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London 2012: Focus on the ballFully concentrated, Australian Justin Han prepares to serve during a match in the preliminary round… 28/07/12 12:37 CET
Sport
Olympic diaries: Bolt ready to defend titlesJamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt announced on Thursday he was fully fit for his historic… 28/07/12 10:34 CET
world news
Syria government forces pound central AleppoSyrian government forces kept up a day-long bombardment of rebel-held areas in Aleppo on Saturday… 28/07/12 23:23 CET
Kidnapped Italian workers ‘freed by Syrian forces’The Syrian government says its forces have freed two Italian workers allegedly kidnapped by an… 28/07/12 22:04 CET
London protest against ‘corporate takeover’ of OlympicsNot everyone in London has been swept up in Olympic fever. A few hundred people marched through… 28/07/12 19:33 CET
Thailand: Soldiers shot dead in rebel ambushHaving shot dead four soldiers, suspected Islamist rebels in Thailand’s southern Pattani province… 28/07/12 18:46 CET
Wildfires ravage Siberia amid heatwaveWestern Siberia is burning amid a heatwave that has seen temperatures hit 35 degrees celsius for… 28/07/12 18:45 CET
China pipeline scrapped after anti-pollution protestAmid an outburst of public anger, authorities in eastern China have ditched plans for an industrial… 28/07/12 18:45 CET
World’s ‘oldest bra’ reveals underwear secretsArchaeologists say a long-lost wardrobe uncovered at Lengberg Castle in Austria’s eastern Tyrol has… 28/07/12 18:24 CET
Voters should not back ‘coup’, Romania’s Basescu tells euronewsWith Romanians due to vote on Sunday on whether to impeach their president, the man in question has… 28/07/12 18:04 CET
‘Magic’, ‘rock’n‘roll’, ‘slightly insane’: Olympic ceremony viewsThe day after an opening ceremony that combined comedy and cinema, history and spectacle, music and… 28/07/12 15:15 CET
Syria: Assad forces launch ‘onslaught’ on AleppoPresident Assad’s forces have launched an all-out onslaught against rebels in Syria’s second city… 28/07/12 15:13 CET
Syria uprising sparks new clashes in LebanonArmy units have deployed in Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli after sectarian strife in Syria once… 28/07/12 13:13 CET
Syria: Aleppo onslaught loomsAmid fears of a bloodbath, reports say a battle between rebels and President Assad’s troops for… 28/07/12 11:43 CET
President returns to Mali after mob attackMali’s interim president has returned home from weeks of convalescence in Paris, after being beaten… 28/07/12 09:53 CET
Fires continue to rip through SiberiaWildfires continue to rip through parts of Siberia forcing the closure of Tomsk regional airport… 28/07/12 09:28 CET
Former Milosevic ally to lead Serbian coalition governmentA new Serbian coalition government has been sworn in. The new parliament is dominated by… 28/07/12 09:28 CET
Polish parents leave toddler at airport after passport expiresA Polish couple who left their two-year-old daughter at an airport information desk are facing… 28/07/12 09:28 CET
‘Joker’ shooting scare in US state of MarylandA man calling himself a ‘joker’ is being held in the US state of Maryland after threatening to open… 28/07/12 09:28 CET
Olympics opening ceremony highlights ‘best of British’The 2012 Olympic Games are underway following a dazzling three hour opening ceremony that’s been… 28/07/12 08:55 CET
London Olympics: Performers and audience give their reactionSpectators spoke of an electric atmosphere inside London’s Olympic stadium as the opening ceremony… 28/07/12 05:35 CET
UN calls on Assad to halt the carnage in AleppoThe international community has stepped up its rhetoric as the Syrian army mounts military assaults… 28/07/12 00:53 CET
Pregnant Malaysian shooter aims for Olympic goldMalaysian Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi stands out from all the other shooters at the London Olympics… 28/07/12 00:04 CET
