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- Syria unrest 'has killed 60,000'
- More than 60,000 people have died since March 2011 in Syria, a sharp jump on other estimates, says the UN human rights commissioner.
- Markets rally on US fiscal deal
- Markets in Europe gain after a short-term deal to stave off the so-called US fiscal cliff was reached, averting spending cuts and tax increases worth £370bn.
- Italy's Monti launches campaign
- Italy's caretaker Prime Minister, Mario Monti, promises to cut labour taxes in an interview seen as the launch of his election campaign.
- S Korean singer in military row
- South Korean defence officials investigate whether pop star Rain broke military rules after photos of him meeting an actress surface.
- Burma military 'targeting rebels'
- Military aircraft have been targeting rebel areas in Burma's northern Kachin state over the last five days, video footage obtained by the BBC shows.
- Congress delays Sandy storm aid
- The US House will not vote on $60bn (£37bn) in aid for areas hit by storm Sandy, sparking anger among New York and New Jersey lawmakers.
- CAR rebels halt advance on Bangui
- Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic say they are halting their advance on the capital, Bangui, as neighbouring countries deploy troops.
- Release for Jordanians in Darfur
- Two Jordanian UN peacekeepers are freed in Darfur, Sudan, after being held captive for more than four months.
- Spain extradites Djindjic killer
- A Spanish court approves the extradition of Vladimir Milisavljevic one of 12 men convicted of killing Serbian ex-Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
- Paris Apple store hit by heist
- Up to one million euros worth of Apple products has been stolen from a central Paris Apple store.
- Mauritania bans plastic bag use
- Mauritania bans the use of plastic bags to protect the environment and the lives of animals and fish, the environment minister says.
- Woman trapped in shop at new year
- While most people celebrated New Year's Eve with parties and fireworks one pensioner in France spent the night alone in a locked supermarket.
- Booze calories 'too often ignored'
- People watching their weight should pay closer attention to how much alcohol they drink because of its calorie content, say experts.
- Obama praises 'fiscal cliff' deal
- President Barack Obama hails a deal reached in the US Congress to raise taxes on wealthy people and delay spending cuts.
- Arctic rig salvage effort delayed
- Attempts to rescue a Shell drill rig grounded off the Alaskan coast are delayed because of high seas and strong winds.
- Chavez 'conscious' says his deputy
- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a "delicate and complex situation" after a cancer operation in Cuba, his deputy says.
- Air strike 'kills 13 Farc rebels'
- The Colombian Air Force says it has killed 13 Farc rebels in an attack on a camp in Antioquia province, as peace talks are due to resume in Cuba.
- Uganda 'dismisses gay play case'
- A court in Uganda throws out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of gay people, he tells the BBC.
- Mourning after Ivory Coast deaths
- Three days of mourning are declared in Ivory Coast following a New Year's Eve stampede that killed at least 61 people in Abidjan.
- Delhi women march against rape
- Thousands of women take part in a rally in the Indian capital, Delhi, to protest against the recent gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student.
- Pakistani charity workers mourned
- Funerals take place in the Swabi area of north-west Pakistan for seven charity workers, six of them women, who were gunned down on Tuesday.
- Paris apartment fire kills five
- Two adults and three youngsters die in an apartment fire in Gennevilliers, a northern suburb of Paris.
- Portuguese budget sent to court
- The Portuguese president says that he will send this year's controversial budget to the Constitutional Court to examine its fairness.
- Deadly blasts hit Iraqi cities
- At least 22 people have been killed - and many more injured - in a series of explosions across Iraq, officials say.
- Egyptian TV satirist faces probe
- Popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef is being investigated by prosecutors for allegedly insulting President Mohammed Morsi.
- Rail travellers hit by fare rises
- Above-inflation rail fare increases have come into force in England, Wales and Scotland amid claims that fares are going up three times faster than average earnings.
- Man held over Thai beach shooting
- A man is arrested after a 22-year-old British tourist was shot dead in a bar in Thailand on New Year's Eve.
- Avis to buy car share firm Zipcar
- Global car hire group Avis Budget is to get into the fast-growing car sharing market by buying Zipcar for $500m.
- WPP's Sorrell reignites tax row
- The amount of corporation tax companies pay is "a question of judgement", Sir Martin Sorrell, head of advertising group WPP, tells the BBC.
- Ground-breaking OLED TV on sale
- The first large OLED television, which promises higher image quality than LCD sets, goes on sale in South Korea.
- Chelsea trigger Ba release clause
- Chelsea trigger a contract release clause for Newcastle forward Demba Ba and are set to hold talks with the player.
- New Zealand skittled for only 45
- New Zealand are dismissed for 45 - the lowest Test score in almost 39 years - by South Africa as Vernon Philander takes 5-7.
- Liverpool sign striker Sturridge
- Liverpool announce the signing of Chelsea and England striker Daniel Sturridge for an undisclosed fee.
- Womack reveals Alzheimer's fears
- Soul veteran Bobby Womack speaks about having early signs of Alzheimer's disease, meaning he has trouble remembering songs and names.
- UK album sales suffer 11.2% drop
- Overall UK album sales fall by 11.2% in 2012, according to the BPI, although digital album sales rise.
- Cartoonist refuses French honour
- Jacques Tardi, one of France's most famous cartoonists, turns down the country's highest civilian honour.
- AUDIO: What happened to the Fukushima 50?
- Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on what has happened to villages around Fukushima since the disaster and the workers who were there at the time.
- VIDEO: Thousands march over Delhi gang rape
- Thousands of women have marched through the streets of the Indian capital Delhi to demand an end to gender based violence.
- VIDEO: Tech prophets: Appification and HTML5
- BBC News Website invites three experts to discuss the trends that will shape the technology landscape in 2013 and beyond.
- VIDEO: Recycling lifeline for poor Thais
- A new scheme where recyclable waste can be exchanged for food and other necessities is helping some of Thailand's poorest people get by - as well as protecting the environment.
- VIDEO: Burma military 'targeting Kachin rebels'
- The BBC has been given video footage which apparently shows Burmese military jets and attack helicopters targeting rebel positions in the northern state of Kachin.
- VIDEO: Dam eases oil reserve loss in Sudan
- The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan say that they are ready to compromise in order to reach an agreement at talks later this week.
- AUDIO: Is there a 'Chinese Dream'?
- The Today programme's business presenter Simon Jack examines Chinese business culture and speaks to a range of business entrepreneurs.
- VIDEO: Mass march over Hong Kong leader
- Thousands of people in Hong Kong take to the streets on the first day of the new year to call for the city's chief executive to resign.
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- Inside Nigeria's secret gay club
- Fear inside one of Nigeria's few gay clubs
- Delhi rape victim's family: She was brave, full of life
- Delhi gang rape victim's family speaks to the BBC
- Protests against Maliki engulf western Iraq
- New Sunni protest movement challenges Iraq's political order
- Paying with 'kisses' in Brazil
- How Brazil's alternative currencies are changing lives
- Why do innocent people confess to crimes?
- Why in Japan do innocent people confess to crimes?
- Geneva's art storage boom
- The 'world's best art gallery' that nobody can visit
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