19 October 2012 Last updated at 12:55 ET

EU bank deal 'boosts integration'French President Francois Hollande in Brussels, 19 Oct 12

France says a deal to launch a eurozone banking union next year will help speed up integration, but admits that EU nations are moving at different speeds.


Rabobank ridersMajor sponsor ends cycling deal

Rabobank is ending its sponsorship of its professional cycling team following the Lance Armstrong doping revelations. BBC Sport

Yemeni protestersIn pictures: Yemen's Southern Movement

Images from Aden of protests by Yemen's Southern Movement, a large and politically potent coalition of secessionist groups

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