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Leader: Killed in the name of crooked Karzai

The tawdry spectacle of Karzai's "re-election" should shame western leaders

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The NS Interview: Linda-Gail Bekker

The NS Interview: Linda-Gail Bekker

“So many of our people live daily with the effects of HIV”

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Fidel Castro has survived 600 assassination attempts to become the world symbol of anti-capitalism. His sister has just confessed she used to spy on him, the US embargo stands, and his health is failing, yet still he endures

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The revolutionary road

Fidel’s defining moments

We are killing in the light  of God

We are killing in the light of God

More than five million people have died in the war that has been raging in eastern Congo. And now, yet another rebel group is at large in the country, slaughtering hundreds of civilians. It is led by Joseph Kony, a ruthless yet charismatic killer who claims he is fighting a holy war

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The forgotten war

The forgotten war

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