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Greek parties fail to agree cuts
Greece's PM says more talks are needed on fresh austerity proposals for a new bailout package, as euro finance ministers prepare to meet.
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Deadly shelling hits Syrian city
The Syrian army resumes its bombardment of the restive city of Homs, killing at least 13 people early on Thursday, activists say.
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Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb
At least 15 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital, officials say.
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'Outstanding' schools face review
A quarter of all schools in England rated outstanding by Ofsted will be re-examined because their teaching did not reach the highest standard, the new chief inspector will reveal.
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Credit Suisse tumbles into loss
Switzerland's second largest bank, Credit Suisse, reports a fourth quarter loss of 637m Swiss francs ($698m; £440m).
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Diageo half-year profits rise 15%
Drinks group Diageo reports a rise in half-year profits as demand for its global brands continues to grow in emerging markets.
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Care referrals reach record high
The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the notorious Baby P case.
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Rio Tinto reports 59% profit fall
Rio Tinto reports a 59% dip in profit after it writes down the value of its Alcan aluminium business by $8.9bn.
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Rooney leads calls for Redknapp
Wayne Rooney leads calls for Harry Redknapp to succeed Fabio Capello as manager of the national team.
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VIDEO: Protests in Maldives turn violent
Security forces in the Maldives have used batons and fired teargas to break up a rally in the capital, Male, in support of the former president, Mohamed Nasheed.
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Arab Syria mission 'may resume'
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up "war on its own people".
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VIDEO: RAF Apache prize for Captain Wales
Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot after 18 months of rigorous training in the UK and the US, the Ministry of Defence has said.
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New Tibet self-immolation report
A Tibetan is reported to have set himself on fire in south-west China, the 20th such case in a year, amid unrest among ethnic Tibetan communities.
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China policeman mystery deepens
The mystery over a top Chinese police chief deepens as the US confirms he visited its consulate - but China says it was "resolved smoothly".
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PM wants more women in boardrooms
Britain's economic recovery is being held back by a lack of women in the boardroom, Prime Minister David Cameron is due to say at a Stockholm summit.
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Why zebras evolved their stripes
A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.
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VIDEO: Russia finds vast sub-glacial lake
Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake.
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NZ quake building 'sub-standard'
A building that collapsed during last year's Christchurch earthquake, killing 115 people, did not meet industry standards, an official report finds.
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VIDEO: Tribes untouched by civilisation
Saving the mysterious Amazon tribes untouched by modern world
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