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The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
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US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.
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Greek PM in crucial bailout talks
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos meets his coalition party leaders to try seek backing for a crucial 130bn euros EU rescue plan.
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Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Egypt says it is to try at least 40 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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Afghan car bomb attack kills nine
At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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Europe cold snap death toll rises
The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.
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Three Tibetans 'in fire protest'
Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year.
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Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses
Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn
Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.
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Man, 104, is 'oldest' new citizen
A 104-year-old man is thought to be the oldest person to have become a new British citizen after a ceremony held at Surrey County Council's headquarters.
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Fidel Castro launches his memoirs
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.
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Super Bowl XLVI preview
Will the Giants or the Patriots win the NFL's biggest prize?
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Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
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Mexico 'cartel enforcer' detained
Police in Mexico say they have arrested the suspected leader of the Gente Nueva gang, the armed wing of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Prince's Falklands duty 'routine'
Prince William's deployment to the Falkland Islands, along with that of a warship, is "entirely routine", the UK foreign secretary says.
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Militants 'hit Nigeria pipeline'
Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.
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Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16
All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Europe 'at risk of early grave'
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
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England players go unsold at IPL
Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.
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Thousands in rival Moscow marches
Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.
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French air workers to hold strike
Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.
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