VIDEO: Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Bell dropped from one-day squad
England drop batsman Ian Bell from their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but call up uncapped spinner Danny Briggs.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Suarez ban wrong insists Dalglish
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists Luis Suarez should never have been banned after the player returned against Spurs.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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BP ups dividend as profits rise
BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Cricket 'tobacco' adverts pulled
Cricket Australia withdraws Hindi advertisements displayed during recent games with India after warnings they could be illegally promoting tobacco.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Suu Kyi campaigns for Burma polls
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns as an official election candidate, as the US eases one of its sanctions.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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'BBC journalists' held in Iran
Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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Police in Maldives take state TV
Police in the Maldives have taken control of the state broadcaster amid protests, as the president prepares to address the nation.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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VIDEO: Russians due for talks in Syria
Russia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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BBC World News
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