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EU agrees new sanctions on IranThe reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran - 26 October 2010

The EU agrees new sanctions on Iranian officials and businesses over Tehran's nuclear programme and says future measures may target oil exports.


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the US chief of mission Residence in RangoonUS to reward further Burma reform

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges improved ties if Burma continues current reforms, during a landmark visit to the country.

Jailed Afghan rape victim freed

Afghan President Hamid Karzai pardons a woman jailed for adultery after being a victim of rape, after she apparently agrees to marry her attacker.

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  • Meat in slaughterhouseKnives out

    Do religions have a right to kill conscious animals?


  • PassportsBoomerang Brits

    10 readers who quit Australia - and 10 who didn't


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  • An Indian man gets a shave in front of closed shopsDay in pictures

    24 hours of news photos from around the world


  • Demonstration in Beirut to urge the passage of family violence law, 2011Culture clash

    Lebanon's family violence bill meets resistance


  • A pice of the Juden Raus! gameWar Games

    Nazi toys and children's books find a new home


  • Hillary Clinton meets with Burma's president Thein Sein, 1 December 2011Hands of history

    Momentous meetings that brought countries closer together


  • Nameless bodies

    Grieving Kashmiris seek truth about unmarked graves

  • Well placed

    Egyptian Islamists look strong after smooth start to polls

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Market index Current value Trend Variation % variation
Dow Jones 12010.19 Down -35.49 -0.29%
Nasdaq 2621.65 Up 1.31 0.05%
FTSE 100 5489.34 Down -16.08 -0.29%
Dax 6035.88 Down -52.96 -0.87%
Cac 40 3129.95 Down -24.67 -0.78%
BBC Global 30 5544.66 Up 27.60 0.50%

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    New research shows that we can "learn" while we sleep, using an unconscious form of memory


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    From Bollywood to Hollywood – why the move can be fraught with difficulties for Indian stars


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    Why one of America's most influential investors is worried "as a parent" about the economy


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