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Gandhi clan scours India's largest state for votes among Muslims and outcast

The Congress party of Nehru and Indira Gandhi is accused of sacrificing free speech to make a comeback in India's most populous stateYou can find the Islamic Centre of India in the Aishbagh...

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Russia's It Girl becomes high-profile campaigner against Vladimir Putin

Ksenia Sobchak, once derided over her reality TV job, is now a leading critic of the prime minister, a family friendShe is an unlikely figurehead for the political protests that have rocked Russia over...

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Scranton, Pennsylvania: where even the mayor is on minimum wage

With shrinking tax revenues, industrial decline and a political stand-off, the city is a symbol of a nation's crisis – some of it self-inflictedScranton is the setting for the hit American version of...

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Spetses, the tycoons' playground where gulf between rich and poor grows wider

Its quiet beauty has attracted billionaires, novelists and pop stars. But now the holiday island with a glitzy reputation is a microcosm of the difficulties that beset all of GreeceOn a jetty alongside...

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Tax 'traitors' widen divisions in belt-tightening France

Most French citizens believe that the rich elite should pay more in tax, but not so much that it will drive them to flee abroadThe narrow streets around the Rue de Grenelle in Paris, a short stroll...

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In Chávez's revolutionary heartland the passion burns, but fear of defeat grows

With just one week to go before elections, Jonathan Watts and Virginia Lopez find the radical leader's backers anxious that support for his dynamic young opponent is growingVenezuela is gearing up for...

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On Corsica, the intrigue of crime and politics claims another life

In Napoleon's birthplace, riven by feuds between bandits and nationalists, a brilliant lawyer's murder brings deep pessimismEven by Corsican standards of cold-bloodedness, the assassination of Antoine...

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L'Aquila's earthquake-scarred streets see battle between science and politics

Convictions of six seismologists over 308 deaths three years ago have shocked colleagues – but not the disaster's survivorsOn a sun-drenched autumn day in L'Aquila, Vincenzo Vittorini peered into the...

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Seven years after the riots, the suburbs of Paris still simmer with resentment

In the ghetto where two boys' deaths sparked the riots of 2005, the disillusioned residents see no chance of changeIn the entrance hall of a run-down block of flats, a group of teenagers stood hanging...

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'This is the beginning of the end for marijuana prohibition across the world'

Colorado voted to legalise recreational use last week in a move that could hurt the cartels and challenge the long US 'war on drugs'Another glass facade among a string of restaurants, boutiques and...

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Waiting for Depardieu: how one modest village acquired French celebrity status

Gerard Depardieu seems set to join this colony of exiles just outside France as François Hollande brings in 75% levy for the super-wealthyIn the Café à l'Amitié in Néchin, the talk over the Belgian...

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Lure of jobs and money threatens one of Spain's last wild beaches with...

Valdevaqueros is a surfers' paradise and a haven for rare wildlife, but the council has approved a huge new tourist complex in an attempt to bring jobs to the crisis-hit areaValdevaqueros is one of the...

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Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could...

Bhutan measures prosperity by gauging its citizens' happiness levels, not the GDP. Now its ideas are attracting interest at the UN climate change conference in DohaA series of hand-painted signs dot...

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At Art Basel Miami Beach, the stars line up to be seen –and be shocked

America's hippest art fair has a reputation for pool parties and hedonism, but sales this year are expected to top £1.5bnHalf an hour into Wednesday's VIP preview of Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest...

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Mass rape, amputations and killings – why families are fleeing terror in Mali

At refugee camps, reports are flooding in of horrific human rights abuses in a country once famous for its music and joyous lifestyle. Mark Townsend reports on the jihadist nightmare in the SahelThey...

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Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze as Israeli settlements spread

Near a biblical landscape of donkeys and olive trees, homes are being built and Palestinian Christians fear for their futureAmid plastic bags snagged on gorse bushes, rusting hulks of cars in a...

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Hogmanay 2012: Why all roads lead to Edinburgh this new year

Over 20 years, Pete Irvine has turned the Scottish capital into more than just the spiritual home of Hogmanay. Just ask any of the 100,000 foreign visitors partying on its streets on Monday nightMy...

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Pamplona's locksmiths join revolt as banks throw families from their homes

In the years of the housing boom, Spain's banks offered 100% mortgages. Now, while receiving millions in public aid, they are throwing people out of their homes. But there's a rebellion under way,...

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Even in Assad's coastal retreat, the war has come and the bombs are dropping

Bands of rebels, pursued by Syrian air power, are consolidating their position in mountains above the wealthy playground of Latakia – which may become the regime's last redoubtLocal people describe it...

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Africa Cup of Nations brings Ghana to standstill

Millions pray for victory as Black Stars overcome slow start to move to brink of tournament successIn the early morning light, Ghana's capital, Accra, is dulled by a dusty haze. It is harmattan– the...

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