Ravi Somaiya writes on topics from ping-pong to politics for the Guardian among others.
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The Tale of the Barefoot Bandit
After two years on the run, 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, the alleged "barefoot bandit," who... MORE
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American Prisoner Attempts Suicide in North Korean Gulag
An American detained for crossing into North Korea has tried to commit suicide while imprisoned in... MORE
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Sharron Angle Reveals Controversial Abortion Views
The GOP Senate nominee says she would counsel pregnant incest victims to keep the child and "make a... MORE
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Is Al Qaeda Now Just a Brand?
Three men arrested on terror charges in Norway today, after a year long investigation, were... MORE
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Iranian Woman Faces Stoning for Adultery
Human-rights campaigners say that a 43-year-old mother of two who says she confessed to adultery... MORE
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British Scientists Cleared of 'Climategate'
A third inquiry into the "climategate" e-mails—documents from a climate-research center that... MORE
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Obama Needs His Own Dick Cheney
The Obama administration has consistently disguised victory as defeat—because it is as terrible at... MORE
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The New Revolutionaries
It's not just the 4th of July holiday that's raising memories of revolution.... MORE
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From Pariah to Pundit in Two Years: Mapping Eliot Spitzer's Comeback
Today CNN announced that Eliot Spitzer would be co-hosting a talk show in the prime-time 8 p.m.... MORE
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The Deadly Saga of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke
Jamaican authorities finally captured suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke yesterday.... MORE
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Top U.S. General in Afghanistan Under Fire for Testy Magazine Profile
A Rolling Stone profile includes insults against Vice President Joe Biden, Ambassador Karl... MORE
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Diamonds Are Robert Mugabe's New Best Friends
Robert Mugabe sees a newly mined diamond deposit in Zimbabwe—so rich it is described in The New... MORE
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Trust Us, Asks Oil Industry in Face of Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Representatives of several oil companies will stand in front of a federal judge today and ask for a... MORE
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The Mechanics of an Execution by Firing Squad
Ronnie Lee Gardner, a convicted murderer who opted to be put to death by firing squad, was strapped... MORE
