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The French finance minister says the country has lost its AAA credit rating. Francois Baroin said that Standard Poor's had lowered the rating to AA+, but he said that France would not allow the agencies to dictate its policies. From Paris, Hugh Schof
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Divers searching a submerged cruise ship in Italy say they will work through the night to try to find more survivors. Fifteen people are still unaccounted for while five are known to have died. Earlier, two more bodies were found. Filippo Marini is a
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Italy says it will declare a state of emergency over the cruise liner lying capsized off the west coast and provide funding to help avert any environmental disaster. The stricken vessel was carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of diesel. Six people are kn
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The International Monetary Fund says it needs to raise hundreds of billions of dollars so it can give out new loans to countries in urgent need of financial support. The IMF said it was exploring options for raising the extra money. From Brussels, Ch
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The governor of Texas Rick Perry has ruled himself out of the race to become the Republican Party's candidate in the US presidential election. At a news conference, Mr Perry said there was no viable path forward for him and he was abandoning his camp
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The biggest city in northern Nigeria, Kano, has been hit by a series of bomb attacks. The regional police headquarters and police stations were among the targets. Gunfire was heard in several locations. Reports from Kano suggest at least six people h
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Hospitals in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are struggling to cope with scores of dead and wounded following a series of bomb attacks on Friday. An eyewitness said he thought there were more than 100 bodies at the mortuary of the main hospital. M
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The head of Egypt's ruling military council says the state of emergency that's been in place for most of the past 45 years will be partially lifted from Wednesday. Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was speaking in an address to mark the first ann
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The Arab League has suspended its observer mission in Syria. The head of the league, Nabil al-Arabi, said the decision was taken because of the worsening security situation. The move comes only days after the mission was extended for a second month.
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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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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
