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The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
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Homs suffers 'heaviest' shelling
Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despite the president's pledge to engage in dialogue.
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Greek parties 'to finalise deal'
Greek PM Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.
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America and Asia 'will join up'
Researchers say most of the world's continents will merge somewhere over the Pacific "ring of fire" in 50-200 million years.
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Maldives president 'forced out'
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup, a charge the country's new leader denies.
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Russians claim Antarctic success
Russian scientists claim victory in the race to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of water under the Antarctic ice which may shed light on its past.
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A380 wing crack checks extended
Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes.
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US to cut Baghdad embassy staff
The United States is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq - the largest and most expensive US diplomatic mission, officials say.
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Santorum hails campaign momentum
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pledges to push for victory in March's Super Tuesday votes, after a hat-trick of wins on Tuesday night.
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Sudan launches Darfur peace body
Sudan's president launches a body intended to kick-start development and end the fighting in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
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Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb
At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital.
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