Hello , these are the latest from BBC World News, I’m Martine Dennis.
The American singer Whitney Houston at the age of 48. Her publicist says in her hotel room at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. At her , she was one of the world’s best artists.
Greece’s prime minister that national bankruptcy would leave his country facing uncontrollable economic and social . Lucas Papademos called for MPs the latest austerity measures in a vote on Sunday.
Activists say up to 35 people have been killed in between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to president Assad. At least 15 were reportedly killed in Homs. And in a separate development ,a senior army officer in Damascus.
In the race for the Republican nomination of the U.S. presidential election, Mitt Romney caucuses in the state of Maine.
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