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Karzai: West should ‘absolutely’ stay out of Libya
Exclusive: Hamid Karzai warns the West to stay out of Libya. The Afghan President tells Channel 4 News that military action would cause the international community and Libya more suffering.
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Ed lets Dave off the hook – to Tory disappointment
As Prime Minister’s Questions resumes after its half-term break, Peter McHugh finds Ed Miliband letting David Cameron off the hook…again.
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Will Cameron learn the Afghanistan intervention lesson?
As a Government report suggests victory in Afghanistan is far from secure, Gaby Hinsliff asks whether David Cameron will learn the lessons on military intervention in Libya from his predecessors.
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Militants assassinate Pakistan’s minority minister
The Taliban claims responsibility for killing the Cabinet’s only Christian Minister Shahbaz Bhatti. An Islamic expert tells Channel 4 News he’s “deeply distressed” at the situation in the country.
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Anger at fuel prices pits motorists against the government
Anger over fuel prices is intensifying, with motorists lobbying Downing Street on duty rises. But a protest veteran tells Channel 4 News that economic insecurity will weaken campaigners’ resolve.
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Libya crisis: Gaddafi under pressure
Pressure on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is intensifying, with leaders including David Cameron calling for him to go as fighting in Libya continues. Follow the latest via our #c4news live blog.
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Iran protests: clashes in Tehran as opposition leaders held
Protests are taking place in Iran following the arrest of opposition leaders. Chants of “death to the dictator” can be heard and clashes have been reported in Tehran.
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Clegg: Councils can cut spending without hitting services
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended cuts to local Government budgets by pointing to authorities that have protected services.
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Libya-Tunisia border: guards fire into air to control crowds
Shots have been fired into the air at the border of Libya and Tunisia. Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson says around 20,000 people are waiting at the border.
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Tunisia's unfinished business
Alex Thomson returns to Tunisia to find there is still a lot of unfinished business in the country which triggered the Arab uprisings.
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Anti-Gaddafi gunmen accidentally fired on Hercules plane
As David Cameron announces that only a handful of Britons remain in chaos-stricken Libya, Channel 4 News understands that an SAS rescue plane was mistakenly fired upon by anti-Gaddafi gunmen.
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Gaddafi denies airstrikes as UK leads Libya no-fly zone plan
As fighting near Tripoli intensifies and David Cameron calls on Gaddafi to “go now” Libya’s information minister tells Channel 4 News there is “no evidence of massacres and bodies in the streets”.
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Libya: RAF rescues further 150 people while key town falls
Libyan rebels have seized the town of Zawiyah where Channel 4 News has witnessed captured soldiers and freshly dug graves, as RAF planes rescue a further 150 people from the desert.
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Libya: Saif Gaddafi says his father is in ‘high spirits’
Despite more Libya violence, Colonel Gaddafi’s son Saif has told Channel 4 News his father is in high spirits and that civil war has been averted – meanwhile the UN is considering “concrete action”.
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Libya: protesters shot in Tripoli, Gaddafi addresses crowd
Colonel Gaddafi urges Tripoli crowd to “get ready to fight for Libya”, as Government forces are reported to have opened fire on protesters. Alex Thomson speaks to a witness to the violence.
