BBC News 28 November 2012 Last updated at 03:22 ET

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Egyptian protesters vow defianceOpposition protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 27 November 2012

Egyptian protesters set the stage for an extended battle with President Mursi, whose wide-ranging new powers they have defiantly rejected.


Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Kiev, 4 April 2012Decision due in Strauss-Kahn case

A French court is to decide whether to send former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to trial on pimping charges.

Hobbit fans gather in Wellington ahead of the premiereHobbit mania grips New Zealand

Hobbit mania erupts in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, for the world premiere of the first part of Peter Jackson's new trilogy.

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    How an upmarket part of LA become home to the largest community of Iranians outside Iran


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    Inside the Brazilian rodeo which each year becomes the focus of the cowboy world


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    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joins an expert panel to debate why poverty still persists


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    In November 2005, doctors in France carried out the first ever face transplant.

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