February 2011
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Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
- Read the full court report on guardian.co.uk
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WatchElbow play Jesus is a Rochdale Girl live
In a special edition of our How I Wrote series filmed at Elbow’s Blueprint rehearsal studio, Guy Garvey introduces an exclusive performance of Jesus is a Rochdale Girl from Elbow’s forthcoming album Build a Rocket Boys!
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Inside Benghazi, Libya's first free city:...
Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
‘At the heart of the city where he launched his rise to power, Muammar Gaddafi’s indignity is now complete. In little more than three days of rampage, the rebels in Libya’s second city have done their best to wind the clock back 42 years – to life before the dictator they loathe.’
- Read the full report from the Guardian’s Martin...
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Riot police storm protest camp in Bahrain
Four people have been killed and hundreds injured in raid on Pearl roundabout in Bahrain, and Foreign Office advises against non-essential travel to the country.
- Follow events live as they unfold on guardian.co.uk
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WatchWhy Black Swan should win the best picture Oscar
The Guardian’s Richard Williams argues that Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan should win the top prize as it’s as preposterous as the awards themselves.
- Watch more videos as Guardian journalists make the case for their favourite film of the year winning the best picture Oscar
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Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq...
The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war.
Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball by German and American intelligence officials who dealt with his claims, has told the Guardian that he fabricated tales of mobile ...
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“A joyous night in Cairo. What bliss to be alive, to be an Egyptian and an Arab....”
– Egypt’s joy as Mubarak quits - Tariq Ali
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WatchWe examine why former dental hygienist HC Strache, leader of Austria’s far right Freedom party, managed to win 27% of the vote in last year’s elections in traditionally left-leaning Vienna
- More coverage on guardian.co.uk
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As part of the Streets’ guardian.co.uk/music...
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“I was on a sidestreet and a soldier stopped me and asked me where I was going. I...”
– Egypt’s army ‘involved in detentions and torture’
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WatchInside UK Uncut: Johnny Howorth spent three months with the group of graduates behind the UK’s fastest-growing protest movement
Read more: Tax avoidance protesters turn their attention to Britain’s banks
Full coverage: UK Uncut
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WatchRising star Anna Calvi visits our studios for an exclusive performance of Blackout, from her self-titled debut album. Watch more exclusive performances on our How I wrote page
