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27 May 2012 Last updated at 13:06 ET

UN 'to meet' on Syria massacreA handout picture released by the opposition Syrian opposition"s Shaam News Network shows bodies lying at a hospital morgue before their burial in the central Syrian town of Houla on May 26, 2012.

The UN Security Council is to meet shortly to discuss the killing of at least 90 people, including 34 children, in Syria, diplomats say.

Hamdin Sabbahi speaks to his supporters in Cairo on May 25, 2012Leftist seeks Egypt vote recount

The candidate who is said to have come third - missing out on a run-off - in Egypt's historic election demands a recount, citing "violations".

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