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- Obama: Cliff deal 'within sight'
- Pakistan 'frees Taliban figure'
- Firework displays kick off 2013
- Delhi rape dampens 2013 revelry
- Deadly blasts hit Iraqi cities
- Israel lifts ban on Gaza gravel
- UK 'could be associate EU member'
- US woman missing in Afghanistan
- Chavez suffers new complications
- Egyptian pound in further slide
- Colombia: Nine 'killed at party'
- Oscar winner dies in raft tragedy
- VIDEO: Nine killed in Oregon bus crash
- VIDEO: Bagpipe business thrives in Pakistan
- VIDEO: Chinese couple turn 100 on same day
- VIDEO: Inside German soviet nuclear base
- VIDEO: Chavez suffers new complications
- VIDEO: Colombia hit by deadly landslide
- VIDEO: Obama presses Republicans on deal
- Merkel warns of tough times ahead
- Portuguese prepare for tax blow
- Mobile networks braced for New Year
- Sony stops making PlayStation 2
- Beyonce, Bridget Jones and Manet: 2013's cultural highlights
- The Hobbit keeps box office crown
- Ghana bans second-hand fridges
- Cosmetic ops 'hard sell' opposed
- Hillary Clinton has blood clot
- Pardew hoping that Ba will stay
- Mancini hints at January signings
- Kim and Kanye expecting baby
- Rebels dismiss CAR leader's offer
- UN ends East Timor peace mission
- Greek ex-minister faces inquiry
- Rafsanjani daughter in solitary
- Police seek man on terror order
- Missing pub landlord's body found
- Showers warning for New Year parties
- Bomb left close to police station
- Is Belgium still the capital of chocolate?
- Belle de Jour's history of anonymity
- Libya rediscovers its hidden talent
- 2012's top memes and viral videos
- Australia: Year of the women
- Nature's weirdest news quiz 2012
- Italian TV boss criticises sexy showgirls
- In pictures: Greece's year of tumult
- BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches
- A system designed to be this way
| Obama: Cliff deal 'within sight' Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:18 AM PST US President Obama says a deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax rises and spending cuts is "within sight", as a midnight deadline looms. |
| Pakistan 'frees Taliban figure' Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:53 AM PST Pakistan frees the former justice minister of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Turabi, as part of moves to encourage a peace process, officials say. |
| Firework displays kick off 2013 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:55 AM PST Celebrations are being held around the world to welcome in the new year, including for the first time in Burma. |
| Delhi rape dampens 2013 revelry Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:13 AM PST India scales back New Year celebrations, as it mourns the death of a woman whose gang rape on a bus a fortnight ago sparked public outrage. |
| Deadly blasts hit Iraqi cities Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST At least 22 people have been killed - and many more injured - in a series of explosions across Iraq, officials say. |
| Israel lifts ban on Gaza gravel Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:03 AM PST Israel eases restrictions on allowing building materials into the Gaza Strip, imposed when Hamas came to power there in 2007. |
| UK 'could be associate EU member' Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:49 AM PST The UK could be offered second-class status in the EU under a proposal from some senior politicians in Brussels. |
| US woman missing in Afghanistan Posted: 31 Dec 2012 03:13 AM PST The family of a pregnant American woman missing with her husband in Afghanistan make a fresh appeal for her safe return. |
| Chavez suffers new complications Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:37 AM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president says. |
| Egyptian pound in further slide Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:07 AM PST The Egyptian pound falls further against the US dollar, despite efforts by the country's financial authorities to intervene in the money markets. |
| Colombia: Nine 'killed at party' Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST Police in Colombia finds the bodies of nine people apparently killed during a party on the outskirts of Medellin in a clash between drug gangs. |
| Oscar winner dies in raft tragedy Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:51 AM PST Oscar-winning sound editor Michael Hopkins, who worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the King Kong remake, is killed in a rafting accident in New Zealand. |
| VIDEO: Nine killed in Oregon bus crash Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:18 PM PST Nine people have been killed after a bus skidded off a road and down an embankment in the US state of Oregon. |
| VIDEO: Bagpipe business thrives in Pakistan Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:04 AM PST The bagpipe business is thriving in Pakistan, with the instrument proving popular to play as well as being a successful export. |
| VIDEO: Chinese couple turn 100 on same day Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST A village in China has been marking a very special occasion with a married couple celebrating their 100th birthdays on the same day. |
| VIDEO: Inside German soviet nuclear base Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:53 AM PST A guided tour of the nuclear facility near Berlin which stored Soviet missiles targeting Western Europe. |
| VIDEO: Chavez suffers new complications Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:41 PM PST The ailing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has suffered further complications after cancer surgery in Cuba. |
| VIDEO: Colombia hit by deadly landslide Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:53 PM PST Rescue teams in Colombia have been searching for at least 25 people missing after a landslide cut off a road near the south-western city of Neiva. |
