Search results for ‘Kuwait’
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US ‘shooting spree’ soldier flown out of Afghanistan
A soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians is flown to Kuwait following “legal recommendations”. The move comes amid a visit by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
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Syrian forces ‘kill hundreds in Homs’
Activists say more than 200 people are dead after shelling by Syrian forces in Homs. One eye-witness in the city tells Channel 4 News the “massacre” started after a group of al-Assad troops defected.
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Christmas shopping gives high street sales a lift
With retail sales rising in the run-up to Christmas, Channel 4 News looks at the high street victims of the economic downturn.
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Syria’s Assad defiant in latest speech
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insists he still has the country’s support despite a 10-month-old uprising against his regime.
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Q&A: What next for the British high street?
“Dazzling” sales in the week before Christmas, yet forecasts remain gloomy as plunging profits threaten to close more shops. Channel 4 News asks: what is the future of the British high street?
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Last US troops leave Iraq
Iraq faces an uncertain future as the last US military units hand over control to local forces, amid continuing political uncertainty and sectarian violence.
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Washington accelerates pullout from Iraq
Reports that Washington is accelerating its withdrawal from Iraq by three weeks are a mixed blessing, says defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones.
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Arms fair opens in London amid protests
Defence Secretary Liam Fox gives strong support to the defence industry at the opening of the UK’s DSEi arms fair, which includes delegates from Bahrain.
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Mogadishu: the 'antidote' to boredom
We have four vehicles in our convoy, lumbering giants mounted with machine guns fore and aft. And so we trundle out of the airport, feeling like sitting ducks, through the wrecked city of Mogadishu, failed capital of a notoriously failed state.
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Frozen Libyan cash to be released for humanitarian aid
Turkey’s Foreign Minister has backed calls to unfreeze around £2bn of Libyan cash for humanitarian aid.
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Bahrain ‘dialogue’ fails to sway opposition
The King of Bahrain hails a ‘national dialogue’ as a way to reconcile a country torn by sectarian divisions – but its largest opposition party has not yet confirmed whether it will take part.
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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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Lindsey Hilsum: ‘best reporting is evidence of own eyes’
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum talks from Libya to Channel 4 News Facebook followers about life on the road, reporting from war zones and how she maintains a fresh supply of silk scarves.
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Syria’s army holds the key to Assad regime’s future
As refugees flee the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour in the face of a concerted military assault, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes that the army holds the country’s future in its hands.
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Libya rebels’ funding boost from allies
Western and Arab countries pledge more than $1.1bn in funding for Libya’s Transitional National Council at a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya in Abu Dhabi.
