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North Korea sentences US man to 15 years hard labour
An American is sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea after the Communist regime accused him of trying to overthrow the state.
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Ireland agrees abortion bill: but only to save mother’s life
After tense talks, Ireland’s cabinet agrees a bill to allow abortion to save a mother’s life. But pro-choice groups tell Channel 4 News the victory is small and will only help “minority” of women.
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Ireland prepares to sign off draft abortion bill
A week after the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar, the Irish cabinet is preparing the terms of the abortion bill, which is expected to permit an abortion if the mother’s life is at risk.
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Bangladesh building collapse: death toll likely to rise
Protests erupt in Bangladesh as the death toll from the collapse of a building supplying western retailers rises above 230. Rescuers fear many more bodies could still be trapped.
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Publishers reject post-Leveson regulation plan
A newspaper industry body rejects the government’s plans for press regulation and publishes its own proposal for self-regulation bound by a royal charter.
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Abu Qatada: government agrees new treaty with Jordan
Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs Britain and Jordan have agreed a new treaty that should convince the courts that Islamist preacher Abu Qatada can be deported.
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Kenya: legal challenge in election
Kenya’s defeated presidential contender files a legal challenge to his election loss in a major test of the country’s democratic system after a disputed vote triggered deadly tribal clashes.
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I support gay marriage: top Republican’s change of heart
Top Republican Senator Rob Portman says he now supports same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay – and reveals David Cameron helped inspire his change of heart.
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Suspect in India rape found dead in jail cell
The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured is found hanging in his jail cell, but his family and lawyer said they suspect “foul play”.
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Venezuela election to replace Chavez set for April
Venezuela’s presidency will be decided in an election to take place on 14 April, officials say, as opinion polls heavily favour Hugo Chavez’s anointed successor Nicolas Maduro.
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Lord Neuberger: attacking judges ‘not sensible’
Britain’s most senior judge attacks Theresa May for criticising immigration judges and warns cuts to legal aid funding could see people “take law into their own hands”.
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Hugo Chavez is ‘fighting for his life’
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is “fighting for his life”, the country’s vice-president said on Friday, despite having returned to the capital, Caracas, two weeks ago.
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Barry George loses bid for compensation
Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of Jill Dando, loses his high court bid for compensation as a victim of a “miscarriage of justice”.
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Obama’s second term challenge: the home front
If the first term is all about making an impact, the second term is about the legacy. For Obama – still weathering an economic storm – gun control has forced itself to the top of his agenda.
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Gun control: What can America learn from Britain?
US conservatives are digging in amid calls for tighter gun laws, with some even claiming Britain is more dangerous than America, despite the lack of firearms here. FactCheck investigates.