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19 October 2011 Last updated at 18:37 ET

Ohio police hunt escaped animalsA sign warns passing motorists about exotic animals on the loose in Zanesville, Ohio, on 19 October 2011

Police shoot and kill dozens of dangerous animals on the loose in rural Ohio after their zoo cages were left open and their owner found dead.


A video shows the launch in 2009 of a North Korean Unha-2 rocket on a screen inside a hall in Pyongyang, 18 April 2011US and N Korea to hold nuclear talks

US and North Korean officials are to meet next week in Geneva to try to revive stalled international talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Oiled birds (© Daniel Beltrá)Oiled birds photo wins top prize

A group of pelicans smothered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill earns Daniel Beltra the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. BBC Nature

Mark Mardell Article written by Mark Mardell Mark Mardell North America editor

Romney takes all in Las Vegas?

Plenty of people have left Vegas broken after a huge gamble, perhaps a smaller number as clear-cut winners. After the Republican debate, did any of the candidates lose their shirt?

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Katty Kay Article written by Katty Kay Katty Kay Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America

Fox: 'Legalise drugs to stop violence' Watch

The former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, said consumption of drugs in the US was at the root of much of the violence in his country and called for the legalisation of drugs in America.

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