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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.
The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, says Britain will use diplomacy with Syria, not weapons.
A US company is helping parents find out if their children are taking drugs by bringing a sniffer dog into their homes
Eurozone finance ministers say more work must be done before they'll give Greece another 130bn euro bailout.
The highest active volcano in Europe erupts with spectacular lava fountains and plumes of ash
Preparations are under way in Libreville for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, but it has been a difficult journey for the country.
Afghanistan wins an international carpet-weaving competition against Iran, India and Pakistan.
The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy.
Ai Weiwei, who gained global recognition for his design of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the last Olympics, is now designing a pavilion for this year's games in London.
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has said that he was forced to resign "at gunpoint" by police and army officers in a coup.
The new Libyan government faces a formidable challenge in persuading Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte to accept the revolution.
Greek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks.
British filmmaker James Marsh's new film Shadow Dancer is to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival.
A breeding centre in Nepal's Chitwan National Park is preparing endangered Gharial crocodiles for release back into the wild.
Sudan's president has launched a body intended to kick-start development in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
The BBC's Lucy Hockings and weather presenter Helen Willetts look at why Europe is experiencing such unusually cold weather.
A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.
The author of a work examining tribes in the Brazilian Amazon looks at how the groups managed to stay untouched by civilisation.
New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.
The cold weather has frozen rivers and canals solid in Germany
An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
Michelle Obama has been showing off her fitness prowess in a series of chat show appearances in the US.
US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has won the contests for the Republican Party nomination in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado.
The online deals company Groupon is due to post its first financial results since becoming a publicly traded firm.
Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.
Some four hundred children have been killed and many more are at risk after the world's worst lead poisoning epidemic in northern Nigeria.
Chinese state media has reported the birth of a baby of just over 7kg (15lb 8oz), making him what could be the heaviest birthweight baby on record in the country.
As Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war.
The Mexican navy rescues six Cubans found adrift on a raft floating off the Isla de Mujeres
