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The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
A police station comes under attack in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, while explosions are also reportedly heard in Maiduguri.
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
US space agency officials tell Europe it is highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence, and loses his 2010 Tour de France title.
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least nine people, including women and children, officials say.
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
Researchers develop headphones which can detect which speaker is in which ear, to provide the correct audio stream.
Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
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Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed.
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
The price of gas increases sharply around Europe as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand.
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC reports a 57% jump in annual profits, but it predicts a downbeat start to trading this year.
The Brazilian government privatises three airports, including the country's largest in Sao Paulo, in sales valued at $14bn.
A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
Telecoms firm Uninor says it has been "unfairly harmed" by an Indian court ruling cancelling licences issued in 2008.
The chief executive of Qantas says the airline would be forced to cut services and jobs should pro-Australia airline bills be passed.
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors says it is to end production at its only plant in Western Europe.
Olympus shareholders will get the chance to question management about the accounting scandal as the firm calls an emergency meeting.
Indonesia's economy grows at its fastest pace in 15 years during 2011, boosted by increased investment and growing domestic demand.
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