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Libyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reports
Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.
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Gaddafi's son warns of civil war
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.
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Anger over British-trained Arab police
Anger is growing over the relationship between authoritarian Gulf governments and the British military and police.
![Power of brutality and its limits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power of brutality and its limits
Lessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.
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Mother's tearful plea to have her daughter sterilised
The mother of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties pleaded with a UK court yesterday for her daughter to be sterilised to stop her having any more children.
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Assange's mother demands Rudd do more
The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has again demanded Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd back his words with action to support her son's legal and human rights.
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NZers in Oz taking legal action over 'discriminatory' law
Sick and disabled NZers are taking legal action against the Australian Government over what they call a "discriminatory" law denying them medical care and other state support.
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Legal hiccup in naked handyman search
A job ad for a "male nude handyman" is breaking employment law - but not because of the nudity, an employment lawyer says.
![<i>Dita de Boni</i>: A certain trainwreck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Dita de Boni</i>: A certain trainwreck
Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the Sunday papers.
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The architecture of murder and memorial
The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.
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New Zealand has work to do on gay rights
An attack on a Northland lesbian couple shows New Zealand still has work to do on gay rights, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan says.
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A persistent battle against the hypocrites
Author Armistead Maupin tells Eva Wiseman about championing marginalised people.