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1 - Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'
2 - Thousands in rival Moscow marches
3 - Afghan civilian death toll rises
4 - Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
5 - Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
6 - Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
7 - Wikileaks suspect to face trial
8 - Lance Armstrong team probe closed
9 - FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
10 - Anger over NY police Muslim memo
11 - Colombia emerald tsar faces probe
12 - VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces court martial
13 - VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage
14 - VIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia
15 - VIDEO: One-minute World News
16 - VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned
17 - VIDEO: Ex-Ambassador death 'torture'
18 - VIDEO: More demonstrations expected in Moscow
19 - VIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture'
20 - US job numbers show strong growth
21 - New Virgin staff pay for checks
22 - Apple overturns Motorola's ban
23 - Hackers breach FBI-UK police call
24 - Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar
25 - King's Speech premieres on stage
26 - Prince optimistic for fisheries
27 - Largest optical telescope created
28 - Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
29 - Brains may be wired for addiction
30 - Artist set for Facebook windfall
31 - Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'
32 - Cairo clashes over football anger
33 - Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer
34 - French air workers to hold strike
35 - Cuban blogger denied travel visa
36 - BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
37 - Cancer charity in funding U-turn
38 - Much of Britain braced for snow
39 - Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet'
40 - Arrests at Syrian embassy protest
41 - Briton 'seen falling from liner'
42 - The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years
43 - In pictures: Venice in Solitude
44 - Where the Titanic was born
45 - Day in pictures: 3 February 2012
46 - Day in pictures: 2 February 2012
47 - Your pictures: Hunger
48 - In pictures: Egypt football clash
49 - In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards shortlist
50 - Do the dead outnumber the living?
51 - VIDEO: US treasure hunters seek lost platinum
52 - Could drought threaten South Africa's rooibos tea?
53 - Italy's young generation 'forced to leave'
54 - Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February
55 - The 'new homeless' of Greece
56 - Uttar Pradesh battles voter apathy

1 - Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'

Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in Homs in the worst violence since anti-government protests began, but the government denies it.

2/4/2012 5:00:11 AM

2 - Thousands in rival Moscow marches

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.

2/4/2012 6:21:19 AM

3 - Afghan civilian death toll rises

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

2/4/2012 12:34:09 AM

4 - Obama urges 'keep recovery going'

Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.

2/3/2012 2:48:04 PM

5 - Saigon fall reporter dies at 79

George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.

2/3/2012 8:19:26 PM

6 - Europe hit by Russia gas shortage

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

2/3/2012 7:28:56 PM

7 - Wikileaks suspect to face trial

Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

2/3/2012 7:49:42 PM

8 - Lance Armstrong team probe closed

US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

2/3/2012 6:04:32 PM

9 - FBI probes Anonymous phone hack

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

2/3/2012 5:45:20 PM

10 - Anger over NY police Muslim memo

Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.

2/3/2012 5:12:22 PM

11 - Colombia emerald tsar faces probe

Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.

2/3/2012 3:36:59 PM

12 - VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces court martial

Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed.

2/3/2012 9:03:19 PM

13 - VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage

The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.

2/3/2012 8:08:57 PM

14 - VIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia

Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.

2/3/2012 10:06:11 AM

15 - VIDEO: One-minute World News

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

2/4/2012 12:39:33 AM

16 - VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned

A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.

2/3/2012 11:31:55 AM

17 - VIDEO: Ex-Ambassador death 'torture'

The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of the country's former Ambassador to France, who died less than 24 hours after being arrested by Tripoli-based militia.

2/3/2012 3:22:48 PM

18 - VIDEO: More demonstrations expected in Moscow

More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia.

2/3/2012 4:07:53 PM

19 - VIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture'

The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody.

2/3/2012 3:36:51 PM

20 - US job numbers show strong growth

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

2/3/2012 3:45:26 PM

21 - New Virgin staff pay for checks

Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.

2/3/2012 5:53:12 PM

22 - Apple overturns Motorola's ban

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

2/3/2012 10:10:08 AM

23 - Hackers breach FBI-UK police call

Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking.

2/3/2012 2:54:27 PM

24 - Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar

Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.

2/3/2012 6:07:31 AM

25 - King's Speech premieres on stage

Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.

2/3/2012 3:59:05 AM

26 - Prince optimistic for fisheries

Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.

2/3/2012 6:44:01 PM

27 - Largest optical telescope created

Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.

2/3/2012 4:15:02 AM

28 - Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

2/2/2012 6:07:13 PM

29 - Brains may be wired for addiction

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

2/2/2012 1:03:24 PM

30 - Artist set for Facebook windfall

A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

2/3/2012 8:13:34 AM

31 - Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'

A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.

2/3/2012 9:52:19 AM

32 - Cairo clashes over football anger

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.

2/3/2012 5:11:32 PM

33 - Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer

Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment.

2/3/2012 12:52:45 AM

34 - French air workers to hold strike

Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.

2/3/2012 4:40:18 PM

35 - Cuban blogger denied travel visa

A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.

2/3/2012 6:33:52 PM

36 - BBC accuses Iran of intimidation

The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

2/3/2012 12:00:47 PM

37 - Cancer charity in funding U-turn

A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.

2/3/2012 3:09:03 PM

38 - Much of Britain braced for snow

Heavy snow is forecast for most of the UK later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.

2/4/2012 6:16:53 AM

39 - Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet'

Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

2/4/2012 5:32:54 AM