VIDEO: One-minute World News
31.12.2011 6:42 9 views 0 comments Tags: World, International, Watch
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. Read more »
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VIDEO: Bleak future for Tripoli zoo animals?
31.12.2011 5:39 8 views 0 comments Tags: State
Staff say money to feed the hundreds of animals there is running out. Read more »
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Cuban relic ends historic journey
31.12.2011 5:01 8 views 0 comments Tags: Cuba, Roman, Cuban, Thousands
Thousands of Roman Catholics in Cuba gather for an open-air mass to mark the end of a 16-month tour of a statue of the island's patron saint. Read more »
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VIDEO: Dozens dead as India hit by cyclone
31.12.2011 4:42 5 views 0 comments Tags: India
A cyclone has brought heavy rains and gale-force winds to India's southeastern coast, killing more than 30 people and damaging homes. Read more »
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VIDEO: Has China mother had octuplets?
31.12.2011 4:41 8 views 0 comments Tags: China
In China, photographs of what are reported to be octuplets has sparked debate on the country's one-child policy and anti-surrogacy laws. Read more »
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2011: New low for US-Pakistan relations
31.12.2011 2:19 8 views 0 comments Tags: From, Pakistan, Pakistani
From bad to worse in a disastrous year for US-Pakistani relations Read more »
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Kim Jong-un named army commander
31.12.2011 1:59 6 views 0 comments Tags: North
The new leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, is formally named supreme commander of the country's army, state media say, days after his father's funeral. Read more »
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How a cone snail catches its prey
31.12.2011 1:23 1 views 0 comments
A venomous cone snail engulfs its prey before spearing it with a harpoon-like barb and paralysing it, footage shows. Read more »
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Brazil's push for information
31.12.2011 1:07 3 views 0 comments Tags: Brazil
Brazil gears up for new freedom of information law Read more »
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Could hypersonic flight become a reality?
31.12.2011 0:20 10 views 0 comments Tags: Court
Could London-Sydney hypersonic flight become a reality? Read more »
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The Moshi Monsters mogul
31.12.2011 0:15 1 views 0 comments
The man behind the Moshi Monsters empire Read more »
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Knighthood for Apple design head
31.12.2011 0:10 4 views 0 comments Tags: Year, Apple
Jonathan Ive, the designer behind the iPhone, iPod and iPad, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. Read more »
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Knighthoods for graphene pioneers
31.12.2011 0:08 5 views 0 comments Tags: Year, Nobel
Two Nobel laureates involved in creating graphine, a flat sheet of carbon just one atom thick, are among the scientists recognised in the New Year Honours. Read more »
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Golfers top New Year Honours list
31.12.2011 0:01 8 views 0 comments Tags: Rock, Year, Hand, Sarah
Golfers Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy receive awards in the New Year Honours list while taekwondo world champion Sarah Stevenson and broadcaster Stuart Hall are also recognised. Read more »
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Honours for Corbett and golfers
31.12.2011 0:00 5 views 0 comments Tags: Rock, Year
Veteran entertainer Ronnie Corbett and golf champions Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy are recognised in the New Year Honours list. Read more »
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Egypt reassures US on NGO raids
30.12.2011 23:53 6 views 0 comments Tags: Egypt, United, States, United States, Officials
Officials in Egypt reassure the United States that police raids on the offices of pro-democracy groups will stop, after coming under strong criticism. Read more »
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VIDEO: New York prepares for New Year countdown
30.12.2011 21:59 9 views 0 comments Tags: New York, York, Year, Timor
The iconic New Year's Eve crystal ball has taken its place at the top of Times Square ready for the countdown to 2012. Read more »
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Global markets finish a wild 2011
30.12.2011 21:49 3 views 0 comments Tags: World, Global
World stock markets finish one of the most dramatic years for the global economy, with most well down for the year. Read more »
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Can a pill cure hangovers?
30.12.2011 21:20 1 views 0 comments
New pill said to cure hangovers - is this possible? Read more »
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Mass Syria rallies prompt clashes
30.12.2011 21:13 9 views 0 comments Tags: League, Army, Macs, Syrian, Syria
Syrian troops fire on tens of thousands of protesters as they hold rallies in front of visiting Arab League monitors, killing 35, activists say. Read more »
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