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February 11: The Americans blame "foreign fighters" for Iraq's second large-scale suicide bombing in as many days, but no one knows who is responsible, reports Rory McCarthy from Baghdad. (2min 24s)
More audio reports on the Iraq crisis
Special report: Iraq
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February 10: Haiti is on the verge of a civil war or a coup d'etat depending on whether you talk to the opponents or the supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, reports Gary Younge from Port-au-Prince. (3min 27s)
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Prince Charles's trip to Bam was supposed to focus attention on the dire situation of survivors of the earthquake there, but many suspect that his visit was politcally motivated. Others simply had no idea who he was, reports Dan De Luce from Bam. (3min 34s)
Special report: Iran
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February 6: An investigation is under way after a bomb exploded on the Moscow metro this morning killing some 30 people, reports Nick Paton Walsh from the Russian capital. (1min 25s)
Special report: Russia
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February 5: Pakistan's government is likely to pardon Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, after he admitted to leaking nuclear secrets. James Astill reports from Islamabad. (2 min 58s)
Special report: Pakistan
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February 5: Gerry Adams talks about his first teenage encounter with the Rev Ian Paisley and about their negotiations this week. (2min 11s)
Adams on collusion (2min 04s)
Adams on politics (1min 34s)
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February 3: As the Democratic presidential candidates await the results of the Super Tuesday primaries, the issue now is who will be left in the race to continue battling against John Kerry, reports Gary Younge from Charleston, South Carolina. (3min 9s)
Special report: US elections 2004
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January 30: Armin Meiwes seemed self-assured and calm when he was convicted of manslaughter for butchering and eating a willing victim, reports Luke Harding from Kassel. (2min 01s)
Special report: Germany
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January 29: Despite today's attack, the planned exchange of prisoners between Hizbullah and Israel will still go ahead, leaving many Israelis angry, reports Chris McGreal from Ramallah. (1min 58s)
Special report: Israel & the Middle East
More audio reports from Israel
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January 28: The publication of Lord Hutton's report spelled delight for the PM but a hopeless case for the Tory leader, reports Simon Hoggart from the House of Commons. (2min 21s)
Transcript: Simon Hoggart at the House of Commons
Hutton inquiry: audio and video reports
Guardian Unlimited Politics
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January 28: Lord Hutton accepted the government's argument on all the main issues, but sidestepped the question of why Britain went to war, reports Richard Norton-Taylor from the Royal Courts of Justice. (3min 23s)
Transcript: Richard Norton-Taylor at the high court
Hutton inquiry: audio and video reports
Special report: the Hutton report
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January 27: New Hampshire voters have a record of delivering surprises, but the polls give John Kerry a strong lead in the state primary, reports Julian Borger from Merrimack. (3min 22s)
Special report: US elections 2004
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January 23: The EU has followed in the steps of Japan by imposing an import ban on Thai chicken following cross infection to humans, reports John Aglionby from Bangkok. (2min 59s)
Special report: medicine and health
Special report: European integration
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January 22: The Israeli prime minister refuses to resign or to answer questions about alleged bribes, but he is losing support from voters and from his party, reports Chris McGreal from Jerusalem. (3min 25s)
Special report: Israel & the Middle East
More audio reports about Israel
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January 21: The unilateralist foreign policy described in President Bush's state of the union address will concern other countries. The Democrats, meanwhile, will concentrate on attacking his domestic policy, reports Julian Borger from Washington. (3min 21s)
Special report: US elections 2004
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January 20: Heskel Nathaniel, the leader of a successful Israeli-Palestinian mountaineering expedition to Antarctica, says such projects give people hope in an intractable political situation. (2min 27s)
Special report: Antarctica
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January 17: In homage to John Cage, listen to Guardian Unlimited's silent orchestra performance.
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January 16: A diverse range of anti-globalisation groups have gathered in Mumbai, reports Randeep Ramesh. (2min 4s)
Special report: globalisation
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January 15: Washington may have to rethink its plans for Iraq after a show of support for the Shias' religious leader Ayatollah al-Sistani, reports Rory McCarthy from Baghdad. (2min 31s)
More audio reports on the Iraq crisis
Special report: Iraq
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January 14: A young Palestinian woman today blew herself up at the main border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip killing four people, reports Chris McGreal from the Erez crossing in Gaza. (2min 56s)
Special report: Israel & the Middle East
More audio reports from Israel
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January 13: The row over former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill provides ammunition for the Democratic party and Howard Dean's election campaign, reports Gary Younge from New York. (2min 45s)
Special report: United States
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January 12: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, today said he may intervene in a growing crisis about who should be allowed to stand in the parliamentary elections in February, reports Dan De Luce from Tehran. (3min 39s)
Special report: Iran
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January 8: Antarctic expedition leader Heskel Nathaniel reports from the deck of the Pelagic Australis, sailing off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the progress of an 'extreme' Israeli-Palestinian peace mission (3m 14s).
Palestinian amateur explorer Ziad Darwish (2m 04s)
Special report: Antarctica
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February 17, video: The Conservative candidate for mayor of London, Steven Norris, explains why he opposes congestion charging.
Watch the video in RealPlayer (2min 21s, 558Kb)
Watch the video in Quicktime (2min 21s, 4409Kb)
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November 22: Basil, possibly the best-known fox in the world and the epitome of the English stiff upper lip, returned to television this autumn in the new Basil Brush Show on BBC1. Read what he said here, and watch the video below.
Video: Basil was here (RealPlayer)
Video: Basil was here (QuickTime)
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