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BBC News - World
The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.

• EU 'wants Greece in the eurozone'
  EU leaders want Greece to stay in the eurozone but it must continue economic reforms, the European Council president says at a Brussels summit.
• Egypt's landmark election resumes
  Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.
• Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'
  People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
• US drone 'kills 8' in Pakistan
  The second US drone strike in 24 hours kills eight people in a volatile tribal area of north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
• C-section 'link' to child obesity
  Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests.
• War crime accused 'use blackmail'
  Incoming chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda says the world must stop being "blackmailed" by alleged war criminals.
• Suu Kyi to make Thai forum visit
  Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend the World Economic Forum in Bangkok next week, leaving Burma for the first time in 24 years.
• Amnesty bemoans 'lack of action'
  The pro-democracy protests of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty International says in its annual report.
• Extra day for Iran nuclear talks
  Talks in Baghdad on Iran's controversial nuclear programme go into a second unscheduled day after diplomats fail to reach agreement.
• Zuma 'obscene' painting case due
  South Africa's ruling party is taking legal action to try and remove a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma from public view.