Jon Snow
The remoteness of modern war
Channel 4 News presenter, Jon Snow, on Afghanistan, British and US military presence there, and the meanings of war.
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US sergeant faces 17 Afghan murder charges
The soldier accused of killing civilians in southern Afghanistan in a shooting rampage is to be charged with 17 counts of murder. But the Taliban have vowed to avenge the deaths.
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Large explosions in Syrian capital, Damascus
Two deadly blasts have killed dozens of people in the centre of Damascus. State media blamed “terrorists” seeking to overthrow President Basher al-Assad.
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Kofi Annan to set out ‘last chance’ for Syria’s Assad
As Kofi Annan, special envoy for Syria, briefs the UN Security Council, is this President Assad’s last chance? One blogger tells Channel 4 News it’s now a clear choice – “guns or words”.
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Jon Snow
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Dozens feared dead in fresh onslaught on Homs
Around 50 people, including children, are killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs amid a peace mission by the UN, according to activists.
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Three wishes for iPad3?
As excitement builds ahead of the expected launch of Apple’s iPad3, Channel 4 News asks technology experts and fans what new features we can expect to see – and the ones they are secretly wishing for.
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Syrian rebel forces withdraw from Baba Amr
Syrian rebel forces “strategically withdraw” from their stronghold of Homs, reportedly leaving the area and its 4,000 civilians in control of government forces.
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Greek gloom at looming ‘dead end’ bailout
Greece is widely expected to be granted a new 130bn euro (£110bn) bailout, with eurozone financial ministers meeting in Brussels to iron out more unpopular austerity measures.
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Iran questions: How close is war?
Channel 4 News takes a closer look at the hurdles between Israel and an attack on Iran.
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Inside ‘free’ Syria
Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman travels to rural northern Syria where local villagers have joined the revolt against the Assad regime. His report contains eyewitness accounts of brutality.
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Syrian troops fire on protesters in Damascus
At least one person has died in the Syrian capital Damascus after security forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired live rounds at protesters, according to opposition activists.
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Libya one year on: Russia regrets
The international community learned a lot of lessons from Libya, and there are regrets. Lindsey Hilsum is in Moscow on the first anniversary of the revolution.
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Iranian nuclear weapon ‘getting closer’
As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loads nuclear fuel rods into the Tehran Research Reactor, experts say Iran does have the technology to make a nuclear weapon, but lacks the political will – for now.
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Gary Gibbon
Prepare for Franco-British inactivity on Syria
Syria is already being talked up as a central topic at the Anglo-French summit between David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday. Can the old duo revive their Libya double-act? To which the answer is: forget it.
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Britain will avoid recession – CBI
The CBI employers’ body says Britain will avoid recession but other forecasters are less opimistic, with one economist telling Channel 4 News that “the economy is going nowhere”.
