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Sarkozy and Hollande clash in TV debate
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande clash repeatedly in their only television debate ahead of the election.
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Sarkozy fights for his job as support swings to Hollande
French voters rallied behind Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in round one of closely fought elections, leaving far right President Nicolas Sarkozy clinging to power.
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‘Situation critical’ as Bahrain hunger striker nears death
As concerns grow for the life of leading Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Dublin-based human rights group tells Channel 4 News violence will escalate in the kingdom if Abdulhadi dies.
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Syria violence continues ahead of UN ceasefire
Amid signs that Syrian attacks on the opposition have intensified in the last 24 hours, the United Nations struggles to implement a peace plan calling for an end to the violence.
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’21 killed’ as Syrian troops bombard Homs
As Syrian troops bombard buildings and hospitals in Homs, reportedly killing 21, a human rights worker in the city tells Channel 4 News food and vital medicines are not reaching civilians.
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Four killed in violent clashes in Egypt
There have been more deaths following clashes between police and demonstrators in Egypt, as protests continue over the handling of the football stadium riot in Port Said.
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Why thuggery cuts both ways in Egypt
If it wasn’t for a hard core of violent youths, many of them football fans, manning the barricades and taking on the police a year ago, would Egypt’s revolution have gone as far as it has?
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LIVE BLOG: Who changed the world in 2011?
Who changed the world in 2011? This is how you voted: 1 Mohamed Bouazizi – 57% 2 People power – 26% 3 Occupy movement – 7% Who changed the world in 2011? Add your voice Check out who the Channel 4 News correspondents picked below – first up, Washington Correspondent Matt Frei. Below: Channel 4…
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Meetings with the remarkable Christopher Hitchens
I first met Christopher Hitchens when he was driving a jeep across northern Iraq 20 years ago and stopped to offer me a lift. He talked for hours, about anything and everything, and the time whizzed by as we negotiated precarious mountain passes.
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Egyptian demonstrators reject army promises
Further clashes between protesters and military police break out in Cairo, as the UN condemns authorities “clearly excessive” use of forcce against protesters.
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On patrol with the 'Syrian Free Army'
That civil war many predict if President Bashar al-Assad is deposed…. well it may have already started.
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Torture ‘rampant’ in Syria
Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch says.
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Met Police in Kenya for kidnap hunt
A team of Metropolitan Police officers are travelling to Kenya to help authorities investigating the murder of a British tourist and the kidnap of his wife, Scotland Yard says.
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Kidnap of Briton by militants ‘most worrying scenario’
Somali militants could be responsible for killing a British man in Kenya and kidnapping his wife, a Chatham House expert tells Channel 4 News.
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How Channel 4 News reported 9/11
First a newsflash, then the seven o’clock programme and a special extra bulletin: how Channel 4 News covered the worst terror strikes in history, and Jon Snow recalls his visit to Ground Zero.
