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Lawyers at The Hague say any lesser punishment for Bosnian Serb military commander would be ‘insult to his victims’
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Pro-government forces are closest they have ever been to seizing entire city as rebels beg for five day ceasefire to allow civilians to leave
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Felicia Sanders recounts moment her 26-year-old son was gunned down in assault on Bible study class in emotional testimony on opening day of Roof’s trial
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The WikiLeaks founder portrays himself as a victim of the sexual machinations of others. That attitude is horribly widespread
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UKUKReal IRA figure Aidan 'The Beast' O'Driscoll shot dead in Cork streetThe alleged former chief of staff of the republican dissident group was allied to Alan Ryan, who was killed in Dublin’s gangland turf wars
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EuropeEuropeKeir Starmer presses for 'detailed' Brexit plan as MPs vote to trigger article 50March deadline approved by House of Commons but rifts remain on both sides of the chamber over EU negotiation stategy
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Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves as having no religion, while Berlin has been called the ‘atheist capital of Europe’. But what about the rest of the world? And is such an assessment meaningful?
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In Singapore, where life expectancy is soaring, the elderly are encouraged to exchange retirement for arduous jobs that often pay badly – yet many of its citizens, including Wong Kuan Ying, are only too keen to oblige
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Overseas Development Institute survey finds 15% of six- to 14-year-olds living in poorest households work an average of 64 hours a week
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Britain champions female refugees abroad only to fail them here
Kasia StaszewskaDespite saying it wants to protect women from sexual violence in conflict, the UK fails to provide safe, legal routes to sanctuary and handles asylum insensitively -
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Despite the Koch brothers not backing Donald Trump financially with ads during the election, their network is emerging as a winner from his transition
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PM is quitting after referendum defeat but is said to want to stay on as party leader and contest a general election in February
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China shows restraint as it tries to work out if US president-elect is being deliberately confrontational or just out of his depth
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Experts agree the chances of a bitter and messy rupture between China and the US have increased following Trump’s tweets lashing out at Beijing
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Time magazine announces Donald Trump as its person of the year on Wednesday, describing him on its front cover as the ‘president of the divided states of America’
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A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed on its approach to Islambad from Chitral. Army officials say there unlikely to be any survivors.
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Indonesian emergency services clear rubble on Wednesday after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Sumatra
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Fayetteville on Tuesday and outlines his military policy for the US
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Outgoing US president defends his administration’s record on fighting terrorism in remarks that appear to be aimed at Donald Trump
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Tens of thousands of people throng the Chennai seafront to pay tribute to the Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram, in a lavish state funeral on Tuesday
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Vice-President Joe Biden gave no further clarity on Tuesday about whether he would be running for president in 2020
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'Thanks to all and long live Italy' – PM Matteo Renzi tenders resignation again