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The Pakistan cricket authorities are refusing to suspend Mohammad Amir, left, captain Salman Butt, centre, and Mohammad Asif until they have evidence of wrongdoing in the match-fixing scandal. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
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Will Nick Clegg soon be throwing his toys out of his pram? Have a look at this picture and see what you think ... Continue reading... 6 comments -
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Convicted murderer of Meredith Kercher to have musings published by Italian lawmaker who visited her in prison Continue reading... 119 comments -
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The long awaited report into the 1972 bombing of Claudy, in Northern Ireland, has been released. It finds that a Catholic priest, Father James Chesney, directed the attack, but police, the government and the church covered up his role. Follow the latest here
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Former police officer Rolando Mendoza looks out of a window of a bus carrying tourist hostages at Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
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Work continues on One World Trade Center at ground zero. The proposed mosque would be two blocks north. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP
But watching Clegg handling his Q&A session at Microsoft this week and listening to him talking about those 100 coalition days on Radio 4 as I type I think I detect a lofty rationality – there are less kind descriptions – that fails to connect emotionally with the hopes and fears of too many voters in these dangerous times.
Trust, fairness, civil liberties, greater efficiency in a more balanced (also greener) economy, resumed social mobility and cheaper-but-better public services ... It is hard to quarrel with the vision of Britain that Clegg holds out for 2015. If only it were that easy. He'll learn.
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Friday 13 August 2010 -
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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is alleged to have gifted 'blood diamonds' to Naomi Campbell. Photograph: Reuters
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Monday 9 August 2010 -
Naomi Campbell's evidence at the war crimes trial of the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was challenged today by her former agent Carole White and the actor Mia Farrow. Follow how the day unfolded
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Supermodel sparked global outrage after saying there should be a law forcing mothers to feed babies solely from the teat Continue reading... 14 comments -
The supermodel Naomi Campbell admitted receiving "dirty looking stones" after meeting the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor. Follow Campbell's testimony at the Hague war crimes tribunal, as it happened
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Ed Pilkington: Brazilian model says there should be a 'worldwide law that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months' Continue reading... 50 comments -
The death toll from the Pakistan floods is expected to rise as many people were still reported missing. Photograph: Sajjad Qayyum/AFP/Getty Images
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A study has branded iPad owners like Stephen Fry, pictured here at the product's London launch, 'an elite bunch'. Photograph: Ming Yeung/Getty Images
Sep 3, 2010
GUARDIAN News, Sep 03, 2010
Guardian blogs
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Cardiff today: Sex, Wales and Anarchy, Great Taff Tidy and school metaphors
3 Sep 2010:Post your commentA round up of local news and events from across Cardiff with the help of news outlets and the blogosphere
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Bicycle security: top tips and a task force
3 Sep 2010:Post your commentDave Hill: My recent post about cycle theft in London has produced some helpful responses.
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Viral Video Chart: London's turning
3 Sep 2010:Post your commentA brilliant marketing trick with the London Eye beats the cats and dogs to the top of this week's clip roundup. By Josh Halliday
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Leeds today: RBS job losses, street art and Leeds Digital Week
3 Sep 2010:Post your commentA round-up of today's news and views with help from the city's best websites and blogs
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The Technology newsbucket: Vox closing, Digg gaming, form filling and more
3 Sep 2010:Post your commentPlus Toshiba's tablet hands-on, Twitter's bad OAuth, TfL timetables and more
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Jan Brewer's Arizona governor election debate meltdown
3 Sep 2010:29 commentsRichard Adams: Jan Brewer, running for re-election as Arizona governor, suffers not one but two televised debate car-wrecks
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Readers recommend: songs about anniversaries
3 Sep 2010:166 commentsPaul MacInnes: As this column celebrates its fifth birthday, we'd like you to suggest songs with commemorative themes
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Nikolay Davydenko and Marin Cilic fall but Roger Federer marches on
2 Sep 2010: Roger Federer won his US Open second-round match serenely but Nikolay Davydenko and Marin Cilic joined the list of ousted seeds -
Tony Blair on Obama and McCain
2 Sep 2010:3 commentsRichard Adams: Tony Blair thinks the media got McCain and Obama the wrong way around in 2008, according to his autobiography
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More on the UN
2 Sep 2010:44 commentsSo it turns out that this UN human rights regime does have some value.
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Outland looks like another download-only classic
2 Sep 2010:4 commentsThe summer of 2010 could well go down as the time when download gaming on the consoles finally came of age. Limbo, Deathspank, Lara Croft: Guardian of Light - the best games this summer have been released via download only. Put down Red Dead Redemption for a minute and think about it - download gaming has ruled this summer. The trend looks set to continue for a little longer too, with Outland unveiled for XBLA and PSN.
