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Pakistani Taliban claims Karachi attack
Airport battle lasted six hours and left 28 dead as any deal with militant group left in balance, after Islamabad vows retaliation
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Taliban swapped for Bergdahl could be drone targets
John Kerry implies threat as Republican criticise swap and details of Bowe Bergdahl's time in captivity emerge -
Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old tomb in Luxor
Spanish team find large pharaonic tomb that was probably built for a member of the royal family or a high-ranking statesman
Couple kill two Las Vegas policemen, bystander and themselves in gun spree
Suspects shouted: "This is a revolution', before killing police and another bystander in apparent suicide pact
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More than 57,000 veterans still awaiting appointments, audit says
Department says agency's complicated appointment process created confusion among scheduling clerks and supervisors -
Rik Mayall, star of The Young Ones, dies aged 56
Actor best known for his roles as Rick in The Young Ones and Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, dies aged 56 -
Kim Dotcom offers $5m bounty in online piracy case
Megaupload founder in bid to prove US authorities aided by New Zealand illegally targeted him at behest of Hollywood studios -
Ukraine launches dual talks with Russia to end fighting in east and avert gas cut
EU-mediated talks pose challenge to President Poroshenko's commitment to Europe and vow to end deadly insurgency
- Anna Politkovskaya killers sentenced to life in prison
- Stalingrad name may return to city in wave of second world war patriotism
- Tracy Morgan critical but 'more responsive' after six-car crash
- Oh l'amour: Paris bridge rail collapses under weight of too much love
- Thai beauty queen quits after calling for ousted PM's supporters to be executed
- World's oldest man dies in New York aged 111
- US auto giants pledge $26m to save Detroit's art treasures
- Israel presses ahead with law allowing force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners
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Belarus: 20 years under dictatorship and a revolution behind the rest of Europe
The crisis in neighbouring Ukraine has rattled Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime. But with the opposition in retreat and the media silenced, can Belarus escape his grip? -
How much do you know about the post-Soviet world – quiz
How have post-Soviet states fared at Eurovision? And how far does the temperature dip in the coldest town on earth? Test your knowledge on the New East
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Born after the USSR: meet the children of the revolution
To find out how the 15 post-Soviet states diverged after 1991, we spoke to young people from each country who were born in the year the USSR collapsed
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World Cup 2014 countdown – as it happened!
Rolling report: The World Cup is almost upon us. Jacob Steinberg and Ian McCourt were here with all the buildup -
Sepp Blatter bemoans a ‘storm against Fifa’ over Qatar World Cup
The Fifa president has put allegations of corruption down to ‘discrimination and racism’ -
USA World Cup warm-ups: team seems mellow without Donovan
Graham Parker: A convincing performance in Jacksonville settled most of the outstanding issues going into the World Cup -
Colombia and Ecuador make late changes to their World Cup squads
Colombia and Ecuador have both made last-minute replacements to their World Cup squads because of injuries suffered in their warm-up matches
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LeBron James isn't a choker. So let's ditch that tired old NBA narrative
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Miami Heat hail Chris Bosh after victory over San Antonio Spurs
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Rafael Nadal overcomes Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title
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World Cup stunning moments … No24: Gordon Banks left stricken
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X Games wrestle with acceptance in Texas
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Ricciardo pips Rosberg for his first grand prix win in Canada
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England’s World Cup fever begins to build after touch down in Brazil
On the Guardian
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What is the Turing test? And are we all doomed now?
The Turing test has been passed by a robot named Eugene. So, asks Alex Hern, is it time to pledge fealty to the machines? -
Game of Thrones recap: season four, episode nine – The Watchers on the Wall
Sarah Hughes: An action spectacular this week as the Night's Watch faced a violent assault. But were you left wanting more, and what will happen in next week's season finale? -
The 90s were the worst decade for fashion. Do not revive
Hadley Freeman: Seventies fashion was ugly, 80s was ridiculous but 90s fashion was just a long sigh of mehness. I will always choose ugly and silly over mehness
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Rik Mayall, star of The Young Ones, dies aged 56
Actor best known for his roles as Rick in The Young Ones and Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, dies aged 56
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Oh l'amour: Paris bridge rail collapses under weight of too much love
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Life without sex – it's better than you think
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Kim Dotcom offers £3m bounty in online piracy case
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Computer simulating 13-year-old boy becomes first to pass Turing test
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Let's not make a fuss: 10 things that sum up Britishness
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Alpha-male bear facing castration as sexual dominance threatens population
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The 90s were the worst decade for fashion. Do not revive
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Breaking the wall of secrecy on the sexual abuse of men by women
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Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson returns to cartooning
After 20 years of retirement, the famously reclusive artist makes guest appearance in Pearls Before Swine strip -
Chuck D says US urban radio disrespects its own audience
Public Enemy frontman demands a decrease in the use of the N-word in music programming, and calls for more diverse music on urban stations -
Bowe Bergdahl's life in Afghanistan before he disappeared
Guardian photographer Sean Smith spent several days with US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in southern Afghanistan shortly before he went missing in 2009
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Snowden, a year on: reformers frustrated as NSA preserves its power
A year ago, Snowden exposed the NSA's widespread surveillance practices. Privacy advocates demanded a change in the law – but today, the agency's powers remain largely intact. Spencer Ackerman reports -
NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations explained
In the last five months, the NSA's surveillance practices have been revealed to be a massive international operation, staggering in scope. But how do all of the NSA's programmes fit together – and what does it mean for you?
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Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files
SecureDrop platform allows sources to submit documents and data while avoiding most common forms of online tracking
Opinion and debate
Take it from a former military deserter: Bowe Bergdahl has suffered enough
Graeme Wood
Andy Murray chose Amélie Mauresmo on merit – her gender is irrelevant
Emma John
Turing test: this little Eugene Goostman was much brighter than I imagined
Robert Llewellyn
Fighting climate change with taxpayer dollars isn't a fight against freedom
Dean Baker
We need to bring back the World's Fair
Ann Friedman
Life without sex – it's better than you think
Anonymous
Spikes keep the homeless away, pushing them further out of sight
Alex Andreou