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Croatia’s Perkovic wins discus goldCroatia’s Sandra Perkovic wins an Olympic gold medal in the women’s discus. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 05/08/12 12:36 CET
Sport
London 2012: Golden BritainAfter a sluggish start to their home Olympics Great Britain’s medal-winning campaign has hit warp… 05/08/12 10:31 CET
world news
Afghan treasures return homeMore than 800 looted Afghan treasures are back in Kabul’s national museum after being rescued from… 05/08/12 22:14 CET
Gunman in US kills six and wounds three at Sikh templeJust over two weeks since the Colorado cinema shootings and America is grieving again. This time… 05/08/12 20:33 CET
Wildfires rage on Canary IslandsFirefighters on the Canary Islands are struggling to keep forest fires away from population… 05/08/12 19:04 CET
Martin release triggers storm in BelgiumThe people of the Belgian village of Malonne are up in arms at the news that Michelle Martin, the… 05/08/12 18:03 CET
Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels killed in border clashesClashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish military near Turkey’s Iraqi border have left 22… 05/08/12 17:33 CET
Troika reports progress on Greek economic reformsThe troika of Greece’s main creditors have made their latest inspection of the figures and have… 05/08/12 16:44 CET
Palestinians send aid to Palestinian refugees in SyriaUsually news reports are about aid heading to the Palestinian territories. On Sunday a convoy of… 05/08/12 16:33 CET
Curiosity nears its targetMonday morning as Europe is waking up scientists at the Jet Propulsion lab in Los Angeles will be… 05/08/12 14:44 CET
Iran seeks help to free ‘pilgrims’ seized in SyriaTurkey and Qatar have agreed to requests from Tehran for help in seeking the release of 48 Iranians… 05/08/12 13:34 CET
Tottenham rebuilds after riots but where are the jobs?Broken windows above a boarded-up shop are a poignant reminder of the riots that hit London and… 05/08/12 11:53 CET
Turkish military retires jailed ‘coup plot’ generalsTurkey’s military has retired 40 generals and admirals currently in jail on charges of plotting… 05/08/12 09:04 CET
Italy: Ex-Ukrainian security officer detainedMykola Melnychenko, a one-time bodyguard of Ukraine’s ex- president Leonid Kuchma, has been… 05/08/12 09:02 CET
Poland: US missile defence deal dubbed ‘mistake’Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski is quoted as saying the deal with the US to deploy a missile… 05/08/12 09:02 CET
Afghan parliament votes to dismiss two top ministersAfghanistan’s parliament has passed votes of no confidence in the country’s Defence and Interior… 05/08/12 09:01 CET
Suicide bomber kills ‘more than 30’ in southern YemenYemen has been hit by a fresh wave of violence, highlighting the enduring threat of Islamist… 05/08/12 05:33 CET
Thousands protest against austerity in IsraelThousands of Israelis have rallied in Tel Aviv against austerity measures by Benjamin Netanyahu’s… 05/08/12 04:24 CET
Clinton urges Kenya to hold free, fair electionsOn the latest stage of her African tour, Hillary Clinton has urged Kenya to hold free and fair… 05/08/12 00:04 CET
