Newspaper of the year | 22 August 2011 | Last updated four minutes ago
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- Man United set for Asia flotation - PA
- Guatemala to renew adoptions halted midway by ban - AP
- Gunman 'had weapons conviction' - PA
- Obama: Libyan people's pursuit of dignity and freedom is stronger than dictator's iron fist - AP
- Gaza militants agree ceasefire - PA
- Woman, her mother, grandmother die in US wreck - AP
- GCSE A grades record predicted - PA
- Obama: Libya slipping from grasp of tyrant - AP
- UK 'backs Arab force for change' - PA
- Obama says Tripoli slipping from grasp of a tyrant, Gadhafi regime shows sign of collapsing - AP
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Libyan endgame begins as rebel convoy reaches Tripoli's Green Square
ICC confirms arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi amid reports that another of Gaddafi's sons has been arrested and another has surrendered- Latest developments from Libya - LIVE
- Drained but exultant, rebels sense victory in the race to reach Tripoli
- Nato to wind down air strikes amid street-to-street fighting
- Rifts among rebels exposed as Gaddafi's power wanes
- Editorial: the questions of who and what a new era may bring
- Dennis Kucinich: Time to end Nato's war in Libya
- Nato attacks in Libya: key targets, day by day
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Assad defiant in TV address to Syria
President dismisses calls for his resignation, while UN team arrives in Damascus to assess humanitarian needs amid mounting violence -
Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Egyptian brokers seek to persuade militant groups, while Israeli PM orders continuation of air strikes -
Strauss-Kahn charges 'to be dropped'
Former IMF director's accuser summoned to meeting with prosecutors, in sign that at least some of the charges will be abandoned -
Revealed: lobbying by royal charities
Papers show scale of effort by Prince Charles's charities to persuade ministers and officials to change policies -
US hikers to appeal against sentence
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal's eight-year jail sentence in Iran has put further strain on relations between Tehran and Washington -
PM and Blair clash over cause of riots
Cameron's moral decline claim is 'highfalutin wail', says Tony Blair, who blames riots on alienated minority -
Tributes paid to Red Arrows pilot
Thousands of people queue at Bournemouth Air Festival to sign a book of condolence and lay floral tributes to Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging -
Over 2,000 bodies found in Kashmir
Three-year inquiry says remains found in unmarked graves along Indian side of disputed border -
Steel's link to man in bribery inquiry
Lib Dem lobbied Uganda's president to land contract for ex-business partner now subject of inquiry in Nigeria -
Oslo service ends month of mourning
Norway's PM tells country to 'guard freedom' at candlelit memorial service for 77 people killed on island of Utøya
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Why is US serious crime falling?
Sociologists have offered explanations including abortion laws, a fall in crack use and longer sentences -
Rising seas threaten Vietnam's rice
Climate change is turning rivers of Mekong Delta salty, spelling disaster for millions of poor farmers -
Sean Smith's best shot
'This boy is going to school in Kosovo. Walking in the other direction, a group of men are carrying coffins' -
C4 lines up return for Frankie Boyle
Head of comedy confirms controversial Glasgow comedian is set to record pilot for topical talk show -
Google: let's make profits, not war
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, is expected to offer TV executives an olive branch in his MacTaggart lecture – and perhaps some funding -
Remembering 9/11, 10 years on
Ed Vulliamy recalls the extraordinary spirit of the devastated city as it responded with camaraderie -
Don't throw a googly, Shane
The Aussie cricketer's Twitter relationship with Elizabeth Hurley is a wonderful romance. But he must stop rising to the bait of his critics -
Argentina's violent football gangs
To play like Maradona or Tevez is the ultimate dream, but there's another option: joining one of the gangs -
Latinos feel under siege in deep south
People from every walk of life unite to fight legislation dividing communities and killing economies
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Mancini threatens end to Nasri deal
Roberto Mancini has warned Arsenal there will be a 'big problem' if Samir Nasri plays against Udinese -
Victorious Murray ready for US Open
Tennis: Andy Murray won the Cincinnati Open after Novak Djokovic was forced to retire with a shoulder injury at 6-4, 3-0 -
Flutey set to miss out on World Cup
Rugby Union: The Wasp's attacking talents and versatility have been deemed less crucial to England than Shontayne Hape's defensive abilities
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Kristin Hersh in Edinburgh
The writer on her memoir Paradoxical Undressing and the difference between book and music festivals -
Have star ratings lost their value?
Lyn Gardner: Every man and his blog is at Edinburgh now – so it's too easy to get a rave review -
Fears over London Olympics clash
Festival faces shortage of the best technicians and road crew in the UK during 2012 festival
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Bogotá's age of rediscovery
With the conflict of the 1990s now behind it, Colombia's capital is bursting with creativity and clubs -
Is it the end for the gap year?
With university fees trebling next year, youngsters could be put off taking time out to travel. But taking a break now could still pay
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