Alex Thomson
Syria’s war: ‘a new low’ as 50 die in mosque bombing
With the bombing of the Iman mosque in Syria, “a new day has dawned and in the cynicism of this war a new level of descent has been reached”.
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Rebels capture key Syrian air base, activists claim
Rebels seize a strategically significant Syrian air defence base, activists say, as fighting rages near Syria’s border with Israel.
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Alex Thomson
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Lindsey Hilsum
Why Chinua Achebe embodied Africa’s struggles
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, whose death has been announced, was the father of modern African writing. International Editor Lindsey Hilsum looks back on his remarkable achievements.
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Alex Thomson
The growing cancer of sectarian hate in Syria
In the thick of a violent civil war any attempt to point out the strange normality of life in much of central Damascus will be met as blatant pro-Assad war propaganda.
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Lindsey Hilsum
This was it. After the waiting, the Iraq war had begun
With the start of Operation Shock and Awe unfolding in front of them, the Channel 4 News crew received an unwelcome visit to their room in Baghdad’s Hotel Palestine.
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UK public opposes government’s aim to arm Syrian rebels
A decade since the war in Iraq, a YouGov poll reveals half the British people are against giving Syria’s rebels any military hardware whatsoever.
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UN votes again to urge Sri Lanka to investigate war deaths
For the second time in two years the United Nations Human Rights Council votes to urge Sri Lanka to carry out credible investigations into killings and disappearances during its bloody civil war.
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My daily hunger to make a difference on travel for disabled
An 18-year-old who took his fight for better transport for disabled passengers to parliament on Monday writes for Channel 4 News about his “hunger” for change.
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Syrian army tank footage shows ‘soldier’s eye view’
New footage, said to be from a Syrian government tank, shows the desolation in Damascus, as the country’s refugee crisis worsens and the government targets rebel-held Raqqa.
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Will increased UK aid prolong Syria's agony?
As Syria’s civil war increases humanitarian suffering throughout the country, will the UK’s pledge of non-lethal help merely extend its conflict, asks Jonathan Miller.
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Hugo Chavez – Latin American demagogue with the common touch
The Venezuelan president was a polarising figure – someone who could bait George W Bush on TV while championing the poor and presiding over a unique social experiment in the country he led.
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Syria rebels seize UN peacekeepers in Golan
Syrian rebels abduct more than 20 UN peacekeepers the Golan Heights ceasefire zone pushing back the frontier of their war with President Bashar al-Assad.
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UK to give Syrian opposition military equipment
As the foreign secretary announces the UK is to supply armoured vehicles to the Syrian opposition, the UN confirms that one million refugees, including 500,000 children, have fled the conflict.
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US promises aid for Syria rebels – but is it too late?
US Secretary of State John Kerry pledges $60m to support the opposition in Syria in the face of government “brutality”, but stops short of any form of military intervention.
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Syria reels from another day of violence
After yesterday’s bloodshed in Syria – one of the deadliest days in the conflict – there was further violence today, with at least 29 people killed in rocket attacks in Aleppo.
