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4 July 2011 Last updated at 14:09 ET Friday’s protest in Hama was one of the largest in three months of demonstrations Syrian troops are raiding houses and arresting people in the central city of Hama, reports say, after massive … Continue reading →

At least nine million people are being affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa where several countries are experiencing the worst drought in 60 years. The rains have failed for the last two years while crops and livestock … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 15:20 ET Casey Anthony has not given evidence throughout the trial, though her mother has The jury in the murder trial of a US single mother, Casey Anthony, has been sent out to consider … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 15:21 ET By Nicholas Witchell Royal correspondent Tens of thousands of people greeted the couple on the streets of Canada’s capital It is the half-way point of William and Kate’s first foreign visit together … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 15:41 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC’s Ben Brown visits the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya

4 July 2011 Last updated at 11:53 ET Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar is accused of being a founder of the Zetas Mexican officials say they have arrested a leader of the feared Zetas drug gang, Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar. Mr … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 11:57 ET One tourist drowned and at least six others are still missing after a fishing boat capsized during a fierce storm off the Mexican coast. The 155ft (35m) boat, carrying 27 US tourists … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 11:58 ET By Ashraf Padanna Kochi Security has been tightened outside the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple Inspectors unearthing priceless treasures from a South Indian temple have had to halt their search because the final vault … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 12:01 ET President Chavez told state TV he was under strict medical supervision Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived back in his country after receiving medical treatment in Cuba. Footage on state TV showed … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 12:40 ET Critics said Abdoulaye Wade (l) was planning to hand power to his son Karim (r) The son of Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade has strongly denied that his father will hand him power … Continue reading →