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France ‘won’t rule out’ more Libyan weapon drops
A senior French diplomat tells Channel 4 News a weapon drop to rebel-held areas was a legally-justified move to protect civilians, and that France won’t rule out deploying more arms in the future.
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Syrians dismiss Assad’s promise of reforms
Damascus and several cities across Syria are teeming with anti-government protesters following a speech by President Bashar al-Assad in which he called for stability and pledged new reforms.
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US in peace talks with Taliban says Afghan President
The US is in contact with the Taliban about a possible peace deal in Afghanistan according to Hamid Karzai. Earlier this year the Afghan President told Channel 4 News “contacts had been made”.
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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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Fresh footage reveals new evidence of Sri Lanka executions
New video evidence of the alleged executions of bound prisoners in Sri Lanka has emerged and is to be broadcast in full in a documentary, as pressure builds for an international investigation.
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Syrian tanks ‘shelling everything in sight’ in north
An activist in Syria tells Channel 4 News that the army are indiscriminately shelling villages surrounding the city of Jisr al-Shughour, as dozens more are killed in protests across the country.
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Assad’s Syria vows retribution for ‘deadly attack’
Syrian troops with tanks are believed to be moving on the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughur after the Assad regime vowed ‘firm retribution’ on ‘armed groups’ who they say killed 120 soldiers.
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Tortured 13-year-old a symbol for Syrian resistance
Anti-government protesters in Syria renew efforts as footage emerges of the mutilated body of a 13-year old-boy. Human Rights Watch say the abuses amount to “crimes against humanity”.
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Can George Clooney’s spies in the sky ever prevent war?
It’s a grand vision – preventing wars by telling the world what’s going on. Could George Clooney be onto something or is it naive to think war can be stopped this way? The actor’s Satellite Sentinel Project sees UN experts examine commercial satellite imagery and checks them against reports on the ground from aid agencies, journalists and other sources. They have already produced some pretty amazing images from Sudan including tanks and apparently destroyed villages which can be viewed here.
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ICC names Gaddafi and son as war crimes suspects
The International Criminal Court requests arrest warrants for Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and spy boss Abdullah al-Senussi. But will this bring justice, asks Lindsey Hilsum.
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Hague pushes for sanctions as Syria violence intensifies
Foreign Secretary ‘utterly condemns’ the killing of civilians but says a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown will be difficult to obtain.
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Libya: Gaddafi forces are ‘using cluster bombs’
Human Rights Watch backs claims by rebel fighters that pro-Gaddafi forces are using cluster bombs in Misrata, as a freelance reporter in the city tells Channel 4 News the evidence is highly visible.
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Does Nato want regime change in Libya?
With leaders of the UK, the US and France calling on Colonel Gaddafi to step down, a British Conservative MP wants a recall of parliament amid fears that Nato is set on regime change in Libya.
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Libya summit: ‘Gaddafi must go’
After a day long meeting in Doha, the Libya Contact Group has “affirmed that Gaddafi’s regime has lost all legitimacy and he should leave and allow the Libyan people to decide their future.”
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Libyan rebels: NATO failing civilians
The Libyan rebel commander accuses NATO of slow decision making, which is “letting the people in Misrata die every day”.
