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Oprah bows out of self-made stardom
With 25 years of tears, laughter and soul-baring on her TV talk show, Oprah Winfrey has inspired millions. Survivor, media and business phenomenon, and America's best friend: what's her story?
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US and UK have ‘essential relationship’, says Obama
Barack Obama arrives in London to bolster the 'essential' alliance between the US and the UK. British Conservatives have long believed that America is the country's most important friend. Others...
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NATO turns up the heat on Colonel Gaddafi
French officials say that attack helicopters will soon be deployed in Libya. It's a major escalation of the assault on Gaddafi – but has NATO gone too far?
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Not again! Icelandic volcano threatens air routes
One year ago, a volcanic eruption caused chaos as ash clouds shut down European air travel. Now, an even larger explosion at the Grimsvötn volcano threatens to do the same.
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Thousands disappointed as world fails to end
A US preacher predicted the world would end at 6pm last Saturday. Followers were shocked and dismayed as the day passed uneventfully. But although life goes on, apocalyptic beliefs are...
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Israeli couple name their daughter after Facebook
In search of an original name, a couple have named their daughter 'Like', after a Facebook function. But even less striking names can tell a story of their own.
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The Queen makes historic visit to Ireland
The two countries are close neighbours and trading partners. Yet no British monarch has visited Ireland for 100 years. Behind the cheerful welcome is a history of violence and hate.
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Poets, anarchists and druid priests inspired by May
Halfway through May, we look at how this much-loved month has been celebrated for thousands of years. As the weather warms, humans produce outpourings of art, religious fervour, and political...
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One hundred years of bombs from the air
First attempted from a biplane over North Africa in 1911, the use of aerial bombing has become a terrifying feature of modern warfare. But are bombs all bad?
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After the raid, America regains its swagger
With the killing of an old enemy, the USA has shaken off its crisis of confidence and reasserted its unique place in the world. Is this the start of a new American era?
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Q&A: Osama bin Laden's ten commandments
Both loved and loathed, he was one of the few men to change the course of history. What were the ideals that drove this fanatical leader?
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A life in terror: the man behind the monster
He was America's most wanted man, hunted for ten years before Sunday's assassination. How did an awkward teenage recluse become the world's deadliest terrorist?
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Celebrating fifty years of the final frontier
It's half a century since mankind first journeyed into space. A special mission launches today to mark the occasion. These days getting to orbit is easy – but where can astronauts go next?
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Eurozone crisis: voters rebel against bailouts
Could the European Union end up as a club with two sorts of membership: one for the richer countries and one for the poor?
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Batting for peace – ‘cricket diplomacy’ in India
The biggest match in cricket took place yesterday in the Indian town of Chandigarh as two nations took to the field, divided by politics and religion, but united by their shared love of sport.