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5 December 2011 Last updated at 12:44 ET

Iranians claim to down US droneThis undated handout image courtesy of Truthdowser, shows a rendition of a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinal drone

Iran's military claims to have shot down a US drone, as Nato-led forces say it may be a craft that was lost over western Afghanistan last week.

15-year-old Jason Brett (left) and 14- year-old Alex Jefferson (right) Curfew 'success' in Philadelphia

Philadelphia tackles teenage 'flash mob' gang violence with city centre curfews and young people banned from going out at night. Newsbeat

Message in a bottleUS boy's message in a bottle reaches Azores

An 11-year-old US boy was stunned to get a reply to his message in a bottle from Portugal's Azores Islands - via the more reliable means of email.

Mark Mardell Article written by Mark Mardell Mark Mardell North America editor
Katty Kay Article written by Katty Kay Katty Kay Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America

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