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Audio Archives

UN chief says settlements illegal
UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.
US renews offer of Iran dialogue
President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people.
Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count
The narrow frontrunner in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare.
Egypt prayers for Mubarak health
Government-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday.
Leading Iranian reformist jailed
Leading Iranian reformist and former Vice-President Hossein Marashi is jailed for spreading an anti-government propaganda.
Nigeria recalls Libya ambassador
Nigeria recalls its ambassador to Libya after leader Muammar Gaddafi suggested Nigeria be divided into two states.
Dead man wins extradition battle
A man who fought Britain's longest-running battle against extradition has died just weeks before learning that the High Court would allow him to stay.
US sanctions on Hamas bank and TV
The US Treasury has said it will freeze any assets owned by a bank and a TV station they find under their jurisdiction.
Rocket fire from Gaza kills man
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel kills a man, the first fatal rocket attack since Israel's campaign last year.
Landmine legacy
The desert battle of WWII that still kills and maims
Life under Hamas
Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip
In pictures
Jerusalem's African-Palestinian community
Escaping Iran
Activist flees to escape 'unjust' sentence
Early call
Will Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hold on to an early lead?
In pictures
Living with Gaza's continual power cuts
Dubai jails pair for 'sexy texts'
A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for an Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai.
EU's foreign chief in Gaza visit
The EU's foreign policy chief visits the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person.
Iraq PM in tight race with rival
The latest results from Iraq's election show a tight race emerging between PM Nouri Maliki and his main rival, Iyad Allawi.
Netanyahu in-law makes Obama slur
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from his brother-in-law who called Barack Obama anti-Semitic.
Yemen rebels 'release captives'
Shia rebels in northern Yemen are reported to have released 178 civilians and government soldiers under a ceasefire deal.
Iran and Pakistan sign gas deal
Pakistan and Iran sign a $7.6bn deal to build a long-delayed pipeline to transport Iranian natural gas to Pakistan.
Police hold 50 at Iran festival
About 50 young Iranians celebrating the beginning of the Persian new year are arrested in Tehran.
Clinton affirms US Israel support
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.
Turkey 'trusts Iran nuclear aims'
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells the BBC he believes Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons.
Deadly bomb attacks in Iraqi town
Eight people have been killed and 11 injured by two bombs in the central Iraqi town of Musayyab, police say.