Iran's parliament has urged the judiciary to thoroughly investigate the death of a blogger in custody and monitor police stations to prevent further abuses.

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Shot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords visits Newtown massacre families

Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived a mass shooting in her Arizona constituency, held a private meeting yesterday with families of the 26 victims of last month’s gun rampage at a school in Connecticut.

Argentinian protesters disrupt cruise ship as tensions over Falklands rise

Argentinian protesters disrupted the cruise ship industry today as they demonstrated for the Falklands Islands to be handed over.

‘Imposter’ wins rape appeal as victim was unmarried

A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of a man who had sex with a sleeping woman on the basis of legislation dating to 1872, which says only married women are protected from rape by “imposters”.

Man arrested in Sussex over Nepal civil war torture claims

A former colonel in the Nepalese army has been arrested by Scotland Yard anti-terrorist officers over claims that he tortured a suspected Maoist during the country’s long-running civil war.

15-year-old girl with missing moniker set to sue Icelandic government in fight to legally use her name

Parents who don't want to take a name from a government list have to apply to a special committee that has the power to say yes or no to the chosen name

Putting the guilty to death would be a step backwards for India, and do nothing to address its real problems

This tragic case must bring about a sea change in attitudes to womens' rights

Justin Bieber urges paparazzi crackdown after death of photographer snapping his Ferrari

Justin Bieber has called for tougher laws to control paparazzi after a 29-year-old photographer was killed by a passing car just after snapping shots of the star's white Ferrari.

Justin Bieber calls for tougher laws after paparazzi is killed photographing his car

Justin Bieber has called for tougher laws to control paparazzi after a 29-year-old photographer was killed by a passing car just after snapping shots of the star's white Ferrari.

A prayer ceremony for the rape victim in New Delhi

Family 'consents to Delhi gang rape victim being identified'

The family of the medical student who died after being gang-raped on a Delhi bus have apparently given their consent to a plan to reveal her identity.

In Illinois there is now a ban on sex offenders from dressing up as Santa during festive celebrations

No more Santa costumes or shark fins: Weird US laws come into force

The budget laws that threatened the US with billions in tax hikes weren’t the only ones that were due to come into force in the new year, with some 400 state and local measures ranging from the sensible to (at first glance) the sublimely ridiculous also taking effect on 1 January.

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Park

Second blow for Hurricane Sandy's victims as Congress abandons recovery Bill

The fiscal cliff deal might have protected the American economy from another blow, but the last-minute agreement has left storm-hit communities in the north-east without billions of dollars in promised aid after  special measures put together following Hurricane Sandy were shelved by Congress.

Photographer killed while taking photos of Justin Bieber's $200,000 Ferrari

29-year-old man struck by another vehicle while taking photos of star's white Ferrari 458 Italia

FTSE tops 6000 after US fiscal cliff budget deal

Relief over America's deal to avert a budget crisis sent London's FTSE 100 Index smashing through the 6000 barrier for the first time since July 2011.

American taxpayers face paying the bill for Senate's 'fiscal cliff' deal

President Barack Obama yesterday pressed the House of Representatives to vote in favour of a Senate-backed deal that would avert the swingeing spending cuts and soaring tax rates of America's "fiscal cliff".

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Carina Trimingham: 'I just happened to fall in love with an MP'

Carina Trimingham: 'I just happened to fall in love with an MP'

The most fundamental of 'free speech versus privacy' issues is at stake in the forthcoming appeal by former minister Chris Huhne's partner
Daniel Mays is going straight...straight to a camp comedy, that is

Daniel Mays is going straight...to a camp comedy

After a decade playing rogues, gangsters and reprobates, this son of an Essex sparkie is emerging as 2013’s brightest star.
US glass ceiling shows political cracks

Rupert Cornwell: US glass ceiling shows political cracks

Women have been making inroads into positions of power on Capitol Hill, and their fortunes are at an all-time high
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First Night: Borgen, BBC4

New series of Borgen - the Scandinavian political drama - presses British buttons
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Weather: Could every cloud have a sinister lining?

So, farewell 2012 and, meteorologically speaking, good riddance, says David Randall for whom our weather is beyond a joke
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Andrew Martin: When taking the train was a sign of prosperity

The trendy sneer at suburbia and espouse only city living. But we are pretty much all commuters now, whatever the cost
Why we continue to make New Year's resolutions - and inevitably give up on them

New Year's resolutions: Doomed to failure?

It seems to be a function of the modern condition that we try to improve ourselves. Just who are we trying to fool?
Curse that lasted half a century: New biography casts fresh light on Sylvia Plath's legacy

Sylvia Plath: The curse that lasted half a century

On the 50th anniversary of the publication of ‘The Bell Jar’ and her suicide, a new biography casts fresh light on the poet's legacy
Sea change: Bill Granger's hearty winter fish and seafood dishes

Sea change: Bill Granger's hearty winter dishes

Fish and seafood might be thought of as summer staples but it’s no stretch to transform them into hearty winter meals.
'The Ikea kitchen had to go': Inside the home of LA's vintage king Cameron Silver

Interiors: LA's vintage king Cameron Silver

Pillows by Tom Ford, trinkets by Hermès and YSL, Lanvin props...
Cycling: The crucial questions confessing Armstrong must answer

The crucial questions confessing Armstrong must answer

From the mystery of why he may elect to own up now to details of his doping and any reparations he might make
Special report: Spain's golden age is losing its lustre in the credit crunch

Special report: Spain's golden age is losing its lustre in the credit crunch

In 20 years since the Barcelona Olympics the achievements of the Spanish elite have amazed the world but the recession is putting all that success on the line
David Flatman: Mud's good for the skin – and it slows down the gazelles

David Flatman: From the Front Row

Mud's good for the skin – and it slows down the gazelles
The Last Word: Boateng isn't a hero, just a human being

The Last Word: Boateng isn't a hero, just a human being

Some see footballers as inanimate objects, just repositories of bigotry