Killed for daring to hope
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A British soldier from 1st Battalion Scots Guards speaks with a group of Iraqis during a patrol in the Basra area.
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British soldiers help Iraqi soldiers during the construction of a military base in Basra. In March an Iraqi teenager in the city was murdered by her father in an ‘honor killing’ because she had fallen in love with a British soldier.
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[ HARDCOVER: US ]Hunting a serial killer in the last days of Stalin
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Publication Notes
CHILD 44
BY TOM ROB SMITH
448 PAGES
GRAND CENTRAL
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NBA: Utah Jazz end Rockets’ playoff dreams
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A Utah Jazz fan holds up a sign during their NBA playoff game against the Houston Rockets on Friday at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City.
PHOTO: AFP
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Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets shows his dejection as he watches his side play the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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A novelist with a story attached
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Isabel Fonseca at the River Cafe in Brooklyn, New York, in March. Fonseca — once portrayed in the UK tabloid press as the bosomy American home wrecker who broke up novelist Martin Amis’ first marriage — has now written her second book, a novel about an American who suspects her dapper British husband is , having an affair.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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[ HARDCOVER: US ] ‘A Splendid Exchange’ is a splendid book
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Publication Notes
A SPLENDID EXCHANGE: HOW TRADE SHAPED THE WORLD
BY WILLIAM BERNSTEIN
467 PAGES
ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
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Hurricanes hold off Golden Lions to claim victory
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The Lions’ Cobus Grobbelaar, right, runs at the Hurricanes’ Cory Jane in their Super 14 match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington yesterday.
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Japan thrash Arabian Gulf in Asian Five Nations
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Japan’s Yuta Imamura, center, runs in a try against the Arabian Gulf during their Asian Five Nations match at Hanazono Stadium in Higashi, Osaka, yesterday. Japan beat the Arabian Gulf 114-6.
PHOTO: AFP
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Nadal turns tide to swamp Chela
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Germany’s Denis Gremelmayr returns the ball against Spain’s Nicolas Almagro during their quarter-final match at the Barcelona Open in Spain on Friday.
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Inter look to sew up title with a dream derby win
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Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi, right, celebrates after scoring against Cagliari as Argentine teammates Nicolas Andreas Burdisso, left, and Esteban Matias Cambiasso congratulate him during their Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on April 27.
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Eriksson wants City to end on a high
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Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson acknowledges the crowd before their English Premier League match against Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, on April 26.
PHOTO: AFP
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Creamer on a roll as wind leaves Ochoa struggling
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Kelli Kuehne hits a tee shot during the second round of the SemGroup Championship on Friday at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
PHOTO: AFP
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Heatley stars as Canada triumph
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US player Paul Martin and Latvia’s Aleksandrs Nizivijs, left, and Kaspars Daugavins fight for the puck during the Ice Hockey World Championships preliminary match between the US and Latvia in Halifax, Canada, on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Cubans line up for first legal PCs
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Shoppers look at computers at a store in Havana, Cuba, on Friday. For the first time, Cubans were allowed to purchase computers for personal use, something previously limited to state companies.
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Is the world giving you cancer?
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Low-alcohol wine provides fresh hope for Spanish vineyards
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A man walks through the Casa de la Ermita vineyards in Jumilla, near Murcia, Spain, during the early hours of the morning on April 9.
WARNING: EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH.
PHOTO : AP
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Broker adds new twist to fund scandal
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Wu Shih-tsai, one of the key men in the Papua New Guinea fund scandal investigation, makes his way through a group of photographers in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pakistan’s leaders set date to restore deposed justices
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Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif talks with journalists during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Job hunters overwhelm Air Macau
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A woman yawns at a recruitment drive for flight attendants at Air Macau’s offices in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bolivia braces for Santa Cruz vote
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A Bolivian miner shouts slogans during a demonstration against today’s referendum in downtown Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Friday. Santa Cruz has led the rebellion of several wealthier provinces against income redistribution efforts by the Morales administration.
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Newly trained Palestinian police head for Jenin
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Palestinian security personnel take part in a training session in Jenin, West Bank, a day before the main forces started deploying to the city after completing their training in Jordan.
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Suspended prison sentence slapped on rights activist
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Iranian women’s rights activist and 2007 Olaf Palme Prize winner Parvin Ardalan is pictured in Tehran, Iran, on March 10.
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