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Clashes blight Syria peace hopes

Hopes of a UN-sponsored ceasefire in Syria recede as Damascus shows little sign of abiding by a deadline to withdraw its troops and weapons.

Norwegian mass killer 'is sane'

A second psychiatric report declares Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik sane enough to face trial and jail, contradicting an earlier assessment.

Lion King show reigns on Broadway

Hit musical adaptation The Lion King becomes the highest earning show in Broadway history, according to new figures released by Disney.

Diabetes blood pressure warning

Half of people with diabetes in England are failing to keep control of their blood pressure, risking a range of "damaging" complications, figures suggest.

'Tough' rules on smart meter data

Consumers should be able to decide who gets to see detailed information about the energy they use, say UK government proposals.

Teams set sights on space station

The race to send private rockets to the International Space Station reaches crunch time, with two private companies awarded multi-billion-dollar Nasa contracts preparing for launch.

En el día que supuestamente entraba en vigor el plan de paz de Kofi Annan para Siria, la violencia no cesa. En medio del caos, la BBC visita una minoría que ha estado olvidada: la cristiana. ¿Cuál es su situación?

朝鲜说，该国已经完成搭载卫星长距离“火箭”的最后组装检查工程，将“按预定时间”发射。

وزير الخارجية السوري يقول إن حكومته تطالب المبعوث الدولي كوفي عنان بضمانات بأن المسلحين سيلتزمون بوقف اطلاق النار المنصوص عليه في خطته التي تهدف الى انهاء القتال في سوريا.

وزیر خارجه روسیه در ملاقات با همتای سوری خود ضمن تاکید بر تعهد هر دو طرف درگیری در سوریه به اجرای طرح صلح کوفی عنان، خواستار "برخورد فعالانه‌تر و مصممانه‌تر" دولت این کشور با این طرح شده‌ است.