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Palestinian youths shot dead
Israeli troops have shot dead four Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
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UK 'ran renegade torture unit in Iraq'
Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.
![Dubai: Desert rose all petal, no stem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Dubai: Desert rose all petal, no stem
Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.
![Britain set to ban NZ's new killer party drug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Britain set to ban NZ's new killer party drug
A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.
![NZ group to jetski from London to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
NZ group to jetski from London to Auckland
A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.
![Iraqi voters defy threats and bombs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Iraqi voters defy threats and bombs
In the face of bomb and mortar attacks that killed 38 people and wounded 89 others, Iraqis went to the polls yesterday.
![Longest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Longest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 years
Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.
![Private security operatives ordered to leave country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Private security operatives ordered to leave country
Guards linked to Blackwater given seven days to leave after US court rejects charges.
![Tehran braces for fresh protests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Tehran braces for fresh protests
Tonight, Iran begins marking 31 years since the country's Islamic revolution.
![Egypt: Disco boat escape from Cairo's bustling metropolis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Egypt: Disco boat escape from Cairo's bustling metropolis
Jill Worrall is whisked through Cairo's cacophony by taxi, boat and horse-drawn carriage.