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Steve Bell on David Cameron's Far East visit – cartoon
PM offers incentives to Burma as a reward for introducing political reformsSteve Bell
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North Korea launches long-range rocket
US and South Korean officials report that the launch from a base in the north-west of the country has failedNorth Korea has fired a long-range rocket defying international warnings against moving...
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North Korea's rocket launch fails
Launch ends in failure and embarrassment for North Korea, breaking up only minutes after lift-offA much-heralded test of North Korea's rocket technology has ended in failure and embarrassment for the...
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Wrong turn grants glimpse behind North Korean curtain
It's hard to know what is real in North Korea, but foreign press got a chance to see life behind the facade by accidentThe press bus took a wrong turn - and suddenly, everything changed in the official...
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Escape From Camp 14 by Blaine Harden – review
This account of one man's escape from the North Korean gulag is harrowing but importantFor outsiders, North Korea can seem less like a nation than a sick joke. What little information emerges from the...
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Humanitarian funding watchdog says private finance is key to aid efforts
Private contributions vital against backdrop of economic downturn, claims Global Humanitarian Assistance reportIndividuals, businesses and foundations have continued to give money to humanitarian and...
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Eat less meat to prevent climate disaster, study warns
Fertilisers used in growing feed crops for cattle produces most potent of the greenhouse gases causing climate changeMeat eaters in developed countries will have to eat a lot less meat, cutting...
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News Corp faces growing threat of phone-hacking lawsuits in US
Lawyers preparing News of the World phone-hacking claims in New YorkRupert Murdoch's News Corporation is facing the growing threat of legal action in the US after two prominent lawyers said they were...
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David Cameron lauds Aung San Suu Kyi as he arrives in Burma
David Cameron describes Aung San Suu Kyi as a 'shining example' as he prepares to signal the easing of Burma sanctionsDavid Cameron has hailed Aung San Suu Kyi as an example for people yearning for...
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China's economic growth falls to near 3-year low
GDP growth in world's second-biggest economy declined to still-robust 8.1% in first quarterChina's economic growth fell to its lowest level in nearly three years in the first quarter but analysts said...
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Eurozone crisis live: Another Friday the 13th horror story?
GDP figures out of China, where the economy grew at its weakest pace in nearly three years, could weigh on markets8.30am: Markets have been rocked by data out of China, where the economy grew at its...
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David Cameron meets Aung San Suu Kyi - live coverage
Prime minister is first western leader to visit Burma since Aung San Suu Kyi's success in parliamentary byelections. Follow live coverage of their meeting here8.47am: The Press Association has more on...
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Bahrain Grand Prix finally given the green light by the FIA
• FIA is satisfied security measures are in place• Drivers tentatively support eventThe Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on 22 April, the FIA have confirmed.The decision comes despite...
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Syrians demonstrate as uneasy ceasefire holds
First major challenge against regime since truce took effect on Thursday morning draws tens of thousands across countryTens of thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets for anti-government...
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Obama policy on North Korea 'in tatters'
US officials expect Pyongyang to carry out third nuclear test in near future, respresenting significant policy failure for presidentBarack Obama's policy of engagement with North Korea lies "in...
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Iran raises hopes of nuclear trade off
Tehran signals willingness to trade uranium enrichment limits on eve of first negotiations on nuclear programme in 15 monthsThe first international negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme for 15...
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Israel forces airline to cancel tickets of British 'flytilla' activists
Jet2.com move follows pressure from Israel as 2,000 pro-Palestinian activists prepare to fly in on way to West BankIsrael has forced low-cost airline Jet2.com to cancel the tickets of three women from...
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London 2012 organisers wanted Keith Moon to play at Olympics ceremony
Drummer died from a drug overdose in 1978 at the age of 32The London 2012 opening ceremony is going to be called Isles of Wonder, but there can be no wonderment more wonderful than the fact that...
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Emperor penguins become first creatures to be counted from space
The first census of a entire species using satellite images reveals double the number of the birds, meaning the impact of climate change can be monitored far more accuratelyDamian CarringtonEric Hilaire
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In the theme park battle, will Napoleon steal a march on Mickey Mouse? |...
As Disneyland Paris suffers strikes and euro losses, roll up for Napoleonland. Just don't set off from WaterlooAs a man whose very name has come to define the process whereby reality can be sanitised,...
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