Alex Thomson
Afghans’ national suicide note
Out of time and soon out of office, the Afghan president-outgoing, Hamid Karzai, has just done exactly what Afghans and foreigners alike, never expected.
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Central African Republic: ‘suffering beyond imagination’
Tit-for-tat killings, rape, refugees – the Central African Republic has been described as “on the brink of genocide”, so should the international community intervene?
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Alex Thomson
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Who are Sri Lanka’s disappeared?
Sri Lanka’s civil war is officially over, but people are still being “disappeared” – vanishing without a trace, often, allegedly, in the state’s unmarked white vans.
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Germany to quiz US ambassador over phone spying row
The German government has received information suggesting the United States may have monitored the chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone and are demanding an immediate clarification.
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Why the official version of North Korean life is a carefully constructed lie
Defectors’ tales of food shortages and fear expose the official story of life in North Korea – handed out to the few journalists allowed to enter the country – as a carefully constructed lie.
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Siobhan Kennedy
The grim reality of life on zero hours contracts
Hundreds of thousands of carers are on zero hours contracts. That means no job security or guaranteed hours and work that can be cancelled at the drop of a hat.
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Channel 4 News wins Emmy for Horror in Homs film
Channel 4 News has been awarded the International Emmy for News for its Syria coverage at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday night.
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Michael Crick
Can the Conservatives win back votes in the north?
The Tories are back in Manchester. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the challenges facing David Cameron and his team ahead of tomorrow’s party conference.
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Kenya and al-Shabaab both claim ‘victory’ in mall siege
Kenya’s President Kenyatta says the military operation at the Nairobi shopping mall has ended in defeat for al-Shabaab. But the jihadist group, which killed 67 in the four-day siege, claims victory.
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Nairobi attack: who is Samantha Lewthwaite?
From leafy Buckinghamshire to suspected involvement in the Nairobi shopping centre terror attack, Channel 4 News looks at the life of Samantha Lewthwaite.
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From Russia with love: President Putin appeals to America
Vladimir Putin appeals directly to the nation in a US paper, calling on the American public to steer clear of “brute force” in Syria, as the Russian foreign minister prepares to meet with John Kerry.
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Lindsey Hilsum
For Russia, injustice and cruelty in Syria is better than instability
One reason why Russia opposes US intervention in Syria is that it could make a bad situation worse. And from a Russian viewpoint, instability is a far greater worry than injustice or cruelty.
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Russia ‘hands Syria chemical disarmament plan to US’
As negotiations continue over a UN resolution, Russia is reported to have shown the US its plan for placing Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal under international control.
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Alex Thomson
Baghdamascus: Iraq’s long shadow
There’s a new town in town. Not on any map, but deep in the public psyche of the UK, US and France. It’s Baghdamascus.
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Assad: military strike on Syria would cause regional war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warns the US and France that military action against his regime would lead to war in the “powder keg” Middle East.
