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BBC News with Iain PurdonThe Italian port authorities say about 40 people remainunaccounted forafter a cruise shipran agroundon the west
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News with David Austin.The United States Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, has said its main interest rate is likely to remain exceptionally low until at
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BBC News with Marion MarshallAt a time of budget austerity, President Obama has unveiled a revised defence strategy, which he says would cut US military spending by $450b
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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 Marion MarshallAudio recordings from the capsized Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, suggest the captain left the vessel while passengers were still
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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