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View ArticleHugo Chávez: Is the US giving Latin American leaders cancer?
The Venezuelan leader ponders whether the US could have "developed a technology to induce cancer".
View ArticleFeminism's biggest challenge for 2012: justifying its existence
No one likes being told what to do.
View ArticleAre we heading for an "accidental" war with Iran?
The Islamic Republic's vow to close the Strait of Hormuz, in response to sanctions, could give the hawks the conflict they crave - and wreck the global economy.
View ArticleWeb Only: best of the blogs
The five must-read posts from today, on the risk of Israel bombing Iran, and the real cost of green energy.
View ArticleIDF chief of staff hails 2008 Gaza strike as an "excellent operation"
On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.
View ArticleWhat keeps Alex Salmond awake at night?
A full war chest and a charismatic leader doesn't guarantee referendum success.
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read pieces from this morning's newspapers.
View Article5 things we now know about Thatcher and 1981
National Archives files show Thatcher considered arming police during the riots, and pulling out of Northern Ireland.
View ArticleHow cancelling 'made-up' debt could help the UK meet aid targets
Treating debt relief for Sudan as charity will allow aid targets to be met at no cost.
View ArticlePaisley, the Pope, and the 1981 papers
Today, the torch of anti-papalism has been passed from Protestants to atheists.
View ArticleWhich politicians were most talked about this year?
Just four of Labour's frontbench make it into top 50, according to survey of national print media.
View ArticleBored of economic ills? Let's use the Samoan solution
Simply scrap 2012 and move to 2013 where things can only get better.
View ArticleIt's time to give up Twitterstorms
In this guest post, James Ball argues that perpetual outrage is obscuring the truly important issues.
View ArticleWhy do we let our leaders get away with their decisions for three decades?
Waiting 30 years to release information means that it is too late to hold people to account.
View ArticleStop ignoring the facts about Cast Lead
It featured the lowest ratio of civilian to combatant deaths in any asymmetric conflict in the history of warfare.
View Article"See ya later, ex dictator": a year in Twitmericks
"There was an old man from the Nile / Of odious crocodile smile"
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