Russian Opposition Leader Held Over 'Riot Plot'

By Amanda Walker, Moscow Correspondent Investigators in Russia have opened a criminal case against one of the country's most prominent opposition leaders in what is widely viewed as the latest sign of a widening crackdown. Leftist leader Sergei...

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Billions Demanded In Spanish Oil Spill Trial

The trial against those involved in the Prestige oil spill off northern Spain 10 years ago has begun, with claims for billions of euros in compensation. The oil tanker sank and leaked 50,000 tonnes of fuel into the Atlantic. Prosecutors have demanded...

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Nike Cancels Lance Armstrong Contract

Nike has terminated its contract with former champion cyclist Lance Armstrong as he prepares to step down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity. Last week the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) released a massive report detailing allegations...

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Passenger Jets Help To Rescue Missing Sailor

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Passengers and crew on two commercial jets have helped locate a missing yachtsman off Australia by looking through the windows with binoculars. An Air Canada plane and an Air New Zealand aircraft swooped...

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Ambassador's 'Gays' Tweet Angers Argentinians

Britain's ambassador to Chile has apologised for comments he made on Twitter, mocking Argentina and its defeat in the Falklands War. In a post made after he secured tickets for a World Cup qualifier between Chile and Argentina, Jon Benjamin referred...

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Employs 14-Year-Olds

A company which makes products for tech giants Apple and Sony has admitted hiring children as young as 14 to work on its assembly lines in China. Foxconn, which builds gadgets including the iPhone and iPad, said it employed the underage workers as part...

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Beyonce Hints At Super Bowl Half-Time Role

Beyonce appears to have confirmed rumours that she will be performing the much-watched half-time show at the Super Bowl in New Orleans next year. She posted a photograph on her website wearing bright red lipstick and "Feb 3 2013" - the date of the American...

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Australia Rewrites Dictionary Amid Gillard Row

An Australian dictionary is to update the meaning of misogyny, after the word was used by the country's prime minister in a blistering attack on her male rival. It comes as Julia Gillard embarks on a three-day tour of India - the second day of which...

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Blatter 'Saddened' At Serbia Racism Row

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has spoken out about racism in football after allegations of racist chanting during an England U21 game. The 76-year-old avoided commenting directly on claims of racist chanting directed at English players during the game...

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US Presidential Race: Obama And Romney Clash

President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney have clashed over both foreign and domestic policy in a feisty live TV presidential debate. One of the standout moments in the second of three head-to-heads between the candidates came when...

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