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1 'Hawala King' is arrested after global hunt
2 George Carlin: Seven words that shook a nation
3 Doctors' massacre highlights medical crisis in Somalia
4 The Big Question: Should Italian justice be in the dock over the conviction of Amanda Knox?
6 Osama bin Laden tape calls for jihad against Israel
7 Was Russian secret service behind leak of climate-change emails?
8 UK relief at Mehdi Army decision
9 Irish bishop is first to quit over child sex abuse scandal
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1Kevin Anderson: Decision time... face the facts or give up
2'We won't let sceptics hijack climate talks'
3Clinton offers Knox hope as 26-year jail term begins
4Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: We're still the most class-ridden country under the sun
5Was Russian secret service behind leak of climate-change emails?
6Greenhouse gas cuts just 'token gestures'
7Dominic Lawson: Roll up, roll up for the great Copenhagen emissions-fest
8Bruce Anderson: Save the bankers! Only they can deliver economic growth
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• Dominic Lawson: Roll up for the great emissions-fest
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