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There will be an extra 47,000 tickets up for grabs for athletics events
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:42 EDT
Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers goes up for a shot
Tue, 08 May 2012 09:11 EDT
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (R) jumps over Utah Jazz's Devin Harris
Tue, 08 May 2012 09:11 EDT
U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an India-US Partnership for Innovative Solutions conference
Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20 EDT
Dereck Chisora, who is battling to regain his right to fight after the brawl with David Haye in March
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:38 EDT
British champion David Haye, who retired last year but who is set to fight Dereck Chisora in July
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:38 EDT
A new government has to be formed by May 17 or new elections will be called
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40 EDT
Greece is currently in its fifth year of recession
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40 EDT
Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras said he is unable to form a coalition government
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40 EDT
The two mainstream parties fell short of an absolute majority
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40 EDT
Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras will be given three days to form a coalition government
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40 EDT
Herman Van Rompuy used Twitter to announce the "informal dinner" on May 23
Tue, 08 May 2012 09:18 EDT
Sall was elected on March 25 after defeating incumbent Abdoulaye Wade
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:59 EDT
Clinton talks with West Bengal's chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:08 EDT
US officials negotiated a deal under which Chen would study at a US university
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:08 EDT
Clinton has been circumspect in her public comments in India and China
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:08 EDT
Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said India has cut back on purchases of Iranian oil
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:08 EDT
Tomic lost out to Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:13 EDT
Bernard Tomic, who called the blue clay at the Madrid Masters "strange for movement"
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:13 EDT
Photos showing bottles of amino acids hanging from cloassroom ceilings have gone viral on the web
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:41 EDT
The Kadima and Likud parties have agreed to replace a law that allows ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:19 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:19 EDT
Shaul Mofaz took over as leader of the Kadima party six weeks ago
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:19 EDT
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (left) said the deal with Kadima would give greater stability to the coalition
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:19 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Francois Hollande attended the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:34 EDT
Europe's major stock markets had closed higher on Monday
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:41 EDT
Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Naimi, who made the announcement during a visit to Japan
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:27 EDT
Australian Navy ships docked near Sydney. Defence was a major target for Swan as he made the cuts
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:45 EDT
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan, who said the budget surplus was a buffer against eurozone turmoil
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:45 EDT
Eurozone uncertainty is partly fuelled by Francois Hollande's (left) presidential victory over Nicolas Sarkozy in France
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:01 EDT
Election results in France and Greece over the weekend are driving oil markets down amid new austerity fears
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:01 EDT
UNAMID operates four flights a week from Entebbe, a logistics and rest station
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:30 EDT
Campaigners say too many elderly people are living alone "in quiet desperation"
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:58 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets India's Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:15 EDT
The Kadima and Likud parties have agreed to replace a law that allows ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:46 EDT
Shaul Mofaz took over as leader of the Kadima party six weeks ago
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:46 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:46 EDT
Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail for abuse of office
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:25 EDT
Aung San Suu Kyi intends to visit Oslo next month to finally accept her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:53 EDT
Most of the pills were sent from the northeastern Chinese cities of Yanji and Jilin
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:45 EDT
The human-flesh capsules can sell for 40,000-50,000 won ($35-44) at some herbal medicine shops
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:45 EDT
Carlos Puyol, who will have to undergo knee surgery that almost certainly rules him out of the Euro 2012 tournament
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00 EDT
Bankia's former chairman Rodrigo Rato, who resigned yesterday
Tue, 08 May 2012 07:18 EDT
Australian Navy ships docked near Sydney. Defence was a major target for Swan as he made the cuts
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:49 EDT
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan, who said the budget surplus was a buffer against eurozone turmoil
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:49 EDT
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the group had had "a good start to the year"
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:43 EDT
The Islamist Shebab abandoned most of their fixed positions in Mogadishu last year
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:59 EDT
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to mark their coalition's two-year anniversary
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:32 EDT
Peter Slipper has vowed to return to the speakership
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:03 EDT
The loss-making flag carrier is currently losing nearly $2 million a day
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:29 EDT
Hillary Clinton made the comments on the final day of three-nation Asian tour
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:12 EDT
