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Syria army renews assault on Homs

bbc.co.uk/news - 22 min 22 sec ago

The Syrian army resumes heavy shelling in the restive city of Homs as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due in Damascus for talks.

Maldives leader quits amid unrest

bbc.co.uk/news - 26 min 23 sec ago

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.

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bbc.co.uk/news - 52 min 29 sec ago

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

Stores offer warranty concessions

bbc.co.uk/news - 59 min 47 sec ago

Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading says.

Ferguson backs Capello over Terry

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 13 min ago

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defends Fabio Capello's criticism of the FA after John Terry's removal as England captain.

Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 16 min ago

Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.

VIDEO: Medical system for Libyan's 'abused'

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 19 min ago

A system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended after it came to light that it has been abused.

BP ups dividend as profits rise

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 22 min ago

BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 26 min ago

So why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot?

'BBC journalists' held in Iran

bbc.co.uk/news - 1 hour 56 min ago

Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country.

Pulp to be honoured at NME awards

bbc.co.uk/news - 2 hours 1 min ago

The band are to be handed the outstanding contribution to music prize at the NME Awards later this month.

Suu Kyi campaigns for Burma polls

bbc.co.uk/news - 2 hours 5 min ago

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns as an official election candidate, as the US eases one of its sanctions.

Cricket 'tobacco' adverts pulled

bbc.co.uk/news - 2 hours 23 min ago

Cricket Australia withdraws Hindi advertisements displayed during recent games with India after warnings they could be illegally promoting tobacco.

UBS profits down on weak business

bbc.co.uk/news - 2 hours 28 min ago

Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.

VIDEO: Russians due for talks in Syria

bbc.co.uk/news - 2 hours 55 min ago

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.

Bell dropped from one-day squad

bbc.co.uk/news - 3 hours 57 min ago

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.

Search on for Philippine missing

bbc.co.uk/news - 4 hours 49 min ago

Rescue efforts continue for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving at least 15 dead and 44 missing.

Israel condemns Fatah-Hamas move

bbc.co.uk/news - 4 hours 59 min ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.

Venezuela holds Colombia fugitive

bbc.co.uk/news - 5 hours 6 min ago

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says one of the country's most wanted paramilitary leaders, known as Martin Llanos, has been captured in Venezuela.

'Lone wolf' terror threat warning

bbc.co.uk/news - 5 hours 26 min ago

The UK could face a growing threat from "lone wolf" terrorists returning from fighting overseas in the next few years, a think tank warns.