Perfection on his own terms: Salinger's silence ,
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J.D. Salinger died on the 27th of January, 2010. James Warner paints a portrait of the American writer's work - loved by the public but attacked by some critics - and his solitary life
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Chile: the right in power,
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Sebastian Piñera has ended two decades of centre-left rule in Chile. The new president now faces the tough challenge of creating a liberal and democratic right free from the negative associations of...
Aceh, Haiti and the Perils of Post-Disaster Reconstruction,
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Can Indonesia’s Aceh province provide Haiti and the global community with lessons about rebuilding after a catastrophe?
Touched by the images on their television...
A Soldier’s Tale 5: a new life? Not b… likely!,
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Our conscript, Tolya, has left basic training. He hopes that things will be different, but his hopes are soon dashed when he meets his demobbers or dembels.
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Meeting in monochrome: women and the Afghanistan conference,
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The picture said it all; an expanse of suits broken only by Hillary's blonde bob floating in their midst. The London Conference on Afghanistan gave birth to sweeping statements and soaring...
Israel admits to using white phosphorous in Gaza,
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Israeli government disciplines soldiers responsible for the white phosphorous attack on a UN compound in Gaza. Gaddafi’s bid for AU leadership rejected. Russian police disperse demonstrators. British...
President's questions,
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Watch a riveting and almost unprecedented exchange between President Obama and the congressional Republicans
Whatever your opinion of Prime Minister's Questions, it at...
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