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BBC news 2013-11-23

BBC News with Jonathan Izard.

An emotional ceremony to mark the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been taken place in the US city of Dallas, coinciding with the time that he was shot 50 years ago. Bells rang out at the moment of silence was observed of the exact moment the president was hit as his motorcade passed through. The mayor of Dallas Michael Rawlings recalled the day of the assassination.

I remember being called into the school gymnasium, hearing the terrible news and told to go home. Stunned civic leaders at the Trade Mart luncheon awaited a president who would never arrive. Crowds prayed outside  Parkland Hospital. Traffic stopped in cities across the country as news spread from car to car.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Geneva to help push for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program. Negotiators from Iran and 6 world powers have spent a third day trying to resolve their differences. From Geneva, Jeremy Bowen reports.

The arrival in Geneva of some more all of the foreign ministers of the big powers negotiating with Iran does not necessarily guarantee a deal. But they're unlikely to come unless an agreement is much closer than it was when they rushed here 2 weeks ago. The big questions being discussed include the future of a nuclear power station Iran is building which could in theory provide material for nuclear weapon. There is also the question of what limits if any Iran would accept on its enrichment of Uranium. It says its enrichment is legal and peaceful and nothing to do with developing a nuclear weapon.

The international chemical weapons watchdog has announced 10 different companies to bid for the task of destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. The organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has listed 18 types of chemicals that need to be disposed of at an estimated cost of between 37 and 54 million dollars.

Zimbabwe has warned that from the beginning of next year foreigners who run businesses in retail, farming and many other sectors of the economy will be arrested. Officials said Zimbabweans will be identified to take over the businesses to prevent shortages.

Football's world governing body Fifa has opened a disciplinary proceedings after Croatia's win over Iceland on Tuesday which secured them a place in next year's world cup. One player has been accused of leading a pro-Fascist chant. Here is Alex Capstick.

Immediately after the 2:0 victory over Iceland, the defender Josip Simunic grabbed the microphone at the stadium in Zagreb. The atmosphere was euphoric, he turned to the stands and shouted to his audience.

The words he used were Zadam for homeland to which the fans replied Spemny, Ready. It's a chant associated with Ustashas, a puppet regime which ruled the country during the World War II. It was responsible for the brutal persecution of Jews, Serbs, Gypsies and other anti-Fascists. Simunic denied it was used in a political context.

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There have been 2 explosions in the busy neighborhood in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Eyewitnesses said 5 people have killed in a blast in the Ancholi area where many Shia Muslims live. Many other people have been wounded.

British police investigating the case of 3 women who were held captive for 30 years at a house in London say they've uncovered a complicated and disturbing picture of emotional control. Police say the women had been physically abused including being beaten but detective inspector Kevin Hyland who's leading the investigation said that may not have been apparent.

There was a degree of physical abuse and there was what would be over a period of years, some form of grooming, just generally, you know making them do, as they were wanted them to do. They may to the naked eye look like somebody just going around with their ordinary business. But actually, they controlled in a way but it was invisible.

Rescue services in Latvia say they will continue to search through the night for survivors in the rubble of a supermarket that collapsed in the capital Riga on Thursday. Forty-eight people including 3 firefighters are known to have been killed. The cause of the collapse is still unclear and the police have launched a criminal investigation. The government has declared 3 days of mourning.

The Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen has won the world championship crown. The 22-year-old beat Viswanathan Anand of India who'd held the title since 2007. Here is Andrew North.

Nearly half of his opponent's age, Magnus Carlsen already had a reputation as a chess prodigy before taking the title from Viswanathan Anand. The final moment came after several hours of intense spar in the tenth game in which the two men had matched each other move for move. But then, to the dismay of the Indian supporters, he capitulated, ending Carlsen an unassailable lead and the world crown. His youthful look has prompted the Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov to dub him a Harry Potter type super talent.

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