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Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant attend a bread fest. Crumbs!
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Paris Hilton and the wrong type of cocaine
2 Sep 2010:3 commentsLost in Showbiz: The hapless heiress had poor people's stuff on her – but hopefully a rich person's lawyer can explain the mix-up, says Marina Hyde
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It's Daybreak - wake up to the snakepit
2 Sep 2010:52 commentsAdrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley join forces with GMTV's old team in ITV's rebranded morning slot. Just wait for the magic to unfold, says Marina Hyde
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Time comes for Steven Gerrard to find role in England's bigger picture
2 Sep 2010: Richard Williams: Steven Gerrard prefers to play further forward but has struggled to create an effective blend with Wayne Rooney81 comments
Australian PM hopes of retaining office boosted by pact with independent MP
Tony Abbott's Liberal/National coalition emerged as the single largest party in the Australian election but fell three seats short of a majority
Miss Gillard's Labour Party is now just two seats away from sealing an overall majority after election victory after winning support of Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie, a day after the announcment of a pact with the Green Party.
Mistresses and wives clash over trapped Chilean miners
Susana Valenzuela holds a picture of trapped miner Yonni Barrios Rojas
Authorities at Camp Hope have had to deal with a rush of women coming forward claiming to be first in the Chilean miners' affections in order to receive government handouts.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to work for draft treaty with fortnightly meetings
Mr Netanyahu and Mr Abbas will meet on Sep 14 and 15 at a location in the Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, and Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, held what was described as a "long and productive discussion" in which they concurred that they would start striving for a draft treaty.
Elephants 'scared of ants'
Any elephant foolish enough to approach an ant-protected tree is liable to find swarms of the angry insects crawling up its trunk Photo: CORBIS
Ants are getting the better of nature's biggest land beast on the African savannah, scientists have discovered.
Osteoporosis drug 'doubles cancer risk'
Those who have taken oral bisphosphonates for five years or more are twice as likely to develop the cancer than those who have not, the analysis of medical records found. Every year almost 8,000 people in Britain are diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet cancer, and ...
Winston Churchill 'ordered assassination of Mussolini to protect compromising letters’
Churchill chose to holiday under a false name only a few miles from the spot Mussolini was seized
Pierre Milza, an expert on fascist Italy, theorizes that the wartime prime minister may have wanted Mussolini dead to prevent the letters, in which Churchill expressed his admiration for his Italian counterpart before the outbreak of the Second World War, coming to light.
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Sep 2, 2010
Hurricane Earl: Obama declares emergency as storm nears east coast
States along the eastern coast of the United States were today preparing evacuation plans to be put in to operation if hurricane Earl moves inland instead of glancing the shoreline.
Dublin gangland boss John Traynor arrested in Netherlands
A convicted Dublin criminal who fled the Irish Republic after the murder of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin by another gangland boss has been arrested in the Netherlands.
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi banned from Venice film festival
The Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been denied the right to attend this year's Venice international film festival. Due to open the short film section of the festival with The Accordion, his request was refused by officials in Tehran.
Middle East peace talks - live
3.20pm ET: Here's a first look at an article on the peace talks by Chris McGreal that will be appearing in tomorrow's Guardian print edition:For many diplomats though the...
To Kosovans, Blair is a true hero
"The king is dead, long live the king" is an expression about monarchy, but it rings true in modern democracy. Some in Britain appear to have forgotten that Tony Blair led their country on the world stage for 10 ....
Greece: refusing to quit | Helena Smith
One year and two months ago to this day, I walked into a bar in Athens where, in a haze of smoke and much to my surprise, I was allowed to break the law. A ban on smoking in public places, imposed by the then conservative government, had just come into force.
Kosovo offers to bury differences with Serbia
The prime minister of Kosovo, which seceded from Serbia and declared independence two years ago, has offered...
Binyamin Netanyahu opens Middle East talks with two 'pillars to peace'
Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, opened peace talks with the Palestinians today by saying that two issues – recognition of his country as a Jewish ...
