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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
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.
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 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…