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Mohamed Morsi 'intends' to use legal powers to pardon press critics
VP tells media of plan to pass law to prohibit detention of journalists as editor stands trial for 'insulting the president'Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi will exercise his legislative mandate to...
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Anders Breivik should be declared sane, majority of Norwegians believe
Poll by Norway's state broadcaster shows three-quarters want Utøya island killer sent to prison, not secure psychiatric unitThe majority of Norwegians want the court to declare Anders Breivik sane when...
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How hip-hop fell out of love with Obama
Barack Obama was once hailed as America's first hip-hop president. Why have so many rappers now given up on 'B-rock'?Earlier this year, Killer Mike made quite a splash with his latest album, R.A.P....
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When London became the recruiting centre in the battle against apartheid |...
The London recruits' work for the ANC merged youthful ideals with the power of international solidarityAfter Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress were jailed in 1964,...
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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings to be axed by Channel 4
Broadcaster says it's time to draw a line on series but six 'Gypsy-themed' specials will be commissionedChannel 4 is to axe Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, the series that provided an eye-opening and sometimes...
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Rembrandt etching lost in the post
Norway's art gallery loses copy of work produced in 1658 after trying to save money on courier and insuranceA Norwegian art gallery lost a Rembrandt etching worth up to $8,600 (£5,400) in the mail...
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Letters: Bare facts about the media and privacy
As a republican reader, I nonetheless find at least three features of the "naked prince" story (Report, 23 August) cause for moral concern. First, that the private consensual behaviour of two...
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Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive'
The Iranian-American director of Circumstance, a teenage lesbian romance, knows a thing or two about causing trouble, and the link between desire and dissent"I've always had the tendency to cause...
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Letters: Save Reggie Clemons
Like Troy Davis last year, the Reggie Clemons case raises profoundly troubling concerns about the administration of capital justice in the US (Report, 22 August). Amnesty opposes the death penalty in...
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US and Turkey meet to discuss Syrian chemical weapons
Washington moves to reassure Nato ally, with reports emerging of Pentagon plan to guard or destroy Syria's stockpilesUS military and intelligence officials met their Turkish counterparts in Ankara on...
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Gawker publishes audits of Mitt Romney's offshore financial accounts
950 pages of documents contain internal audits and financial involving Bain Capital and Romney's personal fortuneMitt Romney's offshore financial holdings are coming under new scrutiny following the...
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Germany and France turn screw on Greece over austerity plans
Greek PM Antonis Samaras to be told to stick to hardline reforms to stay in eurozone as Berlin rejects plea for more timeGermany and France have ratcheted up the pressure on the Greek government when...
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Mitt Romney makes birth certificate quip at Michigan rally
Obama campaign accuses Romney of pandering to rightwing 'birther' movement with remark during speech in home stateMitt Romney was mired in controversy again just days before the Republican convention...
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Prince Harry: a betrayal of trust can never be ethical
And how are naked pictures of the third in line to the throne in the public interest?The pretend debate rages on. Is it "right" to publish photographs of law-abiding people when they are naked in their...
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Dan Rather on the Republican national convention – video
As the Republican party prepares for its national convention in Tampa, former CBS news anchor Dan Rather talks to Gary YoungeGary YoungeKat Keene Hogue
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Harsh Republican convention platform opens window to the soul of the party
The GOP platform is more hardline than ever, and while it's a lot of posturing, at least some of it may prove significantHumans used to have tails, but all that's left is a vestigial coccyx. American...
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Glencore misses Xstrata deadline offer
Deal not quite dead despite failure to increase £18bn offer if commodities trader changes meeting date for takeover voteGlencore's attempted takeover of Xstrata slipped further away as a deadline...
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Should Julian Assange be extradited?
The author, critic and playwright Bonnie Greer and Lisa Longstaff, from the advocacy group Women Against Rape, debate the fate of the WikiLeaks bossAs the diplomatic crisis over Julian Assange...
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Letters: Extreme weather causes forest fires
Patrick Barkham's comments on this summer's wildfires, particularly those in the American west, emphasising arson as a cause, demand rebuttal (Shortcuts, G2, 23 August). The forest fires stretching...
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Tackling gun violence, one block at a time, in New York | Sarika Bansal
Mass shootings make dramatic headlines, but they miss the real story: communities acting to stem the menace of gun crimeThe summer of 2012 has sadly been colored with several high-profile mass...
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