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The 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 talks - the first of their kind - would be a major milestone in efforts to find a negotiated solution to the
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The Syrian government has continued major assaults against opposition strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus and other cities like Homs and Hama with at least 40 people reported to have been killed today. Meanwhile, the White House said discussions w
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The United Nations Security Council has begun to debate a resolution on Syria which is being promoted by the Arab League. The discussion was opened by the Qatari prime minister, who urged council members to take action against what he called Presiden
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The Egyptian police have fired tear gas at demonstrators in the capital Cairo as public anger mounted over football violence. The demonstrators have accused the police of failing to assure security at a football match in Port Said on Wednesday. Seven
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There's been another onslaught by the Syrian army on the city of Homs with hundreds of shells and mortars fired into populated areas. Paul Wood, a BBC correspondent who's in Homs, says residents are calling it the worst bombardment since the uprising
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The government and rebels in Syria have blamed each other for two bombs in the city of Aleppo that killed 28 people and wounded more than 200 others. The Syrian government said terrorist gangs targeted a military intelligence complex and a security b
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Syrian state media say a senior army officer has been shot dead in Damascus as violence continues around the country. The killing of Brigadier-General Issa al-Khouli is thought to be the first such assassination since the uprising against President A
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Syrian state media say a senior army officer has been shot dead in Damascus as violence continues around the country. The killing of Brigadier-General Issa al-Khouli is thought to be the first such assassination since the uprising against President A
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Police and protesters in Greece have fought pitched battles outside parliament in Athens as MPs debated another round of austerity measures. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators who hurled stones, petrol bombs and flares. Several buildings were set
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The funeral of the American singer Whitney Houston has just ended in Newark, New Jersey. It took place in a Baptist church, where she first began her singing career as a child. After many tributes by friends and family, the service concluded with a r
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The Egyptian authorities have failed to agree a date for the first presidential election of the post-Mubarak era. At a news conference in Cairo where an announcement was due, the chairman of the electoral commission told the media there would be no a
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Western leaders have condemned the killing of one of the world's most celebrated war correspondents, the American Marie Colvin, in the Syrian city of Homs. A French photo journalist Remi Ochlik was also killed. They died when a house they were report
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The British Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the London one-day international conference on Somalia as a turning point towards greater stability and prosperity. He said agreements had been reached on major issues, such as security, piracy , hu
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The United States has welcomed an announcement by North Korea that it will halt its uranium enrichment programme and suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests. Washington described the measures as a positive first step towards the complete denucle
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The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has been to the devastated district of Baba Amr in the Syrian city of Homs. She spent about 45 minutes there with members of the Syrian Red Crescent assessing the humanitarian needs of residents who
