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8 February 2012 Last updated at 13:16 ET

Homs suffers 'heaviest' shelling

Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despite the president's pledge to engage in dialogue.

Greek parties 'to finalise deal'

Greek PM Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.

America and Asia 'will join up'

Researchers say most of the world's continents will merge somewhere over the Pacific "ring of fire" in 50-200 million years.

Maldives president 'forced out'

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup, a charge the country's new leader denies.
Russia 'wins Antarctic lake drill race'

Russian scientists claim victory in the race to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of water under the Antarctic ice which may shed light on its past.
A380 wing crack checks extended
US to cut Baghdad embassy staff
Santorum hails campaign momentum
Sudan launches Darfur peace body
Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb
Egypt PM dismisses US aid threat
India 'assembly porn' ministers quit

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