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By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent, BBC News The burning of wood is a major source of black carbon the world over. New research says that black carbon, or soot, is making a much larger contribution to global warming than previously recognised. Scientists say that particles from diesel engines and wood burning could be having twice as much warming effect...

Aleppo University's campus is located in an area under government control More than 50 people have been killed by two explosions at a university campus in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, activists and officials say. The blasts reportedly struck an area between Aleppo University's halls of residence and the architecture faculty. The Syrian Observatory for...

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An explosion has rocked a university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, with unconfirmed reports that at least 15 people were killed. State television said the blast was a "terrorist bombing", although activists say the cause is unclear. Aleppo has repeatedly been hit by bombings and air strikes, as government forces try to dislodge rebels there. Rebel forces...

Troops from a regional West African force will be in Mali within days, Nigeria says, to help a French intervention against Islamist rebels. The force's commander, Gen Shehu Abdulkadir, confirmed the move to the BBC as West African military commanders met in Mali's capital, Bamako. France has 750 troops in Mali and is expected to increase that to 2,500. It began...

HMV has 239 stores in the UK and Ireland The boss of HMV has said he is confident of finding a solution to the embattled retailer's troubles. Trevor Moore said management had begun working with administrators Deloitte. "We remain convinced we can find a successful business outcome," he told journalists. "The intention is to continue to trade the stores." HMV...

Higher utility prices helped fuel inflation UK consumer prices inflation held steady at 2.7% in December, official figures have shown. A rise in electricity and gas prices was offset somewhat by a fall in fuel costs and air transport, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The CPI rate of inflation has remained been above the Bank of England's 2% target since...

Burberry said the global trading environment remained "challenging" Burberry shares have risen 4% after it reported a strong increase in revenues for the final three months of 2012. Total sales at the fashion house – famed for its camel, red and black check pattern – increased by 9% to 613m in the three months to 31 December, up from 574m a year...

Sir Mervyn said investment banks had to remember the needs of wider society Sir Mervyn King has criticised the prospect of investment bankers choosing to defer their annual bonuses until after the introduction of the new lower top rate of income tax. The Bank of England governor said such a move would be "depressing" and against the needs of wider society. His...

Honda had already announced 800 job cuts at its Swindon plant which employs 3,500 workers More than 300 agency staff at Honda will lose their jobs on top of the 800 staff losses announced on 11 January. The contract workers at the company's South Marsdon plant are expected to be released in February. The Japanese car manufacturer is blaming weak demand across Europe...