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Zimbabwe police bar health march
Police in Zimbabwe stop medical staff marching to protest about the failing health system.
Japan approves whalemeat import
The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
Seized tanker anchors off Somalia
A Saudi oil tanker hijacked in the Indian Ocean is believed to have anchored off the coast of Somalia, its operators say.
Serbia 'genocide' case to proceed
The UN's highest court rules that it can hear Croatia's complaint of genocide against Serbia from the 1990s war.
Day in pictures
Striking images from countries around the world
UK urges 'positive' Syrian role
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive.
Congo rebels 'to withdraw troops'
Rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda in DR Congo say they are withdrawing from two fronts to allow aid in.
Judge pulls out of Franco probes
A top Spanish judge, Baltasar Garzon, pulls out of investigations into alleged civil war and Franco-era atrocities.
Consumer inflation falls to 4.5%
Official figures show that UK inflation fell from 5.2% to 4.5% in October, as oil prices and transport costs fell.
Global gloom depresses oil price
The price of oil drifts below $55 a barrel, amid increasing worries over falling demand and slowing global growth.
Italian anger
Students protest but is education system failing Italy?
China moves to stem mass layoffs
Chinese companies are told they need permission to fire more than 40 workers, in a sign of worry over rising unemployment.
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.
Extreme kayakers condemned after taking on 300ft-high dam
A group of kayakers are filmed as they slide 300ft down a dam spillway in Wales but have been condemned by a water company.
Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman attend the premiere of their period epic Australia in a rain-soaked Sydney.
Georgian refugees 'still trapped'
More than 20,000 Georgians are still unable to return home following August's war in the area, Amnesty International says.
The Box
The BBC-branded container, prepares to leave Shanghai
Terror suspect 'unfit for trial'
A Pakistani scientist accused of having links to al-Qaeda is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to US psychiatrists.
Israeli incursion into south Gaza
The Israeli military launches an incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, clashing with Palestinian gunmen.
Armstrong fears Tour crowd attack
America's seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong fears he may be attacked by spectators when he returns to the race in 2009.