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VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs
Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.
Freezing weather has hit transport hubs across Europe, closing airports, blocking roads and halting trains.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their homes.
Finnish cafe offers internet controlled design experience as part of a festival.
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody.
Rolls-Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month.
A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.
Appeal judges at a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia have rejected a claim by the man who ran a notorious Khmer Rouge detention centre, that he was not responsible for the crimes.
The oldest woman in Cuba and possibly the world celebrates her 127th birthday this week.
Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.
Protesters have gathered on the streets of Egypt's capital Cairo amid calls for more rallies over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match on Wednesday.
Two protesters have been shot dead in clashes with Egyptian police in Suez. They are the first to die in demonstrations following a football match riot that left 74 dead.
More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia.
At the age of 14, Gun Chaikittiwatana is already playing some of the hardest pieces ever written for classical piano.
This weekend, voters are expected to take to the streets in Russia, to demand free and fair elections.
More than 100 people have died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev.
A German pensioner who received a tin of American lard 64 years ago in an aid package has only just tasted it, after discovering that it is still edible.
The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving.
Eastern Europe's recent freezing weather has hit the poorest hard, particularly in Greece.
American business magnate Donald Trump has endorsed the US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
A groundhog in Pennsylvania has, according to tradition, suggested there will be no let-up in the wintry weather.
General Electric, the world's biggest jet-engine maker, says it is open to investing more on plants overseas.
A cold snap that has killed dozens of people in central, eastern and southern Europe in the past few days is spreading to other parts of the continent and is likely to last for days.
Chilean police arrest person they say stole several tonnes of ice from glacier.
Egypt begins three days of mourning after football violence which left at least 74 people dead and hundreds more injured, as angry fans congregate in Cairo.
Art historians say they have found a copy of the Mona Lisa, which they believe is probably painted by one of Leonardo Da Vinci's own pupils.
While appearing on a US talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, Michelle Obama was asked how many push-ups she was able to do.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard describes the sinking of a ferry off Papua New Guinea as ''a major tragedy'' and says that Australia has provided help.
The most infamous crime carried out by Willem Holleeder, the man known as the ''godfather'' of Dutch crime, has been turned into a film, soon to be released across Europe.
As the cold spell continues in Europe, more than 20 people have died of hypothermia in Ukraine in the last two days.
Pakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president.
Opponents have criticised the money spent by Mitt Romney on the Republican primary elections in Florida, where he had a resounding victory.
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council say progress has been made in discussions over a resolution on the crisis in Syria.
The past year has been quite a challenging one for the global economy, with the US and European debt crises, the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan.
A protester has thrown flour at France's Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande during a speech on housing in Paris.
The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, says he hopes American troops in Afghanistan can end their combat role by as early as the middle of 2013, 18 months before the Nato mission in the country is due to end.
Freelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes as friends and family of football fans wait for the train from Port Said, the site of football riots where at least 74 people died.
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 details leak Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 will support NFC and content sharing with computers and tablets, according to a leaked video.
(telegraph technology)
Indonesia detains 96 bound for Australia INDONESIA has detained 96 asylum seekers who had attempted to reach Australia, after their boat capsized in Java waters.
(heraldsun world)
Hubble captures sharp picture of 'barred spiral' galaxy just like our own Milky Way Hubble has captured an incredibly sharp view of the heart of a galaxy just like ours - showing the 'bar' of glowing gas being pulled towards the black hole at the galaxy's centre.
(dailymail sciencetech)
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