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Romney wins by a whisker in Iowa

Romney wins by a whisker in Iowa

Republican frontrunner beats Rick Santorum by just eight votes in first primary.

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Glossy façades can’t hide an Indian spring

Glossy façades can’t hide an Indian spring

From Jammu Kashmir to Maharashtra, in a land of empty advertising slogans and fantastic wealth that barely conceals vast poverty, you can see the first signs of a popular new uprising.

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IDF chief of staff hails 2008 Gaza strike as an

IDF chief of staff hails 2008 Gaza strike as an "excellent operation"

On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.

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Hugo Chávez: Is the US giving Latin American leaders cancer?

Hugo Chávez: Is the US giving Latin American leaders cancer?

The Venezuelan leader ponders whether the US could have "developed a technology to induce cancer".

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Hazing hell in Afghanistan

Initiation rituals in the army may have led to the deaths of two Chinese Americans this year. Is cruelty the dark side of the US's sense of itself?

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Women of the Middle East

Women of the Middle East

What comes after the revolution?

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Why has the left neglected the Tamils of Sri Lanka?

Why has the left neglected the Tamils of Sri Lanka?

Human tragedy on this South Asian island is all but ignored.

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North Korea: a portrait of tyranny

North Korea: a portrait of tyranny

Video: apparently distraught North Koreans mourn the death of Kim Jong-il.

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Kim Jong-il's death: the world responds

Kim Jong-il's death: the world responds

How global leaders have responded to the death of the North Korean dictator at the age of 69.

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Guantánamo comes home

Guantánamo comes home

Instead of closing Guantánamo, Obama has brought its shameful disregard for human rights on to the home turf.

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