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Syrian veto a 'licence to kill'Syria's government has been handed a "licence to kill" by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN resolution.
Greek PM in crucial bailout talksGreek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet party leaders in his coalition to discuss a proposed 130bn euros EU rescue plan.
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucusesFront-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
Seven dead in Kandahar car bombAt least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Fidel Castro launches his memoirsFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.
Europe freeze hits transport hubsFreezing weather hits transport hubs across Europe, as a cold spell that has now claimed more than 200 lives continues.
Mexico 'cartel enforcer' detainedPolice in Mexico say they have arrested the suspected leader of the Gente Nueva gang, the armed wing of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Europe 'at risk of early grave'Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
ANC youth leader appeal dismissedSouth African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.
Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.
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Falkland manoeuvres are 'entirely routine', says William HagueWilliam Hague defends deployment of warship and Prince William.
Syria: Russia blames West over resolution vetoRussia says Western powers did not make "effort" for consensus during talks to pass resolution condemning Syrian regime.
US election 2012: Mitt Romney wins in NevadaRomney cements status as front-runner with comfortable victory.
Syria's most senior defector: Assad's army is close to collapseBashar al-Assad's army is close to a collapse that could plunge the Middle East into a "nuclear reaction", its most senior defector has told The Sunday Telegraph.
Gibraltar: Between the Rock and an increasingly hard-line placeGibraltar's newly-elected Chief Minister tells Harriet Alexander that the Rock will not shake under Spanish pressure.
Sky diver to break sound barrier with jump from edge of spaceA skydiver is set to become the first person to break the sound barrier during a free fall by leaping from a balloon on the edge of space later this year.
Tales of horror and revenge as Egypt reels from football tragedyAs Egypt counts the cost of Wednesday's football stadium disaster, which killed 74 people, Nick Meo talks to some of the traumatised survivors.
Syria releases the 7/7 'mastermind'The alleged terrorist mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings is reported to have been freed from a Syrian jail by President Bashar Assad's regime.
Text of the UN resolution on Syria which Russia and China vetoedThe proposed UN resolution on Syria, vetoed by Russia and China, was in support of an Arab League plan for Bashar al-Assad to step down and elections to be held in six months. Here is the text.
US election 2012: Mitt Romney cruising to Nevada victory, according to early returnsMitt Romney was cruising towards a comfortable victory in Republican presidential caucus in Nevada on Saturday, according to early returns.
