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Both the UK and US remain committed to a timetable for withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the foreign secretary has told MPs.
At least 25 people have been killed by bomb attacks targeting security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report.
One of two brothers convicted for the manslaughter of London schoolboy Damilola Taylor is recalled to prison for the second time.
The High Court rules a Devon town council which held prayers before meetings was acting unlawfully - in a case which could affect councils across England and Wales.
Greek protesters clash with police in Athens amid a strike against swingeing budget cuts approved as part of the latest Eurozone bailout deal.
Harry Redknapp says he is flattered to be put forward for the England manager's role and admits it is the "ultimate job for an Englishman".
Severe weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across much of England, after the second significant snowfall in less than a week.
A terminally-ill man convicted of murdering two soldiers at Massereene Barracks in Antrim must serve a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Barclays reports a 3% fall in annual profits to £5.9bn, and cuts the bonus pool at its investment banking division by 32%.
A lodger accused of murdering his landlady and her mother in Southport is found hanged in prison.
A senior officer at Russia's Plesetsk space station is jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA.
David Cameron should drop much of the bill aimed at overhauling the NHS in England, the grassroots ConservativeHome website says.
People who carry on working in some capacity beyond their retirement could live longer because they are not so lonely, a No 10 adviser suggests.
Sir Paul McCartney has been honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
South Dakota's Oglala Sioux tribe has sued major beer makers for $500m for fuelling chronic alcohol abuse in one of the poorest communities in the US.
UK producer prices rose by 0.5% in January from December as the cost of alcohol, fuel and clothes rose, official data shows.
China's exports and imports fell in January, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global economic slowdown on its economy.
The Ministry of Defence may be "over-optimistic" about how much its military equipment budget is under control, an influential group of MPs says.
The former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says he wants to stand as Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside Police.
Drivers who use cannabis before driving double their chances of causing a collision, research suggests.
Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.
England should look north of the border for answers to the problem of poor maths skills, says a report.
A project is to look at whether following a set of systematic movements for 10 minutes a day in class can boost pupils' results.
The AA is set to launch its first insurance policy using satellite navigation to track driver behaviour.
The makers of Path and Hipster iPhone apps apologise for accessing phone contacts without explicit permission.
An earthquake fault zone in Mexico is imaged with unprecedented precision, thanks to improvements in Light Detection and Ranging - laser radar.
A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.
A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.
Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman.
The FBI has released an investigative file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Who else did they keep tabs on, and why?
Certain areas of the UK have greater concentrations of gay people and lesbians living there. But why?
Ryan Giggs signs a one-year contract extension, taking his Manchester United career into its 22nd year.
Amir Khan confirms his rematch against Lamont Peterson will take place on 19 May, in Las Vegas.
The former England and Lions centre on what to expect from the Six Nations game in Rome
A scout leader in Somerset found guilty of 33 sexual offences against children is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Two Christian guesthouse owners who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room lose their appeal against a ruling they acted unlawfully.
A government-published report reveals NHS Scotland is having to cope with £1bn building repair bill going back several years.
House sales could fall through under a new mortgage system being used by a high street bank, the Law Society of Scotland warns.
A Londonderry man shot dead at a house County Donegal was Andrew Allen, 25,
A County Antrim businessman has been jailed for four and a half years for operating an international property scam in Turkey.
The finance director of race relations charity Awema says he should have blown the whistle sooner about alleged financial mismanagement.
One man has died in a two-vehicle collision as icy conditions affect roads across Wales on Friday.
Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which controls much of Somalia, releases a joint video with al-Qaeda, formally announcing the two groups have merged.
A minister and military officer in Guinea is charged for his role in the killing in 2009 of scores of people during a protest against military rule.
Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.
A court in eastern China has sentenced dissident writer Zhu Yufu to seven years in jail for inciting subversion, rights groups say.
A man suspected of involvement in the 2003 killing of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic is arrested in Spain, police say.
A verdict is expected in the case of the alleged Islamist radical accused of killing two US airmen at Frankfurt airport a year ago.
Mexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, believed to be the largest seizure of the drug yet.
Police in Rio de Janeiro are to strike for better pay, just a week before the annual carnival in the Brazilian city.
Malaysian police detain a Saudi journalist who left his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet.
The biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.
The US military announces plans to relax curbs on women serving in combat roles, but an advocacy group says the policy does not go far enough.
Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.
24 hours of news photos: 10 February 2012
Readers' pictures on the theme grubby.
Retrospective at the Tate Modern
24 hours of news photos: 9 February 2012
Protests lead to the resignation of President
24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012
Much of UK with several inches of snow
New York Giants beat New England Patriots
Origami dresses, the London 2012 Olympic torch and a wind-propelled landmine detonator are among the nominations for the 2012 Designs of the Year Awards.
Emergency services from Ukraine had to come to the rescue of crew members trapped on ships in the Kersh Strait, which separates Russia and Ukraine.
Boxes of the 2012 Oscar statuettes have arrived in LA ahead of the Academy Awards on 26 February.
The Mexican army has seized 15 tonnes of drugs in the western state of Jalisco.
The men allegedly hired by Shrien Dewani to kill his wife while they were on honeymoon in South Africa have appeared at a pre-trial hearing in a Cape Town court.
In the past year, at least 19 people have publicly set themselves on fire - five in the past week alone - in a campaign calling for more freedom for Tibetans.
Patrick Helly shows BBC News how the hand-made Bafta trophies are produced.
The toddler who's great at table tennis, the runaway rhino and the presenter not quite ready for her live broadcast - the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
Is this the toughest place on Earth to be a train driver?
Evan Davis on the arguments over austerity and spending
Winning images from the World Press Photo competition
What did Liam Neeson do to upset animal lovers?
Bank emphasises charity work, but will chief take bonus?
The dos and don'ts of writing music for the Muppets
The story of the most famous seven words in US journalism
How union power took on a government and won
