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Monday, 06 February, 2012

• US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran

  The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.

• Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'

  Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

• China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'

  China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.

• Bailout talks to resume in Greece

  Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro rescue plan needed to avoid a debt default.

• JFK mistress reveals new details

  Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveal new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.

• US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

• Brazil crime up as police strike

  Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.

• Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital

  Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.

• Europe cold snap death toll rises

  The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.

• Conservative wins poll in Finland

  Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.

• Queen commemorates 60-year reign

  The Queen is marking 60 years as monarch of the UK and Commonwealth and says she is dedicating herself "anew to your service".

• Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn

  Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

• VIDEO: Big freeze continues across Europe

  Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week.

• VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs

  Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.

• VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs

  Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.

• VIDEO: One-minute World News

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• VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia

  In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.

• VIDEO: Tourists staying away from Egypt

  Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.

• VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow

  Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

• VIDEO: Flowers and thanks for the Queen

  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.