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The death of Saddam Hussein
News, analysis and features in the aftermath of the ex-Iraqi leader's execution.
US mid-terms 2006
Latest news, full results and analysis of the mid-term elections.
North Korea: Secretive state
Latest news and analysis amid international tension over North Korea's nuclear test.
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Sunnis and Shias
What are the differences?
Iran stand-off
Background to the nuclear row
Hezbollah
Key questions answered
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Act of Union
Afghanistan
Ageism at work
Al-Qaeda
Animal testing
Biofuels
Bird flu
Blogging
Broadband
Cannes
Chechnya
China economy
Colombia
Cloning
Darfur
Digital switch
DR Congo
EU Constitution
GM Food
Guantanamo
Hezbollah
Hospital bugs
Iraq violence
Iran stand-off
Islam
Kashmir dispute
MRSA
NICE
Northern Ireland
Private equity
Sex trafficking
Somali Islamists
Sri Lanka
Stock scandal
Sunnis and Shias
Sustainable food
Taleban
US elections
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Inside Iran
A look at how economic, social and political change are reshaping the country.
Urban planet
A look at the expansion of the world's cities and life for their residents.
Generation Next
How do under-18s see the world and what do they think is important?
After the promises
One year after the G8 pledges, what has changed for Africa's poor nations?
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Volcanic eruptions: How and why
Global migration - the figures
How tsunami form
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AFRICA / AMERICAS / ASIA PACIFIC
9/11: Five years on
Africa's food crisis
Bird Flu
Emerging China & India
Inside Central Asia
Inside Latin America
Venezuela under Chavez
BUSINESS / ENTERTAINMENT / WORLD
Africa: After the promises
End of ageism?
Future of TV
The Oscars
UK Budget 2006
World Economic Forum
UK
7 July attacks anniversary
BBC Action Week
The Blair succession
Brits Abroad
The Deepcut Inquiry
Election 2006
Faith in the UK
Housing UK
Inside the NHS
Kennedy resignation
Lib Dem Leadership contest
London attacks
Party conferences 2006
Prisons in the UK
The Queen at 80
Respect in the UK
EUROPE / MIDDLE EAST / SOUTH ASIA
Middle East crisis
Afghanistan's future
Chernobyl 20 years on
Death of Saddam Hussein
Death of Milosevic
Emerging China & India
Inside Europe
Muslims in Europe
Israel and the Palestinians
The struggle for Iraq
Life in Iraq
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Hi-tech crime
Fuelling the Future
The race for Mars
Nuclear power in the UK
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