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EU summit gambles on huge Kosovo mission
ˇ 1,800 expected to be sent in nation-building exercise
ˇ Move a response to 'strong pressure' from Washington
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Fatah official held by Hamas
A senior member of Fatah has been detained by Hamas in Gaza in a fresh round of friction between the two groups
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Iraq can handle policing, army says before handover
Iraqi security forces are now capable of policing the south of their country without British help, Foreign Office officials have said
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Inside Baghdad: Jared Yoon Video: Specialist Jared Yoon remembers the day he got shot. Contains strong language David Smith: Three weeks embedded in Iraq Video: The staff sergeant on his third Iraq tour More video Full Iraq coverage

Germans urged to be more child-friendly
A campaign to encourage Germans to be more friendly towards their children is being launched across the country
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Le Pen on trial for saying Nazis not inhumane
Le Pen went on trial for condoning war crimes after he said the Nazi occupation of France was 'not particularly inhumane'
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Torture suspect's wife held over cell death
ˇ Children and jailers also arrested after cyanide find
ˇ Ex-coastguard accused of kidnap during 'dirty war'
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Slideshow: educating Katine Anushka Asthana meets teachers and students at Amorikot primary school Hope arrives on foot Focus on malaria More on Katine More videos

Keeping the beat Video: US policeman directs traffic in his own unique style More video

Peru's lost tribes under threat
Guardian Weekly: Loggers and oil companies encroach into tribal lands
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Small but pugnacious
World briefing: Eritrea may not be as big as Ethiopia, but that doesn't stop it squaring up to it's neighbour - or more or less anyone else, writes Simon Tisdall

In the Spanish desert, a rival to Las Vegas
ˇ €17bn casino complex expects 25m visitors a year
ˇ Site should be a protected nature reserve, say critics
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'Don't betray abductees' Families fear Japanese citizens taken by N Korea being forgotten More on Japan More on North and South Korea

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Travellers get a rude welcome
Britons were greeted with a less than welcome message on arrival at Johannesburg airport
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