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Syria: UK intervention ‘permitted’ – even without UN backing
Military intervention would be legally justified on humanitarian grounds, even if blocked by the UN security council, according to a summary of the UK government’s legal advice.
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Egypt: dozens killed as pro-Morsi protest camps cleared
Egypt declares a month-long state of emergency as violence continues in parts of Cairo after security forces reportedly seize control of two camps filled with pro-President Mohammed Morsi supporters.
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Syria civil war: fighters killed in Lebanon border clash
Several fighters die in an overnight clash between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebel forces in Lebanon’s eastern border region with Syria.
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FactCheck: is President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner right?
It’s the tricky Falklands issue. Now the President of Argentina has written to David Cameron about it. Is her letter right, FactCheck asks?
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Man pleads guilty to Anni Dewani’s honeymoon murder
A South African man is sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Swedish woman Anni Dewani during her 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town.
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Syrian forces ‘kill at least 100’ people
More than 100 people including 13 children, die after Syrian forces attack the town of Houla in Homs province on Friday, according to Syrian anti-government activists.
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Damascus car bombs kill 55 civilians
Two explosions in Damascus kill more than 55 people and injure hundreds more. The blasts happened in an area housing a military intelligence complex.
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United Nations: hospital torture taking place across Syria
The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, tells Channel 4 News that “horrible acts of torture” are taking place in hospitals in the cities of Homs, Deraa and Hama.
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Kodak files for bankruptcy
The 130-year-old company, which invented the hand-held camera, files for bankruptcy protection in the US after years of falling sales.
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West Bank Palestinian ‘shot dead’ by Israeli police
The Israeli army says it is checking reports security forces shot dead a Palestinian in the West Bank as the Palestinian Authority prepares to submit an application for statehood to the UN.
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Wife’s tribute to honeymoon shark attack victim
The wife of a British man killed by a shark while the couple were honeymooning in the Seychelles pays tribute to her “handsome and caring” husband.
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Antigua honeymoon murder case in final stages
The jury in the case of a British couple murdered on their honeymoon in Antigua is to start deliberations.
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Killing Fields video evidence ‘builds case for war crimes’
Footage of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, with its echoes of Srebrenica, means the international community is more likely to act, a top lawyer tells Channel 4 News. But is prosecution possible?
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LIVE BLOG: Sri Lanka's Killing Fields
Jon Snow presents a forensic investigation into the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war, including new video evidence of war crimes. Watch Channel 4 at 11.05pm tonight. Add your voice here or via Twitter using the hashtag #killingfields.
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Ed Miliband tweets ‘world’s luckiest guy’ before marriage
Labour leader Ed Miliband marries his long-term partner Justine Thornton in a civil ceremony, tweeting he “felt like the luckiest guy in the world”.