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Croatia’s Domagoj Vida

England target World Cup final but gifted Croatia stand in the way

​England will seek to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 when they lock horns with a talented Croatia team on Wednesday

Empty seats in the main stand during the London 2012 Olympic men’s football match between Gabon and Mexico at The City of Coventry Stadium in Coventry

Olympic venues ‘stuffed to the gunnels’?

Despite embarrassing swathes of empty seats at some Olympic events, London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe is insisting the venues are full of spectators.

Julian Assange says the Obama administration has prosecuted ‘twice as many’ whistleblowers as all other US administrations combined.

Asylum-seeking Assange violated bail conditions

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is seeking political asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London, has breached bail conditions, say police.

Olympics: Rush starts for London 2012 tickets

Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics went on sale on Tuesday with organisers promising the website would not crash under the expected huge demand.

Wikileaks’ Assange plays his hand in extradition bid

WikiLeaks chief Assange moved to isolation in UK jail

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was in a segregation unit of a London jail on Saturday, as new secret US diplomatic cables were made public.

100 days of UK coalition: Calm before the storm?

Britain’s coalition government marked its first 100 days on Wednesday, with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claiming it had surprised many.

Irish museum gives leprechauns their due, to be sure

Ireland is hoping to reclaim the leprechaun from Hollywood with a new museum that places the fabled little figures back in their mythological context.

Who will hold the whistle for World Cup final?

<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=soccer_world_cup_2006"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/272488/icon_focuson_wc3.gif" align=left border=0></a>Who…

Germany, Russia seal $5bn gas pipeline deal

Russian energy giant Gazprom and German firms EON and BASF signed a deal on Thursday to build a $5-billion pipeline linking the Russian Federation and Germany, at a ceremony…