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Israel to release Palestinian prisoners as talks are revived
Significant numbers to be freed as US secretary of state, John Kerry, announces 'significant step forward'Israel has agreed to the release of some Palestinian prisoners following the announcement of...
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This week in press freedoms and privacy rights | Glenn Greenwald
The travesty calling itself "the Bradley Manning court-martial", the kangaroo tribunal calling itself "the FISA court", and the emptiness of what the Obama DOJ calls "your constitutional rights"I'm on...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: Obama makes first comments since aquittal of Zimmerman - video
Barack Obama speaks candidly about the shooting of Trayvon Martin
View ArticleSan Diego Comic-Con 2013 – in pictures
A festival of pop culture attended by 130,000 devotees of comic books, movies and TV shows – many dressed in the costumes of their idols
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Alexei Navalny pledges to win Moscow mayoral election
Russian opposition leader arrives in capital after being released from custody while appeal is heard against jail sentenceThe Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Moscow after being...
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The fringe turns angry as shows plan to deliver a political punch
This year's festival will have a campaigning edge as it features attacks on corporate failures and abuses of human rights, and celebrates feminist values and trade unionismShocking, edgy and offensive...
View ArticleChina opens world's biggest multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge - video
The world's biggest multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge opened to traffic in eastern China on Friday
View ArticleMan attacks slot machines with axe - video
CCTV footage shows a man attacking slot machines with an axe in a village bar in Fontaniva, Italy
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Beijing airport explosion caused by man in wheelchair
Chinese state media reports that suspect was injured after detonating an apparently homemade deviceA man in a wheelchair has been injured after setting off an explosion at Beijing's international...
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Finally, the conversation about race in America we need | Eris Zion Venia Dyson
African Americans have waited patiently for a president to speak the truth about the racism we experience. At last, we heard itDays after the George Zimmerman acquittal, all across the country people...
View ArticleThe Observer's 20 photographs of the week
The best news and culture images from around the world over the past seven daysJim Powell
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Colombian Farc rebels offer to release US soldier being held in jungle
Statement says 'mine-clearance expert' Kevin Scott Sutay will be released 'in the spirit of talks with government in Havana'Colombia's Farc rebels said late on Friday they were holding a US soldier who...
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1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies – review
Florian Illies's account of 1913 builds through footnotes and fascinating detail to a panoramic view of a momentous yearAlready an international bestseller, German author Florian Illies's 1913: The...
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California wildfire a deadly threat despite approach of thunderstorms
Firefighters fear effect of wind and lightning on huge fire that has caused mandatory evacuation of 600 homesThe threat of weekend thunderstorms could bring much-needed moisture to a huge wildfire in...
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UK Uncut forces closure of HSBC branches in tax protest
Campaigners target the bank in 13 locations, including Glasgow, Sheffield, and Brixton and Regent's Street in LondonDemonstrators protesting about non-payment of tax by large corporations shut several...
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Trayvon Martin protests being held in more than 100 US cities
Civil rights leaders and parents of teenager attend protests over acquittal of George Zimmerman in Florida trialProtests led by veteran civil rights leaders and the parents of Trayvon Martin are set to...
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'Trayvon could have been me 35 years ago'
President addresses death of unarmed black teenager in personal remarks, and admits US is still not a post-racial societyBarack Obama used an unexpected speech at the White House to personally address...
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Israel to free 'heavyweight' Palestinian prisoners
Release of prisoners who have been in jail for decades comes as part of agreement to enter preliminary peace talks in USIsrael has said it will release "heavyweight" Palestinian prisoners as part of an...
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Five Costa Concordia staff found guilty
Italian court sentences cruise liner employees for manslaughter and negligence over sinking of cruise liner off GiglioAn Italian court has convicted five people of manslaughter and negligence over the...
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