Ravi Somaiya writes on topics from ping-pong to politics for the Guardian among others.
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How Will Chilean Miners Stay Sane?
They have been trapped a mile underground for 20 days, their only lifeline to the surface a bore... MORE
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Why Has Kim Jong-il Gone to China?
As Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea to help negotiate the release of an American prisoner, the... MORE
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In Colombia, Teens Killed From Facebook Hit Lists
Earlier this month two teenagers were shot to death in the town of Puerto Asis, Colombia.... MORE
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Equatorial Guinea Condemned for Suspicious Executions
Human-rights groups and opposition parties have condemned the execution of four of President... MORE
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Jimmy Carter Will Visit North Korea to Help Secure Release of American
A 30-year-old man from Boston has been serving an eight-year hard-labor sentence in a North Korean... MORE
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The Naomi Campbell Guide to War Crimes Trial Appearances
Naomi Campbell's PR agency has outlined its methods for getting the supermodel through allegations,... MORE
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Rabid Bats Kill Four Children in Peru
Emergency teams have been dispatched to a remote section of the Amazon rainforest to stop rabid... MORE
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The 'Gray' Wealth of China's Super-Rich
A report today reveals that a third of China's wealth may go unreported, and that most of that... MORE
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Iran Stoning Woman 'Confesses' on State TV
A 43-year-old mother of two, granted a reprieve from being stoned to death on dubious adultery... MORE
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Zimbabwe Begins Selling Alleged Blood Diamonds
A controversial stash of stones from a mine that could yield up to $2 billion a year, and that... MORE
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Naomi Campbell Defends Her War-Crimes Testimony
Naomi Campbell has been under fire for telling a war-crimes trial that she did not know whether... MORE
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Former Senator Ted Stevens Killed in Alaska Plane Crash
Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S.... MORE
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Legalize Drugs, Says Mexican Ex-President
Vicente Fox, who has watched a national drug war claim 28,000 lives in less than four years under... MORE
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Another Witness Refutes Naomi Campbell's Blood-Diamonds Story
Earlier today the actress Mia Farrow disputed Naomi Campbell's claim that she was not sure she had... MORE
