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Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed speaks at a news conference in Male in this still image taken from video Maldives leader quits amid unrest

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

BBC Persian service studio (file) '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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FTSE 100 5874.10 - -18.10 -0.31%
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Charles Dickens Prince leads Dickens celebrations

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth later.

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Injected insulin during pregnancy 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

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Openreach Ofcom wants Openreach price cut

Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines

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Seven-spotted ladybird. Image: Helen Roy / Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 'Invader' drives ladybird decline

Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.

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La apuesta de Rusia en el conflicto sirio

En el cuarto día de ataques contra Homs y tras vetar la resolución del Consejo de Seguridad sobre Siria, el canciller ruso, Sergei Lavrov, visita Damasco para reunirse con el presidente Bashar al Asad. ¿Qué busca Rusia? BBC Mundo le cuenta.

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叙利亚政府连续第四天猛轰霍姆斯

自从叙利亚当局向这座由反对派控制的城市发动攻击以来,据报已有数以百计的人丧生。

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سوريا: عشرات القتلى في الهجوم على حمص وأوباما يستبعد الخيار العسكري في حل الازمة

المعارضة السورية تقول ان عدد القتلى في سوريا ارتفع الاثنين إلى خمسة وثمانين شخصا معظمهم في حمص، وأوباما يؤكدعلى اهمية الدبلوماسية في حل الازمة.

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دولت سوریه: عملیات ارتش در حمص متوقف نخواهد شد

همزمان با سفر وزیر خارجه روسیه به سوریه، ارتش سوریه عملیات سنگین علیه مناطق مسکونی شهر حمص را از سر گرفته و دولت این کشور تاکید کرده است این عملیات تا پاکسازی استان حمص از مخالفان با شدت ادامه خواهد داشت.

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