Mikkel Boedker of the Phoenix Coyotes skates past Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators during the May 7 game
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:13 EDT
Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs blocks the shot of Paul Millsap of the Utah Jazz during the May 7 game
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01 EDT
Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs with Al Jefferson of the Utah Jazz during the game in Utah on May 7
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01 EDT
Hoffman called 999 and waited with the collapsed jogger
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:52 EDT
Yemeni militants, suspected of being members of Al-Qaeda patrol the restive southern city of Zinjibar in April
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:12 EDT
The US says the threat from Al-Qaeda is growing due to the territorial gains made during the unrest in Yemen
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:12 EDT
A new plot to blow up an airliner involved the use of non-metallic explosives to avoid security detection
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:12 EDT
The Kadima and Likud parties have agreed to replace a law that allows ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:46 EDT
Shaul Mofaz took over as leader of the Kadima party six weeks ago
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:46 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:46 EDT
The nuns say the repetitive nature of Shaolin kung fu helps them to learn control and focus
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:15 EDT
The nuns, in contrast to most Buddhist groups, are also taught to lead prayers and given basic business skills
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:15 EDT
"When we practise kung fu we are doing something which gives us not only strong bodies but also strong minds," they say
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:15 EDT
The Drukpa -- or dragon -- sect is mixing meditation with martial arts as a means of empowering its women
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:15 EDT
The chicken was wrapped in a Blackburn flag and carried a message for Venky's that simply read: "Out"
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:19 EDT
A chicken is released on to the pitch by Blackburn fans in protest against the club's owners during the match on May 7
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:19 EDT
Wigan's Antolín Alcaraz (3rd R) heads the only goal of the game
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01 EDT
A chicken is put on the pitch by Blackburn fans in protest of the Venkey's ownership of the club
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01 EDT
Blackburn Rovers' manager Steve Kean
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01 EDT
The auction came as Greek parties struggled to form a government after Sunday's anti-austerity vote
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:48 EDT
Sudan has reopened the Heglig oil field which was seized by the South for 10 days
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:27 EDT
The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.04 percent to 5,652.84 points
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:51 EDT
Japanese police patrol a pier in Niigata Port
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:17 EDT
Tareq al-Hashemi is one of Iraq's top Sunni Arab officials
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:51 EDT
Toshiba did see some gains, largely driven by strong sales in areas like electronic devices
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:53 EDT
Europe's major stock markets had closed higher on Monday
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:38 EDT
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the group had had "a good start to the year"
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:20 EDT
The Islamist Shebab abandoned most of their fixed positions in Mogadishu last year
Tue, 08 May 2012 05:13 EDT
The Kadima and Likud parties have agreed to replace a law that allows ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:49 EDT
Shaul Mofaz took over as leader of the Kadima party six weeks ago
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:49 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:49 EDT
Vladimir Putin was Monday inaugurated for a historic third term as president of Russia
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:30 EDT
Police officers detain an anti-Putin protester in central Moscow
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:30 EDT
Luang Prabang Golf Club opened the doors on its marbled clubhouse last year
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:39 EDT
Laos is one of the world's poorest countries where a quarter of the 6.5 mn inhabitants lives below the poverty line
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:39 EDT
Last week's Luang Prabang Laos Open offered total prize money of $80,000
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:39 EDT
Luang Prabang Laos Open was held at a UNESCO world heritage site on the banks of the Mekong
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:39 EDT
TUI Travel is Europe's biggest tour operator
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:35 EDT
Andrew Moss, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva has stepped down
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:20 EDT
Andrew Moss, the chief executive of insurer Aviva has stepped down
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:58 EDT
China says it is ready for "any escalation" of a tense maritime standoff with the Philippines over a disputed shoal
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:26 EDT
The Philippines argues the Scarborough shoal, also claimed by China is within the country's exclusive economic zone
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:26 EDT
Older people in both Koreas still have bitter memories of Japan's harsh colonial rule over the Korean peninsula
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:45 EDT
File photo of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R), greeting his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in Tehran, in 2011
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:07 EDT
Relations between Afghanistan and Iran have been strained by Kabul's strategic pact with the US, officials say
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:07 EDT
Akihito and his wife Michiko will arrive in London on May 16
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:22 EDT
Greek conservatives failed to form a government, paving the way for anti-austerity leftists to try
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:40 EDT
Socialist Pasok party leader Evangelos Venizelos
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:40 EDT
The two mainstream parties fell short of an absolute majority
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:40 EDT
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