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- Attacker disguised as Afghan security forces member kills three members of US-led ISAF forces in Helmand.
- An Afghan man wearing a uniform has shot and killed three US soldiers in the southern province of Helmand, a NATO spokesperson has announced. http://aje.me/RFa6Ur
- Sikhs are returning to Wisconsin temple where "white supremacist" gunman shot dead six worshipers.
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- The Cafe travels to Athens to find out what the future holds for the birthplace of Western democracy.
- Fault Lines examines accusations that new voting laws are effectively disenfranchising communities of colour in the US.
- Do US states trump Supreme Court rulings and set dangerous precedents when they execute the mentally challenged?
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- Industry veteran David Walker named chairman to steer bank in the aftermath of Libor crisis.
- Can the new wealth of South Africa's young, black middle class match the riches of family, tradition and spirituality?
- Row over unpaid bills leads to closure of facility that was to showcase continent's potential.
- Suspected Kurdish fighters are said to be behind the attack in western province of Izmir that has claimed one life.
- Tehran appeals to Syria's government and opposition to begin peace talks as it hosts conference on the conflict.
- What motivates thousands of children to take great risks smuggling themselves across the border into South Africa?
- Latest data shows jobless rate has climbed to 23.1 per cent, with more than one million Greeks out of work.
- Recovery from the 2001 collapse of country's banking sector is being threatened by global economic malaise.
- US Federal Trade Commission orders web giant to pay $22.5m for violating privacy of rival Apple's Safari browser users.
- Clearance of camps follows police raids this week in Paris and Lyon where hundreds were forced from their homes.
- French authorities have dismantled two makeshift Roma camps housing 200 people, provoking claims the Socialist government is pursuing the disputed policies of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. Father Arthur, a priest who defends Roma rights, and staunch critic, said "what will become of these families? Everything is being taken away - it's a breach of fundamental human rights". An estimated 15-20,000 Roma live in France.
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- The Stream is a social media community with its own daily television programme on Al Jazeera English. As the tremendous growth of social networks moulds and transforms the news agenda, The Stream aims to share these possibilities and connect its global…
- Judge says opposition leaders, on trial for deadly civil unrest in 2010, enjoy immunity while parliament is in session.
- Suspected Kurdish fighters are said to be behind the attack in western province of Izmir that has claimed one life.
- Group calling itself "People's Care for Rohingya" demands an end to violence against Southeast Asia's stateless people.
- Health Minister Wael al-Halki replaces caretaker prime minister, who was appointed after Riad Hijab defected this week.
- As rebels assert their authority in eastern DR Congo, we ask if a joint African military action is the best solution.
- New fossils found in Kenya show there were two additional pre-human species besides Homo erectus, researchers say.
- Human rights organisations must start coping with reality: The victors write the laws and hold the trials.
- Survey shows president leading presumptive Republican candidate Mitt Romney by 49 per cent to 42 per cent of voters.
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- We follow the Syrian exiles risking their lives to smuggle essential supplies to those fighting the regime.
- Opposition-held districts of commercial capital targeted, as both government troops and rebel forces claim advances.
- Government calls for help in rushing food, water and clothes to nearly two million people displaced by deadly floods.
- The most vehement debates on the use of force by the US surround attacks by remotely-piloted drone aircraft.
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- Police use water cannons on crowd and arrest 75 protesters who returned to streets of Santiago to demand free education.
- Palestinians living in caves south of Hebron city find no protection in new Israeli court ruling.
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- As the 2012 Olympic Games begin, we ask: What does China sacrifice in its relentless pursuit of gold?
- Wife of ousted Chinese politician stands trial for allegedly poisoning British former associate.
- Opinion: Human rights organisations must start coping with reality: The victors write the laws and hold the trials. Read more: http://aje.me/QLfB4H
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- Opinion: American dollars pouring into London accounts hides money from tax authorities and encourages transnational crime. Find out more: http://aje.me/OOeWMS
- Minsk orders closure of Swedish embassy after aircraft drops hundreds of teddy bears carrying pro-democracy slogans.
- Cornel West and Paul Street weigh up Obama's achievements and shortcomings as we ask if he should get a second term.
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- Opinion: The chief minister of the northern state of Bihar, Kumar is seen at home and abroad as a miracle worker who has brought the rule of law and economic development to a place long seen as a pit of criminality and suffering. The economy of India's poorest state - where more than half of its 103 million people live in poverty - grew by about 13 per cent last year. Read more: http://aje.me/OLuPRC
- China is the world's factory, but does a dark secret lurk behind this apparent success story?
- As Sikhs mourn the temple shooting victims, we ask how Americans plan to deal with the rise of white supremacism.
- Libya's National Transitional Council set to hand over power to a new assembly, marking another step towards democracy.
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