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Saudi Arabia snubs seat on UN Security Council - hours after winning coveted place
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Greek police in international appeal to find parents of abducted four-year-old blonde girl found in Roma camp
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The 12 most liveable cities in Britain
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It’s no laughing matter: Britain has become a nation of religious illiterates 'who are baffled by Biblical references in Monty Python film The Life of Brian'
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Parental advisory: Swearing, sleeping rough, anxiety attacks...why James Arthur isn't your average 'X Factor' winner
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The 12 most liveable cities in Britain
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Perfectly preserved 1.8 million-year-old skull 'could re-write history of human evolution'
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It’s no laughing matter: Britain has become a nation of religious illiterates 'who are baffled by Biblical references in Monty Python film The Life of Brian'
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American hikers topple 200-million-year-old rock formation... and then celebrate
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Syria civil war: British doctor claims snipers ‘shoot at pregnant women’
Azerbaijan – An Emerging Economy
In the two decades since its independence, Azerbaijan has become a strategic partner for both east and west and a symbol of stability.
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Patrick Cockburn's World View
Tear-gas shells replace the Pearl as the symbol of Bahrain
Politicians, police and the IPCC:
'Plebgate' has shown the delusions of deference
Jonah Peretti: And at number one on Buzzfeed's list is...
The website made up of 'listicles' about everything from cats to politics is now a primary source for our news consumption says its creator
French farmers try to keep the wolves from their door
But anger over the loss of farm sheep cuts no ice with conservation groups
Who'll win whodunnits' great poll?
The Crime Writers' Association wants you to vote for the best thriller ever written
MTV for the spoilt generation
P Diddy is launching a music channel for the prized 'millennial' audience
The ladies going hell for leather
'Downton effect' sees riding side-saddle return with a vengeance
Rupert Cornwell: Out of America
The usual rule is that the party that wins the White House loses in Virginia... Not this time
DJ Taylor: For Victorians, 'better' didn't just mean richer
For all the economic hardheadedness, 19th-century morality encompassed more than materialism. Whereas no leader today would dare tell us how we should live
Parental advisory: James Arthur isn't your average 'X Factor' winner
In his first major interview since winning last year's show, James Arthur talks bedsit backstories, bonding with fans and the battle to bring his raw style to his debut album
Experiments that might save the world (or destroy it...)
Fake volcanoes, giant space mirrors, oceans of iron filings… Memphis Barker reports on the rise of geoengineering and the rift it has opened in the scientific community
The disappeared: Mexico's missing people
The missing people are innocent victims of the drugs cartels and, in some cases, the very state authorities who should be protecting them
There's no knead: Bill Granger's easy-bake bread
Baking your own bread gives a sense of satisfaction and will fill your home with a delicious aroma. But what's best, says Bill Granger, is that it's so easy
Meet Sonny Bill – he's going to be the star of rugby league World Cup
The tournament needed a big name, and the man with several monikers and incarnations will enrich the event and inspire the New Zealanders
The Last Word
Here's what really happens inside the dressing room
