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Libyan lies?
Governments, Libyan rebels and Nato have made much of the supposed use of foreign mercenaries and allegations of systemic mass rape to justify the war against Colonel Gaddafi. But little to no evidence has been produced to justify the claims.
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Manners maketh the Lady
When Carolyn Bourne sent an e-mail correcting her future daughter-in-law’s manners, she did not expect it to become public. But etiquette expert William Hanson writes that she got most of it right.
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Ministry of Defence faces ‘radical’ reform
As the Defence Secretary outlines major reforms for the MoD, the head of a defence think tank tells Channel 4 News the military realises it must change or face being “hung out to dry” by politicians.
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Michelle Obama inspires young people in South Africa
US First Lady Michelle Obama tells young men and women in South Africa that they can measure up to the greatness of “lions” like Nelson Mandela by continuing to fight injustice around the globe.
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Libya operations – a modest cost?
The claim “What I can say is that the costs should be modest compared to some other operations like Afghanistan, and the Ministry of Defence’s initial view is that this will be in the order of the tens of millions not the hundreds of millions of pounds.”
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Michelle Obama meets Nelson Mandela
Michelle Obama has met Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel during a trip to South Africa. The US first lady is on a week long visit to Africa with her family.
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Nato admits airstrike went ‘off target’
Nato has confirmed that one of its airstrikes on Tripoli went off target and may have caused civilian casualties, following claims by Libyan officials that nine civilians died in the strike.
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Nato boss regret at loss of life in Tripoli
Nato’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells Channel 4 News he regrets the “tragic loss of life” following an off-target air strike in Tripoli, but says the mission is meeting its objectives.
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Gaddafi ‘ordered rape attacks’ as tactic of war – ICC
The International Criminal Court says it has found evidence that the Libyan dictator has been using rape to punish female opponents.
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NATO considers Afghanistan ‘drawdown’
On the day the bodies of three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan are returned to the UK, NATO considers its options for an accelerated troop withdrawal from the country.
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Tea Obreht wins Orange Prize for Fiction 2011
Téa Obreht becomes the youngest winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 after the 25-year-old’s Serbian/American author’s debut novel The Tiger’s Wife scooped the top award for women writers.
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Orange Prize for Fiction 2011: the contenders
Orange Prize co-founder Kate Mosse tells Channel 4 News the award “still matters” in a publishing world dominated by men, as the six nominees read extracts from their books.
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Hacked security giant offers to replace 40m key fobs
A security firm offers to replace up to 40m electronic keys after its system is compromised. Amid fears of state-sponsored hacker teams, a UK expert tells Channel 4 News “one person could do it”.
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Vince Cable booed at GMB conference
Business Secretary Vince Cable is booed at the GMB’s annual conference as he warns the Government will clamp down if strikes threaten to affect the economy.
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Bahrain’s F1 Grand Prix given green light
The world motor racing body agrees to reinstate Bahrain in the Formula One circuit later in the year, despite a heavy crackdown on opposition protests during 11 weeks of martial law.
