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13/12/2013
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The state of Egyptian democracy
Egyptian government defends record; US 'spy' missing in Iran; Sandy Hook a year on
China moon landing
First moon mission in 40 years; Mandela coffin reaches Qunu; Muhammad Ali and the busker
Mandela returns home
Tutu says he will go to funeral; China's heavenly ambitions; Tunisia Jewish conference.
Nelson Mandela funeral
Mandela buried in Qunu; Gaza snow brings misery; Ireland exits bailout
Mandela's funeral
Mandela buried in childhood home; Chile polls close; Peter O'Toole dies.
Syria aid appeal
Lyse Doucet in Damascus; fighting in South Sudan; Joan Fontaine dies
16/12/2013
S. Sudan 'quashes coup attempt'
Night time curfew in Juba; Croatian footballer banned from World Cup
17/12/2013
Arab Spring anniversary
Tunisia uprising anniversary; South Sudan clashes; Snowden's open letter to Brazil .
British surgeon dies in Syrian detention
Controversy over surgeon's death; decoding North Korea; US academic boycott of Israel
18/12/2013
South Sudan unrest
Government says Juba under control; missing American in Iran; and Great Train Robber dies
Fighting in South Sudan
Threat of more war in South Sudan; Russia amnesty may free activists; grand movie music
Iraq violence
Sectarian conflict in Iraq; mapping the Milky Way; disability in pop music
19/12/2013
Khodorkovsky released
Former Russian tycoon freed from prison; reversing the body clock; Antarctic exploration
20/12/2013
Khodorkovsky in Berlin
Freed Russian tycoon arrives in Germany; Nigella's image; taxing meat to help environment
Lockerbie 25th anniversary
Megrahi relatives plan Lockerbie appeal; South Sudan evacuations; The Real Black Santa
Fighting continues in S Sudan
S Sudan rebels 'control key state'; Lockerbie remembered; Finnish town takes a gamble
Russian tycoon speaks after prison release
Khodorkovsky talks; Italian Foreign Minister on Iran; Christmas for the godless
Escalating violence in South Sudan
UN confirms executions in Juba; What's next for Khodorkovsky? Kenya train crash aftermath
Pussy Riot Members Released
Pussy Riot members released under amnesty; South Sudan fears; Andras Schiff on Hungary.
23/12/2013
UN's South Sudan warning
Warring Sudanese factions to be held to account; Khodorkovsky interview; and chess boxing
24/12/2013
South Sudan violence
Massacres reported in South Sudan; royal pardon for Turing; pianist Andras Schiff .
UN: Thousands believed to be dead in South Sudan
South Sudan UN troops to be doubled; Syria's barrel bombs; Nigeria's enigmatic musician