Japan tsunami money 'misspent'

31 October 2012 Last updated at 04:44 ET Japan has spent funds intended for reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on unrelated projects, a government audit has found. Projects financed by the $150bn (£93bn) fund include roads...

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Bananas could be future staple

30 October 2012 Last updated at 20:35 ET By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Climate change could lead to crops from the banana family becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a new report says. Researchers...

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UN: Burma opium cultivation rises

31 October 2012 Last updated at 03:18 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Gary Lewis, UNODC representative in South East Asia: "There is indeed no quick fix" Opium growing has increased in Burma for...

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Eastern US gets back on its feet

31 October 2012 Last updated at 07:15 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Jody Herrington, New Jersey charity worker: "There are rollercoasters in the water" Businesses and services in the north-eastern...

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Swiss bank UBS cuts 10,000 jobs

30 October 2012 Last updated at 03:18 ET Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. The jobs will go over the next three years, and amount to 16% of its current workforce...

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Songwriters jailed in Vietnam

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:32 ET Vietnam has jailed two musicians for spreading anti-state propaganda, after they wrote songs critical of government policy. Tran Vu Anh Binh and Vo Minh Tri were both convicted by a court in Ho Chi Minh...

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Bahrain government bans protests

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:56 ET Bahrain has banned all protests and gatherings amid clashes between police and anti-government demonstrators. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Al Khalifah said "repeated abuse" of the rights to freedom...

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New York declared major disaster

30 October 2012 Last updated at 07:10 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BBC's Ben Thompson, in New York: ''All night there were sparks and flashes of light as the power systems went down'' US President...

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Egypt's Copts to vote for Pope

29 October 2012 Last updated at 00:45 ET A council of Coptic Christians in Egypt is set to vote for a successor to Pope Shenouda III, who died in March. Two bishops and three monks are short-listed to become the 118th head of the region's largest...

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Leader's party claims Ukraine win

29 October 2012 Last updated at 06:03 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Supporters of the Party of Regions have been celebrating their anticipated win in Kiev The party of Ukraine's President Viktor...

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Warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs

29 October 2012 Last updated at 06:54 ET Warplanes have bombed parts of Syria's capital, Damascus, on the fourth day of a ceasefire during which hundreds of people are reported to have died. Opposition activists said government jets attacked...

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Sandy closes in on US East Coast

29 October 2012 Last updated at 07:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US implements hurricane shutdown Hurricane Sandy is closing in on highly populated areas of the US east coast threatening...

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Storm threat to key US poll week

28 October 2012 Last updated at 02:11 ET Hurricane Sandy is swirling towards the US, forcing presidential candidates to adjust schedules and cancel events. President Barack Obama has held a conference call with emergency chiefs to discuss preparations...

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Burma violence: 20,000 displaced

28 October 2012 Last updated at 04:12 ET More than 22,000 people have been displaced by violence in Burma's Rakhine state, mostly from the Muslim Rohingya minority, the government says. UN officials who joined a government tour said many of...

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Tsunami hits Hawaii after quake

28 October 2012 Last updated at 05:58 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Pamela Young, KITV presenter: Tsunami "may be three feet above but it's very turbulant below" A tsunami triggered by a 7.7...

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Bomb attack hits Nigeria church

28 October 2012 Last updated at 06:27 ET Several people have been killed or injured in an explosion during mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say. The attack happened in Kaduna, scene of many sectarian attacks. The blast...

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Deadly storm batters Philippines

27 October 2012 Last updated at 02:51 ET At least 24 people have been killed as a result of tropical storm Son-Tinh in the Philippines, the government says. The death toll was updated after casualty reports were received from the central and...

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Burma images 'show mass burnings'

27 October 2012 Last updated at 03:40 ET A human rights group has released satellite images of what appears to be the destruction of a coastal Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest. Human Rights Watch says the images show that more than 800...

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US 'quizzes Imran Khan on drones'

27 October 2012 Last updated at 05:29 ET Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan says he has been stopped by US immigration officials and questioned about his views on US drone strikes in his country. He says he was taken off his flight...

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'Truce' hit by more Syria clashes

27 October 2012 Last updated at 05:58 ET The Syrian army has heavily shelled several areas of the country, say activists, despite a ceasefire marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Shelling and shooting were reported in the capital, Damascus,...

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Obama casts early vote in Chicago

25 October 2012 Last updated at 20:06 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Obama: "I can't tell you who I voted for" President Barack Obama has cast his vote in his hometown of Chicago as...

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China condemns NY Times 'smear'

26 October 2012 Last updated at 05:59 ET China has condemned as a "smear" a New York Times report saying Premier Wen Jiabao's relatives have accumulated billions of dollars. The article said Mr Wen's family members "have controlled assets worth...

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Syrian truce for Muslim festival

26 October 2012 Last updated at 06:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Rebels say they have advanced into several central areas in Aleppo A four-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha...

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Afghan mosque blast kills dozens

26 October 2012 Last updated at 07:11 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Bilal Sarwary: ''A number of those injured are in very critical condition'' A suicide bomber targeted worshippers...

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