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By Miranda Green, on May 18th, 2013 What could the police use—and when? Miranda Green reports from the House hearings on domestic drones.
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By , on May 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China’s social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart. Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin” depicts facets of fast-changing China that the government prefers to avoid: corruption, greed, violent crime and the growing gap between economic winners and losers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By THOMAS ERDBRINK, on May 18th, 2013 Though once widely reviled, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his reputation as an economic pragmatist and modernizer seem to be resonating with the Iranian public.
Continue reading Ex-Iran President Seeks Comeback Against Odds
By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Russia has shipped advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, US officials said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two prominent Saudi princes are involved in a London-registered company that supposedly facilitated “money laundering” for Hezbollah in Lebanon and helped smuggle precious stones out of Congo, according to allegations in court documents. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Hezbollah link in court dispute leaves Saudi princes red-faced
By , on May 17th, 2013
The actor Paul Shane, famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed.
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By , on May 17th, 2013
The Boston bombing suspect wrote a message in a boat where he hid, describing victims of the attack as “collateral damage”, US media report.
Continue reading Boston suspect’s ‘note in boat’
By , on May 17th, 2013
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
Continue reading EU poll highlights homophobic abuse
By , on May 17th, 2013
Analysis suggests schools are facing an uphill battle to recruit head teachers, with one in four having to re-advertise jobs.
Continue reading Schools ‘struggle to find heads’
By , on May 17th, 2013
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
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By Miranda Green, on May 16th, 2013 The barely remembered 1998 film is apparently Obama’s inspiration for his second term, writes Miranda Green.
Continue reading ‘Bulworth’? Really?
By , on May 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang’s illicit nuclear arms programme, according to a confidential report by a UN panel of experts. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Financial sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work, says UN
By By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, on May 14th, 2013 Wrestlers from the United States, Iran and Russia appeared at the United Nations the day before they were to compete at Grand Central Terminal in an effort to save wrestling as an Olympic sport.
Continue reading U.S., Iran and Russia Unite to Save Olympic Wrestling
By By THOMAS ERDBRINK, on May 12th, 2013 After Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registered for the June election, the country’s governing establishment responded with resentment.
Continue reading Two Last-Minute Presidential Candidates in Iran Draw Strong Reactions
By , on May 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran’s presidential race has entered a new, unpredictable phase after two game-changing politicians, both out of favour with the country’s leaders, signed up as candidates in the final minutes of a five-day registration period. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By THOMAS ERDBRINK, on May 11th, 2013 Iran’s presidential campaign took an unexpected turn on Saturday, when two game-changing politicians entered the race in the final minutes of a five-day registration period.
Continue reading Two Candidates Shake Up Iran’s Presidential Race as Last-Minute Entries
By , on May 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s former president Rafsanjani has registered candidacy for June presidential election. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said on Friday. He was 28. City prosecutors are investigating the attack that sent Shabazz to a nearby hospital where he died Thursday of blunt-force trauma injuries. United States officials confirmed that Shabazz was killed in Mexico City. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended his visit to Beijing yesterday, analysts said China’s desire to play a greater role in Middle East affairs in order to expand its influence in the region had been conspicuous. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China’s play for role as Middle East peace broker ‘conspicuous’
By , on May 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Wednesday, where the two witnessed the signing of a series of trade and cultural deals. Netanyahu’s arrival on a five-day trip to China overlapped with a journey by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, but the two Middle Eastern visitors did not meet each other. The Israeli leader was greeted with full military honours including a 19-gun salute outside the Great Hall of the People in the capital, and called for closer trade ties between the two nations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Iran’s Farhadi and China’s Jia make Cannes splash
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China’s social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart. Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin” depicts facets of fast-changing China that the government prefers to avoid: corruption, greed, violent crime and the growing gap between economic winners and losers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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