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N Korean leader's son 'promoted'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, has been appointed a general ahead of a ruling party leadership conference, state media say.

• In pictures: Historic meeting
• Inside North Korea
• Will Kim name successor?
• Profile: Kim Jong-un
• Secretive 'first family'

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US 'disappointed' by Israeli move

The US state department expresses disappointment at Israel's decision not to extend its ban on settlement building in the West Bank.

• In pictures: End of building freeze
• History of Mid-East peace talks

• Chavez foes hail election gains

  Venezuela's opposition celebrates the results of Sunday's election, in which it overturned President Hugo Chavez's two-thirds majority in parliament.

• Public money 'being misspent'

  A BBC survey in 22 countries suggests that people believe that governments misspend more than half of the money they receive in taxes.

• Blackberry launches rival to iPad

• Colombia senator banned for 'Farc links'

• EU 'must end Kosovo Roma return'New

• Pentagon 'pulps' 9,500 spy books

• Farc defiant after leader's deathNew

• Mistrial in Buju Banton drug case

• Titanic actress Gloria Stuart dies at 100

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