Ravi Somaiya writes on topics from ping-pong to politics for the Guardian among others.
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Lawyer in Iran Stoning Case Is Now Targeted by Authorities
Earlier this month, Iranian human-rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei helped draw the world's... MORE
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Wyclef Jean May Run for Haitian Presidency
Former Fugees star Wyclef Jean, born outside Port-au-Prince, is not ruling out a run for president... MORE
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Mexican Prisoners 'Let Out' to Kill as Cartel Assassins
Staffers at a Mexican prison are accused of releasing inmates and giving them high-powered assault... MORE
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North Korea Threatens 'Physical Response' Against U.S. and South Korea
News that the U.S.... MORE
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Sharron Angle Perfects Dodging Reporters
It's not a bird. It's not a plane.... MORE
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A Military Record Made for Washington?
Wags are suggesting that the patchy military record of Alvin Greene, the unexpected Democratic... MORE
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More Twists in the Lockerbie Bomber Saga
The Libyan jailed for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270... MORE
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Zimbabwe Allowed to Sell Diamonds, Amid Claims of Human-Rights Abuses
An international network that regulates the trade in blood diamonds will allow Zimbabwe —accused of... MORE
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The Slow March Toward Gay Marriage Rights
Argentina recognized the legitimacy of gay marriage this week.... MORE
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North Korea Report Alleges Amputations Without Anesthesia
North Korea has long boasted of its universal health-care system.... MORE
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The Strange Tale of the Iranian Defector
On Monday an Iranian nuclear scientist arrived by taxi at a Washington embassy and demanded to be... MORE
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The Road to Deepwater Horizon
Company insiders, past and present, say the Deepwater Horizon disaster was not a mystery.... MORE
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Hundreds of Suspected Mafiosi Arrested in Italy, U.S.
In the largest operation of its kind in 15 years, police officials have arrested more than 300... MORE
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Who Is Al-Shabab?
Al-Shabab, a militant Islamist group from Somalia, claimed responsibility for a spate of bombings... MORE
