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In Libya you can have any colour you want, as long as it's green
For mile upon mile as we drove into Tripoli today, the colour was green. But the future of Libya is no longer green, blogs Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb.
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Libya ‘not over yet’ says President Obama
As fierce fighting continues in Tripoli, Barack Obama warns “this is not over yet”. The US President says there will be huge challenges ahead but America will stand with the Libyan people.
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Mystery lung illness affecting Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with an apparently untreatable and incurable lung disease are being dismissed as out of shape because tests appear normal, writes Sarah Jones.
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Is life in Iraq getting any better?
As a series of coordinated bomb attacks leave dozens dead in Iraq, Channel 4 News hears from a doctor, a teenage Christian and a human rights activist about day-to-day life in the troubled country.
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Tonight is a major test for us all
Tonight is a big test for both sides. The government cannot afford for this to go on for days longer. At the moment the opposition is being restrained, and aiming it’s fury at the rioters. But you can be sure there will be a political reckoning on how the government handled this – and the idea that people no longer feel safe is a potent political argument. The party of law and order is not easy to see right now.
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Saudi Arabia denounces Syria violence
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah demands an end to the bloodshed in Syria and recalls his country’s ambassador from Damascus, in a rare intervention.
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Markets braced for global turmoil
All eyes turn to the opening bell of the stock markets, due just hours after leaders from the world’s major powers stage emergency meetings, Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
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Vodafone Egypt faces hashtag backlash
Channel 4 News talks to an Egyptian blogger as Twitter users attack the Vodafone “Shokran” campaign, reigniting the debate surrounding the actions of mobile phone firms during the Arab Spring.
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Syria death toll rises as UN holds emergency talks
More people are killed in Syria as emergency talks take place at the UN. But Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt tells Channel 4 News military intervention is not on the agenda.
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How China’s ‘Twitter’ shamed leaders over train crash
Is the furious online backlash against the Chinese authorities, sparked by a high-speed rail tragedy in which 39 people died, China’s “Tiananmen 2.0”? Channel 4 News investigates.
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Syria accused of crimes against humanity
Amnesty International says it has evidence that Syrian forces may have committed crimes against humanity when they crushed protests in the western town of Tel Kelakh in May.
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Morland Sanders to lead North of England coverage
Channel 4 News has announced that Morland Sanders will join the programme as North of England Correspondent.
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Fashion chain Jane Norman goes into administration
Administrators acting for the women’s fashion chain Jane Norman are looking for a buyer for the firm’s 90 shops which shut on Saturday.
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Riots test Communist China’s love of order
Harmony and stability are priorities for the Chinese. But as Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent John Sparks discovered, young people across China are taking to the streets and calling for change.
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