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Olympics 2012 First Day: China on top of the medal table with six medals
The first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics has been won by China, which ended the first day on top of the medal...
Olympics 2012: 16 people arrested over Olympic ticket touting
Metropolitan Police in London has announced that sixteen people have been arrested over ticket touting at the Olympics during the past two days. Five arrests...
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala renews poverty vow marking his first year in office
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has marked his first year in office by pledging to increase social spending to help the country's poorest people. In the...
Romania votes on President Traian Basescu’s impeachment
Romanians are voting in a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu. Traian Basescu has already been suspended by parliament in a series of...
Olympics 2012: investigation over empty venue seats at Aquatics Centre
Olympic organizers are investigating why many seats were empty during events at venues including the Aquatics Centre in east London. Areas high in the stands...
Ethiopia: more than 20,000 people flee to Kenya after Moyale clashes
Ethnic clashes in Moyale area, southern Ethiopia, are reported to have left at least 18 people dead and 12 others injured. More than 20,000 people...
Queen Elizabeth II “drops in” to Olympic Stadium by parachute accompanied by James Bond
Last night, at the Olympic Opening Ceremony, Queen Elizabeth II appeared in her first movie acting role and proved herself an instant comedy hit. Her...
US economy growth slows to 1.5% in second quarter
The US economic growth slowed in the second quarter to an annualized pace of 1.5%, as consumer spending eased. But growth in the first three...
Syrian army launches Aleppo attack as tanks move in
Syrian army has launched ground and air attacks against rebels in parts of Aleppo, activists say. Rebels with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) say they...
London Olympics Opening Ceremony: young athletes light Olympic flame
Queen Elizabeth II has declared the London Olympics officially open, before seven young athletes were given the honor of lighting the ceremonial flame. The show...
London Olympics ceremony pre-show begins with Red Arrows fly-past
Thousands of people awaits the spectacular opening of the London Games, as a fly-past by the Red Arrows marked the start of the pre-show. The...
Bashar al-Assad’s fall is “only a matter of time”, says ex-UN observer Robert Mood
Robert Mood, the former head of the UN observer mission in Syria, says it is "only a matter of time" until President Bashar al-Assad's...
London Olympics opening ceremony programme
London Olympics opening ceremony is just hours away after seven years of preparations. The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium will be viewed by a...
Facebook shares fall to a new low
Facebook shares have fallen to a new low, as concerns about its mobile strategy sparked a sell-off when markets opened on Friday. Late Thursday, in...
Olympics 2012: swimmer Leisel Jones described as overweight by Melbourne Herald Sun
Nick Green, the Australian Olympic team chief, has slammed a newspaper as “disgraceful” for describing triple-gold medallist Leisel Jones as overweight just two days...
Olympics 2012: Egypt’s Olympic team gets counterfeit Nike gear
Members of Egypt's Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, Yomna Khallaf, a synchronized swimmer, has alleged. Yomna Khallaf said her workout bags had...
Olympics 2012: Olympic torch welcomed to Buckingham Palace
The Olympic torch has been welcomed to Buckingham Palace by members of the royal family, including Princes William and Harry and the Duchess of...
Mike du Toit, the mastermind of white supremacist plot to kill Nelson Mandela, convicted of treason
Mike du Toit, the mastermind of a white supremacist plot to kill Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has been convicted of treason. A...
Raul Castro is willing to hold talks with the US
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has made a seemingly impromptu address at a Revolution Day ceremony and said he is willing to hold talks with...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, charged with murder of Neil Heywood
Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai, has been charged with murder, state news agency Xinhua has reported. Gu Kailai and...
Jose Manuel Barroso in Athens for Greece economy talks
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is heading to Athens for talks on Thursday amid concern over whether Greece has done enough to get...
Olympics 2012: North Korea in wrong flag row
London Olympic organizers have apologized to the North Korean women's football team after their images were shown on a screen beside a South Korean...
More Syrian diplomats defect as Aleppo fighting intensifies
Two more senior Syrian diplomats have defected amid mounting pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the US has confirmed. Syria's representatives in the...
Olympics 2012: triple jumper Voula Papachristou expelled for racist tweet
Greek Olympian triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country's Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter which were deemed racist. Voula...
Kim Jong-Un is married to Ri Sol-Ju, North Korean media confirms
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is married, state media have confirmed for the first time. Reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an...
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