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Merkel challenged over EU growthGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Brussels, 23 May 2012

EU leaders begin summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth.

Egyptians, both young and old, fill out their ballots in Cairo, 23 May 2012Egyptians vote in landmark poll

Egyptians vote in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising.

Shakil Afridi. File photoPakistan jails 'Bin Laden' doctor

A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden.






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Lady begs outside Bank of GreeceEurozone in trouble

Background and analysis on wider impact of Greece's escalating political and financial crisis

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Magazine

  • Body scannerBody blow

    Could a bomb really be sewn into a human?

  • Amon Goeth and his daughter MonicaHated surnames

    The troubled descendants of Nazi war criminals


Features and Analysis


Market Data

Last Updated at 20:16 GMT
Market index Current value Trend Variation % variation
Dow Jones 12495.92 Down -6.89 -0.06%
Nasdaq 2850.12 Up 11.04 0.39%
FTSE 100 5266.41 Down -136.87 -2.53%
Dax 6285.75 Down -149.85 -2.33%
Cac 40 3003.27 Down -80.82 -2.62%
BBC Global 30 5827.89 Down -16.68 -0.29%
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World Service Podcasts

  • Kalpana SarojOutlook: Kalpana Saroj

    From being caste as an 'untouchable' to a millionaire, meet the woman who's redefining India


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Programmes

  • Jocelyn Bell BurnellHARDtalk Watch

    Renowned astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell on her struggle to work in science

  • Artist Shauntay GrantFast Track Watch

    Acclaimed artists help Nova Scotia to recognise its 400 years of black heritage

BBC World Service

  • Newshour Listen

    Lyse Doucet in Egypt for presidential election; Michael Sandel on the power of markets

  • Newshour Listen

    Economic vicious circle; Egypt gears up for elections; running with Kenya's Abel Kirui.


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