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Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle

Article Laura Myers - 5 Oct 2011

Amanda Knox has returned home to Seattle, one day after an Italian court cleared the 24-year-old college student of murder and freed her from prison.

Amanda Knox is a saint AND a diabolical she-devil, says lawyer

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Sep 2011

Amanda Knox is a "witch" whose lying ways belied her fresh-faced "soap and water" looks, a lawyer has told the court hearing her murder appeal.

Libya official quits, cites ‘unbearable’ violence

Africa Staff Reporter - 2 Jun 2011

Libya's top oil official became the latest figure to desert Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, adding momentum to a revolt against the leader's long rule.

Sudan’s gold rush lures thousands to remote areas

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2011

Tens of thousands of small-scale Sudanese prospectors are undertaking hazardous expeditions across barren areas to search for gold.

Darfur rebel group suspends talks with Sudan govt

Africa Staff Reporter - 6 Apr 2011

Darfur's most powerful rebel group has suspended meetings with Sudan's government in Qatar in protest at Khartoum's plan to hold a referendum.

Aid agency may be forced to shut Darfur programme

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Mar 2011

Catholic Relief Services fears it will have to shut its West Darfur food programme at the end of the month unless Khartoum lifts a ban.

No country for young men: Italy’s ‘lost generation’

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2010

Once kept at home by love for mamma's home-cooked pasta, a growing number of young Italians are now forced to live with their parents.

Afghan air force flies again on Soviet warhorses

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Apr 2010

As training jobs go, United States Colonel Bernard Mater's task of mentoring the fledgling Afghan air force is among the more daunting ones.

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