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• Journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik die in Homs Posted on 22/02/2012 0 Comments Two prominent Western journalists have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs in the latest violence which left 60 people dead across Syria on Wednesday.Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, an American, and award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik died when a shell hit a makeshift media centre in the Baba Amr district.Troops are shelling opposition-held areas of Homs, besieged for weeks.Thousa… Read all

• Eurozone ministers back 130bn-euro bailout for Greece Posted on 21/02/2012 0 Comments Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a second bailout for Greece after marathon talks in Brussels.Greece will get loans of more than 130bn euros (£110bn; $170bn) and have about 107bn of its debt written off.In return, it must slash its debt from 160% to 120.5% of GDP within eight years and accept a permanent EU economic monitoring mission.The country needs the funds to avoid bankruptcy on 20 Mar… Read all

• Costa cruises ship Posted on 16/01/2012 0 Comments 16 January 2012 Last updated at 16:27Share t5rCruise ship t Continue reading the main stoThe captain of a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy made an "unapproved, unauthorised" deviation in course, the liner's owners say.Costa Cruises boss Pier Luigi Foschi accused Capt Francesco Schettino of sailing too close to a nearby island in order to show the ship to locals.The captain… Read all

• Clashes in Syria as Arab monitors embolden protesters Posted on 30/12/2011 0 Comments Syrian security forces have reportedly opened fire to stop tens of thousands of protesters holding rallies in front of visiting Arab League observers.Activists say at least 35 people were killed in flashpoint cities like Hama, Deraa and Homs, all of whom were being visited by League monitors.Running battles were fought at one of the largest rallies, in the Damascus suburb of Douma.Security forces … Read all

• Duke of Edinburgh missing royals' Christmas Day service Posted on 25/12/2011 0 Comments The Royal Family have arrived at church on their Sandringham estate for a Christmas Day service without Prince Philip, who is still in hospital.Hundreds of well-wishers greeted the royals - including, for the first time, the Duchess of Cambridge.The Duke of Edinburgh, 90, had a coronary stent fitted on Friday after suffering chest pains.BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt says family members are se… Read all

• North Koreans mourn Kim Jong-il Posted on 19/12/2011 0 Comments North Koreans are in mourning after the death of their leader, Kim Jong-il.People wept openly on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang. State media said he had suffered a heart attack on Saturday, aged 69. He had been unwell.The official news agency KCNA described one of his sons, Kim Jong-un, as the "great successor" whom North Koreans should unite behind.Pyongyang's neighbours are on alert feari… Read all