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The food shortage dividing Venezuela
How food shortages are dividing Venezuelans
Mother's agony as son joins Syria rebels
Why have so many Tunisians joined the Syrian Islamists?
Call for natural resources openness
More transparency is needed in how natural resources are managed, a report says, as mismanagement and corruption often stops the wealth generated getting to citizens.
India shows cheap diarrhoea vaccine
Scientists in India unveil a new low-cost vaccine against a diarrhoea virus that kills about half a million children around the world each year.
Nikkei surges past 15,000 mark
Japan's Nikkei climbs past 15,000 for the first time since January 2008 as the yen's continued decline is seen boosting earnings potential for Japanese exporters
Moscow's retro spy scandal
Moscow's retro spy scandal shows old tricks still in vogue
VIDEO: Mexico on alert as volcano blows steam
Mexican authorities are closely monitoring a volcano and preparing for possible evacuations after it begin blowing steam on Tuesday morning.
VIDEO: Mayan pyramid destroyed 'for gravel'
Officials in Belize say a construction company has destroyed one of the country's largest Mayan pyramids.
VIDEO: Nigeria in 'state of emergency'
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups.
Obama says tax bias 'intolerable'
US President Barack Obama says the federal tax agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny was "intolerable and inexcusable".
Boeing resumes deliveries of 787
Boeing says it has resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner, after two incidents involving the lithium ion batteries led to a worldwide grounding.
Holder: AP leak was 'very serious'
US Attorney General Eric Holder says the leak that prompted the seizure of the Associated Press news agency's phone records put the US at risk.
VIDEO: China-Japan tensions 'still high'
With tensions between China and Japan showing no sign of abating, Mariko Oi asks the head of Japan's Maritime Self Defence Force, Katsutoshi Kawano, if he feels under pressure.
VIDEO: Why Texas German is a dying dialect
The Lone Star state is saying auf wiedersehen to its German dialect
How real is The Great Gatsby's playboy island?
How real was the Long Island decadence of the Great Gatsby?
Feeling betrayed in north Kosovo
Kosovo Serbs vow to resist deal done in Brussels
Lollobrigida jewels sell for millions
Jewellery belonging to Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida fetches almost $5m (£3.3m) at an auction in Geneva, Sotheby's says.
Brazil paves way for gay marriage
Brazil's judiciary rules that marriage licenses cannot be denied to same-sex couples, as Congress debates full legalisation of gay marriage.
VIDEO: Russia orders expulsion of US 'spy'
Russia has ordered the expulsion of a US diplomat after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash.
Martinez predicts Wigan recovery
Manager Roberto Martinez says Wigan will come back stronger after losing their Premier League status.









