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22 February 2012 Last updated at 10:27 ET

Western journalists die in HomsMarie Colvin and Remi Ochlik (file)

American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed in the Syrian city of Homs.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak being stretchered into court on 5 JanuaryVerdict on Mubarak set for 2 June

A trial verdict for Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that ousted him, is set for 2 June.

Simulated view of seven-million year old trackways with digitised elephants inserted (c) Mauricio AntonAncient tracks are elephant herd

Vast trails of seven-million-year-old fossilised footprints in the Arabian desert reveal the "social structure" of prehistoric elephants, say scientists. BBC Nature

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