BBC News - World

Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:54:06 GMT
The government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC learns.

Crackdown on rebels in Damascus
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:15:27 GMT
Syria's army moves to reassert control in rebellious suburbs of Damascus in the worst fighting around the capital in the 10-month uprising, activists say.

UN nuclear inspectors visit Iran
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:54:17 GMT
Inspectors from the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, begin a visit to Iran to try to determine the purpose of the country's nuclear programme.

Wreck removal 'to take 10 months'
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:32:02 GMT
It could take up to 10 months to remove the wreck of capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, says Italy's civil protection agency chief.

Bloc ends Iraq parliament boycott
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:54:25 GMT
Iraq's opposition Iraqiyya bloc ends a boycott of parliament begun last month over an arrest warrant issued for the country's most senior Sunni politician.

S Sudan shuts oil output amid row
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:50:08 GMT
South Sudan says vital oil production has stopped amid a row with Sudan over transit fees that the UN warns threatens regional stability.

UN in gay rights plea to Africa
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:31:30 GMT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges African leaders to respect gay rights in his opening address at the African Union summit.

Greece budget veto 'impossible'
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:30:46 GMT
Athens rejects outright German proposals for an EU power of veto over the Greek budget, with a minister threatening to quit over the issue.

Exiled Hamas chief on Jordan trip
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:37:38 GMT
Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal has talks with the King of Jordan as he makes his first official visit there since he was expelled in 1999.

Suu Kyi hits Burma campaign trail
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:16:22 GMT
Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, draws crowds on a political tour ahead of by-elections in April.

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