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World Headline, Health Business and Technology Update from BBC News
US job losses reach 34-year highUS unemployment rose by 533,000 in November, official figures show, the biggest one-month rise since 1974.Explosion hits Pakistani cityAt least 16 people are killed by a blast in the centre of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.Russian Orthodox Church head diesThe head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.Ex-PM's wife returns to ThailandThe ex-wife of ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand, despite being convicted there of tax evasion.India admits 'lapses' over MumbaiIndia's new home minister admits security lapses over the Mumbai attacks and pledges that they will be addressed.
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