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Iran's looming break with Britain
Jon ponders the future of Britain’s centuries-old relationship with Iran.
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Somali pirate ransoms top £3m as report demands action
As British private security companies queue up to offer armed guards to counter pirate attacks off Somalia, a government report calls for tighter regulation of a flourishing industry.
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Taliban groups unite against US
Days after reports of tentative negotiations between the US and the Taliban, Channel 4 News learns of a probable deal between the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban to fight under one banner, for one aim.
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After Syria, where will Lebanon go now?
Lebanon, it was always said, is where Syria has its wars. So now that Syria is actually hosting what amounts to a war, people next door expect violence in Lebanon any day. However thus far, the hideous conflict next door has yet to migrate next door, and there are reasons to hope it may not.
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Enigmatic world of North Korea’s ‘dear leader’
At the centre of an intense personality cult, the North Korean leader inspired a myriad of legends and parodies. Channel 4 News looks at the more bizarre side of the Kim Jong-il legacy.
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Man tried to bury partner alive in cardboard box
Marcin Kasprzak is found guilty of trying to murder Michelina Lewandowska, his former partner, by burying her alive in a wood outside Huddersfield. She clawed herself free using her engagement ring.
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Leveson Inquiry hears of Milly’s family false hope
The Leveson Inquiry has heard that murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler’s mother was “euphoric” after accessing her missing daughter’s voicemail after a private detective deleted some of the messages.
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Syria ‘spilling over into sectarian violence’
As more than 11 people are reportedly killed across Syria in defiance of the Arab League peace plan, a human rights group warns Channel 4 News of sectarian violence in Homs.
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Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates
The prime minister announces armed guards are to be deployed on British ships for the first time to protect them from pirates.
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Argentina’s ‘Blond Angel of Death’ jailed
Human rights groups are celebrating in Argentina as Alfredo Astiz, the infamous “Blond Angel of Death” and 11 other death squad members from the 1970s are jailed for life.
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Child lost as rains hit famine ravaged Somalia
Heavy rains in Mogadishu have swept away makeshift camps housing people fleeing from famine. Channel 4 News hears from a charity worker who met a woman whose daughter was lost in the deluge.
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Three months of famine in southern Somalia
The death of one of the world’s worst tyrants on Thursday made it impossible for me to report that we are now three months on since the UN declared a famine in southern Somalia, writes Jonathan Rugman.
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Celebrations as Gaddafi confirmed dead
As former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is confirmed dead, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum, who is in Tripoli, says people are “going crazy” and celebrating his death.
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Joy and frustration for British Libyans at Gaddafi’s death
As celebrations erupt across Libya at Gaddafi’s death, Libyans in Britain tell Channel 4 News of their mixed emotions that the former dictator will not face a trial.
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Kenyan troops prepare for battle in Somalia
Having crossed the Somali border on Sunday to launch operation Protect Kenya, the Kenyan army now faces a tough fight for control of Afmadow, reports defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones.
