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/ 26 December 2011
Alex Ferguson has urged winger Ryan Giggs to extend his contract with the Premier League champions for another season.
Kim Jong-un has been identified as head of a top decision-making body of the Workers’ Party, giving him authority over political and military matters.
Nigeria is probing a wave of Christmas Day bombings that killed at least 40, including one blast that ripped through a crowd of worshippers.
Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardenen has scored his 10 000th run in Test cricket at Kingsmead in Durban.
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/ 26 December 2011
Afghanistan will accept a Taliban office in Qatar to help peace talks but no foreign power can get involved in the process without its consent.
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/ 26 December 2011
Online volunteers could be set the task of spotting tell-tale signs of alien technology, evidence of mining and rubbish heaps in moon images.
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/ 26 December 2011
The delight that greeted the Games in London seems far away. But in July, with our heroes, the nation will feel hope again.
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/ 26 December 2011
A new financial assertiveness and cultural self-confidence is growing in Africa, fuelled no less by a technology boom.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits that a Christmas programme featuring games against struggling Wolves, QPR and Fulham could define the club’s season.
Ed Cowan showed impressive composure to raise a patient half-century but Ricky Ponting’s century drought continued in the first test against India.