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Muslims receive death sentence as ethnic conflict grows in Xinjiang
Court case took place against background of rising tension between Uighurs and majority Han ChineseA Chinese court has sentenced two Muslim men to death and jailed three more for their roles in clashes...
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Quiz: would you pass Ukip's 'fruitcake' test?
Reports that Ukip candidates for the European elections were asked to take a 'fruitcake test' are most intriguing. What would such a test consist of?Leo Benedictus
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Britain and Gibraltar explore legal case against Spain over border delays
UK sends third warship as Spanish defend checks that keep cars queuing for four hours as 'legal and proportionate'Spain is imposing four-hour queues at its border with Gibraltar as a third Royal Navy...
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Have you ever been stopped and frisked by the NYPD? Share your story
Over the past decade, five million people have been stopped by the NYPD under stop-and-frisk, now ruled unconstitutionalThe New York police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy was ruled...
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Badger cull: only small proportion of shootings to be monitored for humaneness
Defra is accused of avoiding making public the figures, revealed after animal welfare group files freedom of information requestOnly a small proportion of badger shootings in the pilot cull will be...
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Satyajit Ray's film posters – in pictures
An imaginative collection of poster designs by the Bengali film-maker who transformed the face of Indian cinema
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Time to talk sensibly over Gibraltar
• Joint sovereignty among past proposals• Honour principles but be flexible over ancient conquests• Falklands, and enclaves in Morocco, also in the frameShots of HMS Illustrious, the navy's aircraft...
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Russian surgeon steals heroin he removed from drug mule's stomach
Unnamed doctor was intoxicated when Siberian police arrested him in BogotolA Russian surgeon, who took a cut for himself when removing heroin from the stomach of a drug mule in Siberia for the police,...
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Eastern Europe: the new autocrats
From Hungary to the Czech Republic, and from Romania to Turkey, democracy is being tested by a new generation of authoritarian leaders. Click on the faces below ...Paddy AllenIan TraynorMark Rice-Oxley
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Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan in the frame as New Jersey votes in primary...
Democrat Booker and Republican Lonegan expected to easily win party primaries to face off in October 16 special electionLow turnout was expected Tuesday as New Jersey voters decide which candidates...
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Bill Ackman resigns from JC Penney board after years-long squabble
Ackman's Pershing Capital is the retailer's largest shareholder and has been a persistent critic of the company's managementHedge fund billionaire William Ackman has quit the board of troubled...
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Manhattan Project - a picture from the past
A billboard at Oak Ridge Facility in Tennessee warns people to keep silent about anything they see or hear there. Oak Ridge was a town built in 1942 to house workers and the laboratory that developed...
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Scottish independence campaign has almost no chance, says Nate Silver
Political polling guru says data on referendum is 'pretty definitive' unless there is a major crisis in EnglandThe campaign for Scottish independence has "virtually no chance" of victory, according to...
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Santorini fire leaves tourists powerless
Island in the Aegean Sea, one of Greece's main tourist destinations, left without electricity after blaze at power stationVisitors to the Greek resort of Santorini are facing the prospect of candlelit...
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Why Wendy Davis must run for Texas governor in 2014 | James McAuley
After her filibuster against Texas Republicans' anti-abortion bill, American women need her to stand again for their rightsWendy Davis: it's a function of the world we live in that nearly everyone with...
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Eurozone crisis live: UK inflation falls to 2.8% in July
Consumer price inflation fell to 2.8% in July from 2.9 in June, driven lower by air fares.Angela MonaghanKatie Allen
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Aid expats: breaking the culture of dependency
Development organisations can put systems in place, but they need trained local staff to make them workOne of the great criticisms levelled against organisations working in development, especially...
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Valentine's Day in China - in pictures
The Qixi Festival falls on the 7th day of the 7th month in the lunar calendar (13 August), China's version of Valentine's Day
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Picture desk live: the best news pictures of the day including meteor showers...
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images
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How is the row in Gibraltar affecting you: share your stories
Whether you're a Gibraltar resident or you're Spanish and live close to the border, we'd like to see if the recent tensions have affected your daily life. Share your stories and pictures via...
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