Conflict
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International limelight for war crimes defendant
As he begins a two-year defence against war crimes charges in The Hague’s international court, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić has a platform for his flamboyant defiance.
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Mounting sanctions suffocate Iran
For almost a year, economic sanctions have stifled Iran’s trade and dried up its bazaars. Iranians are suffering – and with a new EU decision, their hardship could soon get even worse.
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Turkey and Syria exchange fire as conflict spreads
Last Wednesday, Syrian shells ripped through the centre of a small Turkish town. The Turkish army have responded vigorously, and the two countries are now just a step away from war.
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Cultural treasures become war casualty in Aleppo
Aleppo is one of the oldest and most culturally rich cities in the entire world. But now, in the midst of a raging civil war, the market at the heart of its historic centre is burning.
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Syria’s children suffer shocking war trauma
A charity has captured the world’s attention by revealing first hand stories of children caught in Syria’s bloody civil war. Its report, Untold Atrocities, details appalling suffering.
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Congo’s gorilla haven threatened by war and oil
A gorilla sanctuary has been forced to close by war in the Congo, and is under threat from oil exploration. How does nature conservation co-exist with more disruptive human activities?
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Murders halt joint patrolling by Afghans and NATO
A rise in attacks on NATO soldiers by rogue members of the Afghan forces has fuelled mutual mistrust. Now joint operations are being scaled down. What price comradeship?
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American ambassador killed by Libyan protesters
On Tuesday, violent protests erupted in Libya and Egypt over an American film that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a perverted buffoon. Yesterday, four US diplomatic staff were killed.
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Taliban ‘ready to share power’ in Afghanistan
After more than a decade at war with invading NATO forces, Afghanistan’s hardline Islamists are willing to see some foreign forces remain, and to sever links with al Qaeda’s terrorists.
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China and Japan clash over disputed islands
Japan calls them the Senkaku Islands; China, Diaoyu. Today, both nations claim them as their own – and simmering tensions are threatening to turn nasty.
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Syria’s story at crossroads as civil war declared
In Syria’s ancient capital Damascus, battle is raging more furiously than ever. With the uprising now officially a civil war, this is a new chapter in Syria’s uprising. What happens next?
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Thousands of soldiers face sack as army slashed
The British Army is to be cut to its smallest level in hundreds of years. More than ten thousand soldiers will lose their jobs. But does the UK need an army at all?
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Fireworks for America on Independence Day
Today is the Fourth of July – the anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. Americans everywhere are celebrating, but is the nation as ‘exceptional’ as some would like to think?
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French spy and World War II hero dies aged 88
Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld was an aristocratic daredevil who led daring SOE sabotage missions behind Nazi lines in Occupied France. Now, his obituary has gone viral.
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British bombers finally given London memorial
In World War II, Allied bombs wreaked death and destruction on innocent civilians. Yet the pilots who dropped them were deeply brave. Now they have finally been honoured with a memorial.