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BBC News with Marion MarshallThe governor of New York state Andrew Cuomo says tens of thousands of people affected by the huge storm last Monday could soon need housing b
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BBC News with Marion MarshallSyrian opposition factions meeting in Qatar have agreed to form a unified political coalition as they seek to topple President Bashar al-Assa
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BBC News with Sue MontgomeryVotes have been cast across the United States in a tightly fought presidential election with campaigning continuing even on polling day itself
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BBC News with Marion MarshallPalestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into Jerusalem for the first time in decades as Israel continues its air attacks
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BBC News with Marion Marshall.The radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is to be released on bail after winning his latest appeal against deportation from Britain to his homel
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BBC News with Iain Purdon.After eight days of fighting, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun. The deal was announced in Cairo by the Egyptian foreign minister f
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BBC News with Iain PurdonThe Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has issued a new constitutional declaration widening his powers. In a televised statement, the presidential
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BBC News with Sue MontgomeryThere are reports of fierce clashes in the Syrian capital Damascus around the airport and in eastern districts after most communications in th
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BBC News with Nick Kelly.An Internal United Nations report seen by the BBC says the UN was responsible for a grave failure to protect civilians in the final stage of Sri
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BBC News with Nick KellyAfter a day of speculation about an imminent ceasefire, sporadic violence has continued on the Gaza Strip into the night. Earlier several Palestin
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BBC News with Sue Montgomery.The Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has announced a referendum on a new draft constitution on December 15. A recent decree given Mr Morsi e
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BBC News with Gaenor HowellsAn Israeli air strike in the Gaza strip has killed Ahmed Jabari, the military leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Mr Jabari was th
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BBC News with David AustinBritain has named the head of the Canada's central bank as a new governor of the Bank of England. Mark Carney a Canadian, would be the first fo
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BBC News with Sue Montgomery.Israel has authorized the construction of 3,000 new homes on occupied Palestinian land a day after the United Nations General Assembly voted
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BBC News with Nick Kelly.The Israeli Cabinet has been meeting to discuss the future of the military operation in the Gaza Strip following six days of violence. The Israel