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05/12/2008, 06:52

Canada halts parliament amid row.

Canadian PM Stephen Harper secures a suspension of parliament, saving him from defeat in a confidence vote.

US warned over carmakers' future.

The health of the entire US economy is at stake, says the chairman of Senate committee hearing a plea from carmakers.

Cruise ship stranded in Antarctic.

A cruise ship carrying 122 people has run aground on the Antarctic coast, the Argentine navy reports.

Hebron settlers evicted by force.

Israeli forces begin evicting Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron, witnesses say.

Somalia nearing a 'total famine'.

Somalia is in danger of sliding into famine as the world focuses on piracy off its coast, the Red Cross warns.

Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal.

Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.

Moroccan convicted of Madrid link.

A Moroccan man gets 10 years in prison for links to the group that carried out the 2004 Madrid bombings, killing 191 people.

Iranian police killed by rebels.

Sunni militants killed 16 police officers captured in south-eastern Iran in June, the authorities confirm.

Security scare at Delhi's airport.

The Indian authorities strongly deny reports of a shooting incident at Delhi's main international airport.

Obama left dangling after congresswoman hangs up on 'prank call'.

A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

China bans lip-synching from the nation's biggest TV show.

Chinese authorities ban lip-synching from the nation's biggest TV show after the Beijing Olympics miming controversy.

Honda poised to quit Formula One.

Japanese car giant Honda will withdraw from Formula One on Friday and place its team up for sale, BBC Sport understands.

Villa through despite Uefa Cup loss.

Aston Villa fall to a shock defeat to MSK Zilina but still reach the Uefa Cup's last 32, thanks to Hamburg's victory over Slavia Prague.

Pakistan dilemma.

Relations with India strained in wake of the Mumbai attacks

Place of hope?.

The new face of the West Bank's 'martyr's capital'

Peace chance?.

How S Asian rivals could capitalise on Mumbai attacks

Wary consumers.

Economic hardship greets The Box as it arrives in LA

Death and gems.

Why a Zimbabwe diamond mine was suddenly deserted

Home from home.

How exile communities wield power from the UK

Nigeria 'child witch killer' held.

A self-proclaimed "bishop" who claimed to have killed 110 child 'witches' is arrested in Nigeria.

Doctors qualify in Somali capital.

Student doctors graduate in the Somali capital for the first time in nearly two decades.

Cuban named 'journalist of year'.

Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso is one of several journalists to receive press freedom awards from a major rights group.

Nasa delays its next Mars mission.

The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.

Ill Thai king fails to give speech.

Thailand's crown prince says his father is "a little sick" and not able to give his traditional speech on the eve of his 81st birthday.

Indonesia mud victims win fight.

Thousands of Indonesians made homeless by a mud volcano in 2006 are to get compensation, after a bitter fight.

Putin rules out early Kremlin bid.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.

France unveils huge stimulus plan.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a 26bn-euro ($33bn, £23bn) stimulus plan to help France fend off financial crisis.

Deadly bombings strike Iraqi city.

Two suspected suicide car bombers hit the Iraqi city of Falluja killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police say.

Israel eases Gaza Strip blockade.

Israel allows some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.

Pakistan vows 'action' on Mumbai.

Pakistan's president tells the US secretary of state he will take "strong action" against anyone linked to the attacks in Mumbai.

Sri Lanka child recruitment deal.

A breakaway Tamil Tiger faction which supports Sri Lanka's government agrees to end child recruitment, the UN says.

'Mummy, can I phone the pirates?'.

How a BBC reporter's 12-year-old daughter set up a scoop interview with the Somali pirates.

Laughter defying Burma's junta.

Andrew Harding reflects on his friendship with Burmese comedian Zarganar who, despite repeated arrests and imprisonment, continues to make jokes about the country's military rule.

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