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Forced marriage: 'I can't forgive or forget what they did to me'

Dr Humayra Abedin talks for the first time to Nina Lakhani about the international storm that began when she visited her parents in Bangladesh.

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Suu Kyi is said to be frustrated by the role of the UN envoy, who has been accused of appeasement

5000 days: Political prisoner reaches dismal landmark

Her influence and support remain a threat to the military regime in Burma - and it refused the UN Secretary General permission to meet her last week.

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From beyond the grave, Saddam reveals all (nearly)

FBI releases details of 20 sensational interviews with Saddam Hussein.

Tories accused of hypocrisy as they seek the gay vote

Party's proposed 'blueprint for the family' signals a return to Back to Basics policies, critics claim.

Calls for inquiry after MI6 chief's facebook details

Calls for an inquiry after the wife of the new head of MI6, published personal details on Facebook.

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Parliament to debate change in the law to support nursing mothers

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Stephen Foley reports on Sarah Palin's announcement that she is quitting as her home state's governor.

Federer slams Murray's grand ambition

Roger Federer, who knows all about winning Grand Slam singles titles and could claim a record 15th at Wimbledon this afternoon, said yesterday that Andy Murray has "put himself in a good position" to win a Slam in the near future.

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Mikheil Saakashvili: Georgia on his mind, Moscow on his back

After the disaster of last summer's war, the charismatic president of the former Soviet republic hopes it won't be sacrificed to improve US-Russian relations.

Album: Florence & the Machine, Lungs, (Island)

Guess what? This week's next big thing could be the real deal

Showdown as EU and UK battle over banks

The Government is girding itself for a battle royal with the EU over threats that Lloyds Banking Group and RBS will be forced to spin off or sell parts of their businesses.

Two mothers in three 'fear stares if they breastfeed'

Parliament to debate change in the law to support nursing mothers

'The challenge is not to save newspapers, but journalism'

Citizen hacks using Twitter and camera phones go where reporters can't.

Fly me to the Moon: the Apollo 11 ahead of lift-off on 16 July 1969

'The Eagle has landed': A space geek remembers the Moon shot

As a 10-year-old 'space geek', Paul Rodgers was glued to the television when Neil Armstrong uttered the immortal words, 'The Eagle has landed.' Forty years on, he looks back at mankind's giant leap – and the Cold War politics that turned the space race into a mad dash

Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts

Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.

Bugs! The critters eating America's forests

They may be tiny, but they're marching across the US in their billions, killing vast swathes of woodland. Graham Mole reports on a modern-day plague.

What lies beneath: Plastics threat to UK beaches

Balls announces school places inquiry

An inquiry to find out how many parents are "playing the system" to get their children into a school of their choice was ordered yesterday by the Children's Secretary, Ed Balls.

'Fraud' case dropped against school place mum

Karl Malden: Actor known for his gritty film roles who found wider fame in 'The Streets of San Francisco'

Character actors, by definition, rarely stand out in the Hollywood crowd, unlike leading men whose chiselled features are etched in the public's consciousness. Karl Malden was the exception.