| VIDEO: Obama presses Republicans on deal Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:33 PM PST US President Barack Obama has increased pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at stopping the country going over a "fiscal cliff". |
| Merkel warns of tough times ahead Posted: 30 Dec 2012 07:18 PM PST Chancellor Angela Merkel warns Germans that the economic climate in 2013 will be "even more difficult". |
| Portuguese prepare for tax blow Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:24 AM PST Portugal's president signs into law a controversial 2013 budget imposing big tax increases. |
| Mobile networks braced for New Year Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:30 AM PST The UK's mobile networks are preparing for what is expected to be the busiest ever night of texting and calling. |
| Sony stops making PlayStation 2 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:11 AM PST Sony has ended production of its best-selling PlayStation 2 console and will no longer supply them to shops in Japan |
| Beyonce, Bridget Jones and Manet: 2013's cultural highlights Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:43 AM PST The BBC's arts and entertainment team picks some of the big books, films, tours, exhibitions and shows for the new year. |
| The Hobbit keeps box office crown Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:39 AM PST The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey tops the North American box office for the third weekend in a row. |
| Ghana bans second-hand fridges Posted: 31 Dec 2012 07:44 AM PST A ban on the import of second-hand fridges takes effect in Ghana in a bid to reduce energy consumption and harm to the environment. |
| Cosmetic ops 'hard sell' opposed Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:35 AM PST Banning free consultations and giving patients more information on risks could help make cosmetic surgery safer, replies to a public consultation have urged. |
| Hillary Clinton has blood clot Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:31 AM PST US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is spending a second day in hospital after being admitted with a blood clot linked to a concussion. |
| Pardew hoping that Ba will stay Posted: 31 Dec 2012 07:33 AM PST Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes striker Demba Ba will remain at the club after the January transfer window. |
| Mancini hints at January signings Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:46 AM PST Roberto Mancini says international call-ups and a lengthy injury list could see Man City make signings in January. |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:58 AM PST The rapper Kanye West and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian are expecting a baby. |
| Rebels dismiss CAR leader's offer Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:58 AM PST Rebels in Central African Republic dismiss President Francois Bozize's offer to form a national unity government, saying he cannot be trusted. |
| UN ends East Timor peace mission Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:57 AM PST The UN officially ends its peacekeeping operations in East Timor, 13 years after helping the nation win independence from Indonesia. |
| Greek ex-minister faces inquiry Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:48 AM PST Greece's coalition government backs the investigation and potential trial of former Finance Minister, George Papaconstantinou, for allegedly shielding his relatives from a tax inquiry. |
| Rafsanjani daughter in solitary Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:36 AM PST The jailed daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been moved to solitary confinement in Tehran, a spokesman has confirmed. |
| Police seek man on terror order Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST Police appeal for help in tracing a man believed to have absconded from a terror order designed to restrict his movement. |
| Missing pub landlord's body found Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST A body recovered in the English Channel is that of missing pub landlord Malcolm Levesconte, police confirm. |
| Showers warning for New Year parties Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST Revellers across the UK are being warned to pack umbrellas for New Year's Eve events and stay away from floodwater as 2012 ends on a damp note. |
| Bomb left close to police station Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:59 AM PST A bomb is discovered near a police station in Tandragee, County Armagh. |
| Is Belgium still the capital of chocolate? Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:21 PM PST How an Aussie unseated Belgium's chocolate kings |
| Belle de Jour's history of anonymity Posted: 30 Dec 2012 06:34 PM PST Sex blogger Belle de Jour on why people write anonymously |
| Libya rediscovers its hidden talent Posted: 31 Dec 2012 03:43 AM PST Rockers and artists revelling in post-revolutionary freedoms |
| 2012's top memes and viral videos Posted: 30 Dec 2012 06:49 PM PST The year in memes and social media must-sees |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2012 07:02 PM PST How shock jock kicked Australia's women into action |
| Nature's weirdest news quiz 2012 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 01:46 AM PST Take our quiz on odd nature discoveries |
| Italian TV boss criticises sexy showgirls Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:48 PM PST Italian TV boss wants fewer raunchy shows |
| In pictures: Greece's year of tumult Posted: 31 Dec 2012 12:22 AM PST A turbulent year for struggling Greece |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:14 PM PST First act is revealed in BBC new music countdown |
| A system designed to be this way Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:10 AM PST Paralysis - a result of system design, writes Mark Mardell |
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