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The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

Egypt says it is to try at least 40 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

Dundee United knock Rangers out of the Scottish Cup with a deserved fifth-round victory at Ibrox.

In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.

Nearly a million migratory birds visit Kashmir's wetlands every year, but this time the severe winter has made it nearly impossible for them to find food.

England face a mammoth task to avoid a series whitewash after Azhar Ali's composed 157 keeps Pakistan in control of the third Test in Dubai.

Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70.

Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attend a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet party leaders in his coalition to discuss a proposed 130bn euros EU rescue plan.

Syria's government has been handed a "licence to kill" by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN resolution.

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb says he is making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer and that he is feeling "fantastic".

A 104-year-old man is thought to be the oldest person to have become a new British citizen after a ceremony held at Surrey County Council's headquarters.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says China and Russia will be "held responsible" for violence in Syria after vetoing a UN resolution condemning government repression.

The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

India batsman Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States his physiotherapist confirms.

Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week.

Western nations have deplored the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria on anti-government protests.

At least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.