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The death of Dr Abbas Khan asks more questions about the Syrian regime than it answers
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More than 500 people feared dead after 'failed coup' in South Sudan
The children who join the Cubs... and learn to kill people
Al-Qa’ida-led factions in Syria are training boys as young as 10 to become rebel fighters
Why we must save the banana
The healthy snack is under threat, with insect plagues reducing global supplies. Rosie Millard wonders where we’d be without the lovable fruit and its comic potential
Wish it could be Christmas every day?
It takes year-long dedication to get Selfridges ready for 25 December. And they're already working on 2015...
A special delivery: Behind the scenes on the set of 'Call the Midwife'
Ahead of its Christmas Day special, Gerard Gilbert meets the scene-stealing Miranda Hart
The open-sorcerers
Traditionally, magicians have kept their secrets to themselves. But a growing number of illusionists believe the future lies in a hi-tech approach
Play it by ear: Chess on the radio
It's an interesting move but not unprecedented. Jon Speelman celebrates the revival of the fine tradition of broadcasting chess games on the radio
From fights to bites: The top 10 sporting villains of the year
Forget the year’s heroes, here are the sporting baddies including Suarez the muncher, Warner the puncher, a dose of drug cheats and a foul-mouthed Ince
Steve Bunce on Boxing
Mike Tyson was 'in a bad place' on his 2005 UK tour – a first-night riot, no boxing questions and all he wanted to talk about was pigeons
A year of living dangerously for the prosecutor taking on the Mafia
Nino di Matteo’s life has been threatened by a jailed former boss of bosses over his investigation into links between the mob and the Italian state
François Hollande: A wimp at home and a warrior in Africa
The French President has been criticised for his interventions in Mali and CAR but insists it is not old-fashioned paternalism but a mission to save lives
Film review: Von Trier’s cerebral study of sex packed with ideas
Bondage, surreal interracial sex and numerous sexual encounters, but Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is more Carl Dreyer than Russ Meyer
Film review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's lurid account of white-collar excess is a rake’s progress on steroids
FAT’s all folks: Architecture’s biggest jokers sign off in style
The London-based design collective which has stuck two fingers up at the modernists will call it quits at Venice