Britain and France will not share aircraft carriers, officials say
British and French officials engaged in high-level defence talks have denied reports the two countries are considering sharing aircraft carriers, but are paving the way for unprecedented military co-operation, according to sources on both sides of the Channel....
Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear from the roof of the world
Like generations of Tibetan nomads before him, Phuntsok Dorje makes a living raising yaks and other livestock on the vast alpine grasslands that provide a thatch on the roof of the world.
Jewish director Julian Schnabel brings Palestine to Venice
The American artist and film-maker Julian Schnabel said he felt a "responsibility" as a Jew to tell the story of Palestine when he opened his new movie at the Venice film festival.
Schnabel's film Miral, competing with 22 others for the Golden Lion award, ....
Burger King sold for £2.6bn
Burger King has been sold to 3G Capital, a private equity firm backed by three of Brazil's best-known businessmen, in a deal worth $4bn (£2.6bn).
The $24-a-share agreement is 46% more than Burger King shares closed at on 31 August, the day before rumours of ......
British man piloted Congo death crash plane
The pilot of a plane that crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 20 people has been named as a Briton who had worked as an air steward but loved flying so much he trained as a pilot.
Chief rabbi challenges Stephen Hawking in row over origins of universe
The chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, hit back at Stephen Hawking after the astrophysicist said God did not create the universe.In his new book, The Grand Design, published next week, Hawking concludes that science excludes the possibility of a deity and that it is unnecessary to "invoke...
Judge: Detroit must turn over cell phone records in slain stripper case
Detroit -- A federal magistrate judge today ordered the city of Detroit to produce cell phone records and other documents within 16 days to a lawyer representing the family of a murdered stripper
The city must produce personnel files of six city officials, including ex-Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings and officers who served on ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's security detail. But U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen will let the city redact personal information and details that could endanger the person's safety.
Eminem, Jay-Z fans await 'epic' show | detnews.com
About 40 people braved the heat, humidity and on-and-off drizzle to make sure they are in a good position to enjoy their beloved rappers for tonight's sold-out show. The stars will perform another concert Friday at Comerica and then again Sept. 13 and 14 at New York's Yankee Stadium.
WWE-TNA News
NXT Season Three Pros and Rookies announced.
If you watched WWE NXT Tuesday, you will have noticed that throughout the show the NXT pros and rookies were announced.
Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010
* Oregon Children Least Likely To Be Hospitalized For Asthma
* Botox Maker Pays $600 Million To Settle Marketing Investigation
* Obama Administration Appeals Judge's Order Banning Stem Cell Research
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Michael Douglas Says He'll Beat Throat Cancer
Actor Michael Douglas says he's treating his recently-diagnosed throat tumor as "a curable disease."
A walnut-sized tumor was found at the base of the 65-year-old actor's tongue in early August and he's now undergoing an eight-week course of radiation and chemotherapy. Doctors say there is no evidence the cancer has spread, the Associated Press reported.
Child’s Ordeal Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs
OPELOUSAS, La. — At 18 months, Kyle Warren started taking a daily antipsychotic drug on the orders of a pediatrician trying to quell the boy’s severe temper tantrums.Kyle Warren at 6 years old. At 18 months, Kyle started taking a daily antipsychotic drug on the orders of a pediatrician trying to quell the boy’s severe temper tantrums.
Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry on Off-Label Marketing
Advertising and Marketing,Suits and Litigation,Allergan Incorporated,Justice Department,Food and Drug Administration",
"More information about Allergan Incorporated">Allergan, the maker of Botox, agreed on Wednesday to pay $600 million to ....
In Alaska, Feud Fueled by Palin Claims Senator Murkowski
“Thank you for your service, Sen. Murkowski,” Sarah Palin wrote on her Twitter account on Tuesday night after Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded to Joe Miller, the political novice Ms. Palin had endorsed in Alaska’s Republican primary. Yet in the same message, Ms. Palin had reveled in Mr. Miller’s stunning upset, writing, “Do you believe in miracles?”
Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks
Despite war chest, Fenty trails in poll
A Clarus Research Group survey shows D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray leading Mr. Fenty 41 percent to 36 percent among respondents who say they are "very likely to vote" in the city's Sept. 14 primary. Other candidates collected 2 percent support, and 21 percent of respondents said they remain undecided. Mr. Gray's lead is just outside the poll's margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.