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Palestinians gather as Abbas pushes for UN recognition
Palestinians have been gathering across the West Bank as their president, Mahmoud Abbas, bids for statehood recognition at the United Nations in New York.
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Nato launch airstrikes in battle for Gaddafi stronghold
As many as 1,000 Gaddafi loyalists are still holding out in the desert town of Bani Walid despite being pounded by Nato planes.
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Libya sees no role for UN military peacekeepers
Libya rejects the idea of international peacekeepers playing a role in the country’s future, as thousands in Tripoli freely celebrate the end of Ramadan for the first time in 42 years.
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African Union refuses to recognise rebels
As Libya’s National Transitional Council moves to Tripoli to attempt to restore normality, the African Union has refused to recognise the new government in a sign of support for Colonel Gaddafi.
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LIVE BLOG: The hunt for Gaddafi
All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.
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Blasts hit British Council in Kabul
Nine people are reported to have died after suicide bombers attacked offices housing the British Council and the UN in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. All the assailants involved have been killed.
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Hague backs UN condemnation of Syria
Foreign Secretary William Hague calls on the Syrian regime to stop its violent crackdown on protesters after a UN Security Council statement condemning attacks on civilians.
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UN Council condemns Syria violence
The UN Security council condemns human rights violations by the Syrian government in a statement, as tanks reportedly fire on residential areas in the restive city of Hama.
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Syria death toll rises as UN holds emergency talks
More people are killed in Syria as emergency talks take place at the UN. But Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt tells Channel 4 News military intervention is not on the agenda.
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Ban Ki-moon wins second term as UN Secretary General
The UN Secretary General has been unanimously approved by the UN’s General Assembly for a second 5 year term.
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Syria forces ‘raping and torturing young girls’
A fleeing refugee tells Channel 4 News of “total genocide” and sexual violence allegedly committed by Syrian soldiers in and around the besieged city of Jisr al-Shughour.
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UN rights chief says violence in Syria ‘deplorable’
Syria must stop “bludgeoning its own people”, says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, as 1,500 people flee to Turkey and footage emerges of a second mutilated boy.
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’77 children killed’ in Syria unrest
Amnesty International reveals to Channel 4 News that it has the names of 77 children killed in the recent violence, plus reports of a third child tortured to death.
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Syria unrest: ‘hundreds’ flee to Turkey
As David Cameron pushes for UN action on Syria, ‘hundreds’ have fled the country to Turkey after tanks surrounded the north western town of Jisr al-Shughour.
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UN screens Channel 4 Sri Lanka war crimes film
A special investigation by Channel 4 featuring devastating new evidence of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka is screened at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as pressure mounts for action.