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UK Apache attack helicopters launch first strikes on Libya
Two targets attacked in first mission flown by British combat helicopters over Libya, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Yemen president wounded by shellfire
Ali Abdullah Saleh blamed 'outlaws' after he was hit by shellfire as presidential palace comes under attack amid brewing civil war.
Syria: bloody protests over the slaying of 30 children
Dozens of people were killed on Friday as Syrian protesters demonstrated over of the killing of 30 children at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's security forces.
Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square, cables claim
Secret cables from the United States embassy in Beijing have shown there was no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square when China put down student pro-democracy demonstrations 22 years ago.
Smurfs are 'anti-semitic and racist'
The Smurfs, the cuddly blue comic strip creatures loved by generations of children, are anti-Semitic and racist, treating blacks like moronic primates, a new book claims.
Rihanna defends new 'shooting' music video
Singer says video in which she kills a rapist is 'art with a message'.
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Obama: government has sold its final stake in Chrysler
Barack Obama visited a Chrysler Group Llc plant in Toledo, Ohio, a state vital to his re-election hopes.
Tiananmen Square protesters: where are they now?
Chai Ling – Seen as the "general commander" of the student protesters, Chai Ling fled China in April 1990 and eventually settled in Paris.
Congress challenges US involvement in Libya
Republican leaders in Congress on Friday challenged President Barack Obama's authority over the conflict in Libya by proposing a bill that would demand an explanation for America's involvement in Nato's military campaign.
Noel the turtle proves amputees survive in wild
Grave fears were held for "Noel" when she was released back into the wild after having a flipper amputated.
Ratko Mladic taunted the victims of the Bosnian war
The turning point came as Ratko Mladic put aside his evident physical frailty to taunt victims of the Bosnian war in the public gallery and to regain the pugnacity and arrogance of the notorious "butcher of Srebrenica".
The faces of revolution
This week, a battered Syrian boy’s body brought his country’s struggle into focus. Michael Burleigh argues such casualties have long been powerful global symbols.
Death of Chile's President Salvador Allende 'may not have been suicide'
Forensics expert claims Salvador Allende, the former Chilean president, suffered two bullet wounds during 1973 coup in controversial TV documentary.
Antigua honeymoon murder: family come face to face with suspected killers
The family of murdered British honeymoon couple Ben and Catherine Mullany have come face to face with their alleged killers for the first time in Antigua.
We do terrible things to old people today
Actor and writer Simon Callow talks about his mother’s dementia and the problem of texting in.
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