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Brisbane under water
By Nicholas Fearn - 27 January 15:07

Rain, hail and toxic sludge – this Briton picked a bad time to move to to Queensland.

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Night of the junta
By Ambika Reddy - 07 November 14:02

Despite a sham election, Aung San Suu Kyi’s imminent release offers hope to Burma.

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Dear Leader’s big moment for détente?
By Isabel Hilton - 21 September 9:07

Negotiating with North Korea was never simple — but as threats of confrontation with the South ease,

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African al-Qaeda
By Xan Rice - 09 August 9:13

The murderous mission of the Somali rebel group al-Shabaab.

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Why you shouldn't write Sarah Palin off
By Rob Blackhurst - 26 July 8:32

The rise of Rick Warren and the mega-church Bible Belt has boosted Palin's presidential ambitions.

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Children of Abraham v sons of Ibrahim
By Sigrid Rausing - 12 July 8:36

On a visit to human rights groups in Israel and the West Bank, Sigrid Rausing senses a growing tensi

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Reap what you sew
By Lana Asfour - 31 May 10:17

Palestinian campaigners in Lebanon have discovered a new way to protest – by breaking world records.

The decline of Israel’s left
By Catrina Stewart - 17 April 16:38

Nearly 30 years ago, 400,000 Israelis marched in protest over the injustices of the 1982 war in Leba

Crash and burn
By Helena Smith - 27 March 11:50

Greece is engulfed in crisis – and its battles have only just begun.

In northern Iraq, Kurds warn: “Beware the Arabs”
By Abigail Fielding-Smith - 21 March 10:19

Sunni Arab Muslim politicians are using elections to push for renewed control over Kurdish-majority,

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