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- Hillary Clinton: we need to talk sensibly about spying
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Senators seek deal to end government shutdown
Harry Reid hopes for result 'in next 48 hours' after Obama rejects debt ceiling extension -
India cyclone: Phailin makes landfall
Half a million people estimated to be seeking shelter or heading inland as widespread destruction and disruption is forecast -
Snowden: NSA 'hurt our country'
Video clips posted to WikiLeaks website show former NSA analyst speaking for the first time since July asylum plea -
Taliban arrest clouds Afghan talks
Afghan government spokesman says Latif Mehsud was seized by US from intelligence agents trying to recruit him -
Guantánamo: harsh tactics revealed
Newly declassified papers say hunger strike 'broken' by deliberate campaign to crush detainees' spirits -
Arrest made in Baby Hope case
Identity of child whose malnourished body was discovered inside a picnic cooler in 1991 has been revealed for first time -
Libya MB leader: PM 'has failed'
Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Sawan says parliament searching for alternative to Ali Zidan who was kidnapped by militia -
African Union: don't target leaders
International criminal court urged to defer trial of Kenyan president and deputy amid claims it unfairly targets Africa -
More migrants die as boat capsizes
Italian and Maltese ships pick up survivors after boat from Tunisia capsizes, killing dozens -
Nobel peace prize for weapons body
OPCW's award recognises watchdog's ongoing efforts in Syria as well as 16 years of previous work -
Israeli settler killed in West Bank
Former colonel in Israeli army bludgeoned to death outside his home in Brosh Habika in the Jordan Valley -
JP Morgan reports third-quarter loss
Embattled CEO Jamie Dimon says otherwise strong performance 'marred by large legal expense' -
US execution halted over drug fears
Governor orders Missouri come up with alternative death penalty drug on fears EU could limit export of propofol -
Clashes at Russia gay rights protest
Police arrest 67 during protest against law introduced in June banning 'homosexual propaganda' directed at minors -
Elephant kills Missouri zookeeper
Experienced handler at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield crushed while moving animal between areas -
Nazi SS captain dies at 100 in Rome
Erich Priebke was involved in Ardeatine caves massacre in 1944 and was brought to justice belatedly in 1998 -
NFL player's son dies after 'abuse'
Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson, asks for privacy after 2-year-old son dies from reported assault by mother's boyfriend -
Colorado farmers harvest hemp
Finished hemp, marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin, is legal in the US, but growing it remains off-limits under federal law -
Hunnam quits Fifty Shades film
Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam cited his busy schedule as reason for dropping out just weeks after being cast
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JFK assassination: fifty years later
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Clinton addresses spying debate
Former US secretary of state greets debate as British shadow home secretary calls for oversight of intelligence -
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World welterweight fight – live!
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MLB Playoffs: The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to St Louis Cardinals in game two of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium -
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World Cup qualifiers: Cristiano Ronaldo tight-lipped on claims he got himself booked to ensure his availability for playoffs -
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Premier League: American viewing figures soar as NBC's imaginative promotion of the English game pays off -
NFL talkboard: week six
Paolo Bandini: Have your say on all the week six games, including Saints vs Patriots, plus take part in our Pick Six contest
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Norman Rockwell, patriot painter
Nicolaus Mills: Rockwell is often called 'folksy', yet his art was deeply engaged with the issues of his day -
Wyoming remains staunchly anti-gay
Fifteen years after Matthew Shephard was tortured and killed, his home state has remained resistant to change
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Guantánamo: The Hunger Strikes
Using testimony from five detainees, animated film reveals the daily brutality of life inside Guantánamo -
The Guardian film show
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