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Beirut bomb kills former Sunni minister Mohammed Chatah
A car bomb rips through the business district in the center of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, killing a prominent pro-western politician and four others.
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Why are family courts so secretive? And will it change?
They are so private that even complaining about a case could put you at risk of imprisonment for contempt of court. But has this secrecy undermined public confidence in the family courts system?
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Peru jail sentence for UK drug mule pair
Two women from the UK, Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid, are sentenced to six years and eight months after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling.
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Nelson Mandela: the final goodbye
Nelson Mandela is buried in his hometown of Qunu, following a funeral service attended by 4,500 people, at which he was praised for teaching the world the lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Tutu confirms he will not attend Nelson Mandela funeral
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela’s close friend and fellow anti-apartheid hero, will not attend the former South African president’s funeral as he says he was not told he would be welcome.
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China’s first moon landing – what is in it for them?
The Chinese have successfully touched down spacecraft Chang’e 3 in the first moon landing since 1975. Why is the moon back on the agenda? And what is the mystery mineral they’re interested in?
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The road to Qunu: a journey to Mandela’s resting place
After the lying in state, the focus of mourning will move from urban to rural areas. Follow Channel 4 News as we tweet, blog and report on rural South Africa’s goodbye to Nelson Mandela #TheRoadToQunu
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Nelson Mandela’s 65th birthday – ITN archive (1983)
In July 1983 Nelson Mandela celebrated his 65th birthday. ITN’s Mike Hanna spoke with anti-apartheid campaigners Helen Suzman and Winnie Mandela about the renewed calls for his release.
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Nelson Mandela’s body to lie in state for three days
Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrives at the Union Buildings in the capital where his remains will lie in state for three days, with huge crowds expected to pay their respects.
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What is dementia? The key questions
As the UK hosts a major G8 summit on dementia, Channel 4 News explains how to recognise symptoms of the disease, and looks at how best to help sufferers.
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Mandela memorial: why the crowds booed President Zuma
With the world’s leaders looking on, it was a chance for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to shine. So why did some of his countrymen choose to publicly humiliate him?
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From the archives: Mandela’s first TV interview
In 1961, Nelson Mandela gave his first TV interview to ITN reporter Brian Widlake. At the time, he was a wanted man, and and was speaking not long after a brutal government crackdown.
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Gender segregation: protests against university guidelines
Students in the UK are demonstrating against university guidelines allegedly backing gender segregation. Channel 4 News looks at what sparked the debate in the UK’s biggest universities.
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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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Ten things you didn’t know about Nelson Mandela
He was a fitness fanatic, a master of disguise, a ballroom dancer and a trained guerrilla. And Nelson wasn’t even his real name…