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31 July 2012 Last updated at 05:15 GMT

Syrian rebels hold out in AleppoFree Syrian Army fighters in Attarib, Aleppo province. 30 July 2012

Syrian rebels hold their ground for another night in the city of Aleppo as a government offensive enters its fourth day and a refugee crisis worsens.


Former Polish President Lech Walesa meets US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Romney visit irks Polish unions

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets prominent figures in Poland, but his visit fails to impress Solidarity.

Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen at the Olympic Park, London. 30 July 2012China swimming star denies doping

China's 16-year-old swimming star Ye Shiwen denies taking performance-enhancing drugs after smashing a world record on Monday.

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