BBC News 27 December 2011 Last updated at 20:56 ET

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North Korea to hold Kim funeralKim Jong-il lying in state

North Korea is to begin two days of funeral services for its late leader Kim Jong-il, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend in Pyongyang.


Protesters in Beit Shemesh, 27 December 2011Israelis rally against segregation

Thousands rally in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism, prompted by attacks on "immodestly" dressed women.

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