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Honours List: More women than men for first time ever
For the first time ever, more women than men have been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Awardees include actress Penelope Keith, cleaners and an NHS whistleblower.
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South Sudan: UN sends more peacekeepers as violence spreads
UN Security Council approves plans to almost double the number of peacekeepers in South Sudan as reports of mass graves fuel fears of a worsening of ethnic blood shed.
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South Sudan military ‘recaptures’ key town of Bor
South Sudan’s government says its military have recaptured the key town of Bor, days after it was seized by rebels.
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Britons evacuated from ‘dangerous’ South Sudan
A plane carrying British nationals leaves South Sudan after the Foreign Office warns people to leave the country as violence spreads.
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Fleeing South Sudan: UK sends plane to evacuate Brits
The Foreign Office is evacuating British nationals from South Sudan amid fighting that has killed up to 500 people.
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Nerve gas used in Syria five times
UN chemical weapons experts confirm that the nerve gas sarin was “definitely” used in Damascus, in up to five places. Soldiers and civilians died but the report stops short of blaming any side.
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Mandela remembered as a ‘giant of history’ by Obama
Barack Obama praises Nelson Mandela as “the last great liberator of the 20th century”, and Jacob Zuma is booed, at the former South African president’s memorial service in Johannesburg.
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Parties and prayers: world celebrates Mandela
Parties, flowers, prayers – tributes pour in for Nelson Mandela from across the world as South Africa begins a day of remembrance for Madiba.
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World leaders unite in praise of Nelson Mandela
Across the world, international leaders from the fields of politics, civil rights and religion say words of praise and thanks to mark the passing of Nelson Mandela.
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France to act ‘immediately’ in Central African Republic
The French president Francois Hollande announces that an operation to protect civilians in the violence-torn Central African Republic will begin within hours.
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Typhoon-hit Philippines declares national calamity
President Benigno Aquino declares a state of national calamity, as rescue workers in the Philippines struggle to reach remote towns and villages to provide aid to more than 600,000 people.
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Why there is no courtroom drama like the real thing
The strange world of the courts is finally opening up to TV audiences. Former court reporter Patrick Worrall wonders what viewers will make of it all.
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Major powers agree Syria draft resolution
Ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock, the United States and Russia agree on a UN Security Council draft resolution designed to rid Syria of its chemical weapons.
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Fifth IPCC climate report – can the world respond?
The conclusions of today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is stark. Environmental lawyer Alistair McGlone asks if there is the political will to respond with concrete action.
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Syria: Russia digs its heels in over use of force
Syria insists Bashar al-Assad is a “legitimate” president, as Russia says it opposes any “use of force” clause in a UN resolution to put his chemical weapons under international control.