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Twenty-five people have been killed and 175 wounded in two explosions that targeted security compounds in the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian media reports.
Britain has no plans to arm Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Thousands have taken to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the eurozone.
Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is meeting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to discuss his country's concerns over Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.
The streets of Rio de Janeiro are reported to be calm, just hours after police officers went on strike and a week before glittering Carnival celebrations that typically draw 800,000 tourists are due to start.
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A top UN official is meeting with the current and former presidents of the Maldives, trying to end the political stalemate in the Indian Ocean nation.
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A British woman has been barred from leaving Egypt because she is on a list of foreigners under investigation over ties to foreign non-profit groups accused of stirring unrest in the country.
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A Russian military officer has been convicted of passing missile secrets to the CIA and sentenced to 13 years in prison.
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Uganda's Government does not support a politician's decision to reintroduce a bill that originally proposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts, it has said in responding to renewed criticism by rights activists who oppose the bill.
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A dissident Chinese writer has been sentenced to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather at a public square, a human rights group said.
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Inflation dropped last month, providing a glimmer of hope for savers.
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