state media say a senior army officer has been shot dead in Damascus as violence continues around the country. The killing of Brigadier
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BBC News with Sue MontgomeryUnemployment in the United States has fallen to 8.3%, raising hopes for further economic recovery. It's the lowest jobless rate for three yea
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BBC News with Gaenor HowellsPolice and protesters in Greece have fought pitched battles outside parliament in Athens as MPs debated another round of austerity measures. P
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BBC News with Kathy ClugstonThe United States says friends of a democratic Syria must rally against President Assad. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said
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BBC News with Iain PurdonThe Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been making fresh promises to end violence in his country, talk to the opposition and bring in reforms.
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BBC News with Sue MontgomeryThe Iranian government has condemned European Union sanctions imposed in an attempt to stop Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons programme, calli
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BBC News with Marion MarshallThe BBC has been told that the Afghan government plans to meet Taliban officials in Saudi Arabia in the next few weeks. If they go ahead, the
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BBC News with Gaenor HowellsThe Egyptian authorities say at least 73 people have died and more than 1,000 injured in northeast Egypt in clashes between rival football fan