Sport
Russian judokas throw Olympic surpriseThe Olympic Judo competition threw some surprising results. The Japanese were strangled to their… 04/08/12 19:26 CET
London 2012: Day sevenAmerica’s Michael Phelps overcame a shaky start to edge out rival Chad le Clos and take gold in the… 04/08/12 11:22 CET
world news
Syria: Government claims victory in battle for DamascusThe Syrian army is claiming that it has regained full control of the capital Damascus from the… 04/08/12 22:04 CET
Tottenham uses sport to rebuild, but cuts bitingIt is a year since riots that began in Tottenham ripped apart London. The area, one of the poorest… 04/08/12 18:34 CET
‘Nothing done’ over Nigeria oil pollution, say localsTwelve months after the UN called for a huge clean-up of oil pollution in southern Nigeria, its… 04/08/12 17:53 CET
Give us guns say Syrian refugees in TurkeySyrian refugees in Turkey, Ankara’s sabre-rattling and UN resolutions notwithstanding, are… 04/08/12 14:34 CET
Car bomb in Libya capital Tripoli, little damageA car bomb has exploded in the Libyan capital Tripoli, in the first such attack in the city since… 04/08/12 13:24 CET
New fighting in Damascus and Aleppo after UN Syria voteMore fighting has been reported in Syria’s two main cities as rebels and government forces wrestle… 04/08/12 12:15 CET
Italy: Government backs steel plant clean-up plansItaly’s government has approved multi-million euro clean-up plans in and around a controversial… 04/08/12 10:26 CET
‘Suicide attack’ in Kenya ahead of Clinton visitA suspected suicide bomber has killed himself and wounded nine people in Nairobi, hours before a… 04/08/12 10:25 CET
Spain jails one of three ‘al Qaeda’ suspectsA Turkish man, one of three terror suspects arrested in Spain, has been charged with possessing… 04/08/12 10:24 CET
Italy: S&P downgrades 15 banks and warns over recessionStandard & Poor’s has downgraded 15 Italian banks, saying Italy faces a potentially deeper and more… 04/08/12 09:58 CET
Sudan and South Sudan resolve oil disputeSudan and South Sudan have reached a deal to restart oil production after a dispute over taxes… 04/08/12 09:03 CET
Spain announces more big spending cutsPrime Minister Mariano Rajoy told reporters that he would do “what was best for the Spanish… 04/08/12 08:03 CET
US: Same-sex kiss-in as ‘fast food war’ over gay marriage hots upSupporters of gay marriage have staged kiss-ins outside a US fast food chain after its boss said he… 04/08/12 07:13 CET
Syria: UN Assembly condemns ongoing violenceThe UN General Assembly has voted by an overwheming majority to condemn its own Security Council… 04/08/12 01:03 CET
Russia: Protests at Pussy Riot trial“Freedom for Pussy Riot!” they cried. But three demonstrators were detained for a colourful show of… 04/08/12 00:03 CET
