Hillary Clinton has blood clot

30 December 2012 Last updated at 23:57 ET US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say. Mrs Clinton suffered a concussion earlier this month after fainting and falling down....

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Chavez suffers new complications

31 December 2012 Last updated at 03:21 ET Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said. In a televised address from Cuba, Nicolas Maduro said Mr Chavez continued...

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US 'fiscal cliff' talks go to wire

31 December 2012 Last updated at 03:27 ET US Congressional leaders have one more day to stop steep tax rises and spending cuts, known as the "fiscal cliff", after talks ended with no deal. Senators will continue to seek a compromise deal on...

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Rape protesters gather in Delhi

31 December 2012 Last updated at 04:15 ET Protesters are gathering in the Indian capital, Delhi, for more demonstrations in anger at the gang rape of a young woman on a bus a fortnight ago. Thousands of residents and clubs have cancelled New...

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Bomb kills Pakistan Shia pilgrims

30 December 2012 Last updated at 03:18 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Aleem Maqbool: "Mastung... is a place where there've been many attacks in the past" At least 19 Shia Muslim pilgrims...

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Syria troops retake Homs district

30 December 2012 Last updated at 05:45 ET Syrian government forces have pushed rebel forces out of the Deir Baalbeh district of the city of Homs after several days of fierce fighting. One activist group said that more than 200 civilians were...

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AU chief to hold talks in CAR

30 December 2012 Last updated at 00:00 ET The head of the African Union is due to arrive in the Central African Republic for talks as rebel forces continue to advance towards the capital Bangui. The AU says Thomas Boni Yayi will discuss the...

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Delhi rape victim's funeral held

30 December 2012 Last updated at 03:54 ET A young Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in the capital, Delhi. The ceremony came hours after a plane chartered by the Indian government brought her body back...

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CAR agrees to talks with rebels

28 December 2012 Last updated at 23:45 ET The government of the Central African Republic and rebels have agreed to hold talks after weeks of clashes. A regional delegation said no pre-conditions had been set for the talks which will be held...

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Aquino signs contraception bill

29 December 2012 Last updated at 03:20 ET Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning. Supporters say the law, which took 14 years to pass, will reduce poverty...

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French 75% tax rate struck down

29 December 2012 Last updated at 06:04 ET France's constitutional council has overturned a top income tax rate of 75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande. Raising taxes for those earning more than 1m euros (£817,400) has been...

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Delhi on alert after rape death

29 December 2012 Last updated at 06:08 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Sanjoy Majumder reports from a protest in Delhi Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an...

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Rape victim 'fighting for life'

28 December 2012 Last updated at 00:53 ET A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi is "fighting for her life" at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. The 23-year-old victim - who remains on life support - has suffered "significant...

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Obama to host fiscal cliff talks

28 December 2012 Last updated at 04:40 ET US President Barack Obama has called Congressional leaders to talks at the White House to try to stop the US falling over the "fiscal cliff". Republicans and Democrats have only four days to reach an...

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Putin makes US adoption ban law

28 December 2012 Last updated at 05:47 ET Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act, which blacklists Russian officials accused of rights...

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China tightens rules on internet

28 December 2012 Last updated at 05:51 ET China has tightened its rules on internet usage to enforce a previous requirement that users fully identify themselves to service providers. The move is part of a package of measures which state-run...

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Tea workers burn boss to death

27 December 2012 Last updated at 02:00 ET By Subir Bhaumik Calcutta Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss's bungalow in north-east India, burning to death the owner and his wife, officials say. Angry workers surrounded...

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Benazir Bhutto murder remembered

27 December 2012 Last updated at 03:41 ET Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during...

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Obama back for fiscal cliff talks

27 December 2012 Last updated at 04:30 ET US President Barack Obama has cut short his holidays in Hawaii and is flying to Washington to try to reach a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Unless a compromise is found, tax increases and...

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Antarctic lake project called off

27 December 2012 Last updated at 05:08 ET An ambitious mission to drill through 3km (1.8 miles) of Antarctic ice to a lake that has been sealed off for thousands of years has been cut short. The team at Lake Ellsworth decided to call off the...

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Morsi backers urge Egypt unity

25 December 2012 Last updated at 23:01 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Egyptians on the streets of Cairo have voiced their anger, as the BBC's Joanne de Frias reports Backers of President Mohammed...

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Japan's Shinzo Abe names cabinet

26 December 2012 Last updated at 04:14 ET Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unveiled his cabinet as he begins the task of economic revitalisation. The cabinet was named shortly after parliament voted for Mr Abe as PM, following his...

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Syria army police chief defects

26 December 2012 Last updated at 05:31 ET The commander of Syria's military police has defected from President Bashar-al Assad's government and reportedly fled to Turkey. Lt Gen Abulaziz al-Shalal is one of the highest-ranking officials to...

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'Fireworks' blaze in Nigeria city

26 December 2012 Last updated at 05:33 ET An explosion in a warehouse has sparked a major fire in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital. Witnesses said fireworks were stored in the warehouse in the busy market area of Lagos Island,...

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Chavez 'improves' after surgery

25 December 2012 Last updated at 00:06 ET Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has improved after a cancer operation and has started walking and exercising, the country's vice-president has said. Nicolas Maduro told state TV he had spoken on the...

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Christmas marked around the world

25 December 2012 Last updated at 04:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Jon Donnison: ''Around 70,000 people will have visited Bethlehem by the end of the day'' Christians around the world are celebrating...

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US actor Jack Klugman dies at 90

25 December 2012 Last updated at 04:34 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The life and career of Jack Klugman US actor Jack Klugman, who starred in hit TV series in the 1970s and 80s, has died at...

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