Obama unveils smaller US military
The US military will become "leaner" while maintaining superiority as it switches focus to the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama announces.
Iraq bombings leave scores dead
At least 72 people are killed after attacks on Shia Muslims in southern Iraq and the capital Baghdad, the deadliest since the last US troops pulled out.
Death penalty sought for Mubarak
Prosecutors demand former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak be executed if found guilty of ordering the killings of anti-regime demonstrators.
Suu Kyi: Democracy in my lifetime
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Car crash lands on US roof
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'Virgin birth' for zebra shark
Meryl Streep on playing Thatcher
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| Dow Jones | 12415.70 | Down | -2.72 | -0.02% |
| Nasdaq | 2669.86 | Up | 21.50 | 0.81% |
| S&P 500 | 1281.06 | Up | 3.76 | 0.29% |
| FTSE 100 | 5624.26 | Down | -44.19 | -0.78% |
| Dax | 6095.99 | Down | -15.56 | -0.25% |
| BBC Global 30 | 5796.28 | Up | 8.79 | 0.13% |
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Will the euro survive 2012? Stephen Sackur asks a panel of economic experts
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