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Transocean agrees oil spill fineGulf of Mexico disaster

Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, agrees a $1.4bn (£867m) settlement with the US government for violating the Clean Water Act.

Syria mapBomb hits Syria petrol station

At least nine people have been killed and many injured by a car bomb at a petrol station in Damascus, say activists.

House Speaker John Boehner with a gavel on the floor of the House of Representatives 3 January 2012New US Congress re-elects Boehner

The US Congress begins a new term and re-elects John Boehner as House speaker, with budget battles expected to resume in the coming weeks.

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