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US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran

The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
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China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'

China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
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Bailout talks to resume in Greece

Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro rescue plan needed to avoid a debt default.
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JFK mistress reveals new details

Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveal new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.
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Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'

Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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Brazil crime up as police strike

Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.
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US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.
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Conservative wins poll in Finland

Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.
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Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital

Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.
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Europe cold snap death toll rises

The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.
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