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Soap bubble show by Canadian artist Fan YangChildren react after being enclosed in a large soap bubble by Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang… 31/07/11 15:04 CET
Sport
Sun shatters oldest world record in swimmingThe swimming world championships ended with a bang Sunday when Chinese teenager Sun Yang broke… 31/07/11 19:43 CET
Button wins Hungarian Grand PrixBritain’s Jenson Button produced a stunning display to clinch the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday… 31/07/11 19:43 CET
Phelps gives Olympic rivals the Butterflies in ShanghaiMultiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps picked up his third consecutive world title in the 100… 31/07/11 08:44 CET
world news
Fresh protests at Serbian Kosovo borderThe EU will this week send a mediator to help reduce tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after a… 31/07/11 23:13 CET
Two French women found dead in ArgentinaThe bodies of two French women have been found in a ravine in northern Argentina. The women… 31/07/11 19:30 CET
US debt deal “very close”With the world’s financial markets watching eagerly, US lawmakers said on Sunday they were close to… 31/07/11 18:13 CET
Recovery continues after boat sinking in MoscowAt least nine people have died after their boat collided with a barge and sank on the main river… 31/07/11 17:53 CET
Israel to probe “high cost of living”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday he would create a new ministerial… 31/07/11 17:03 CET
Massive military operation reported in SyriaA massive military operation is reportedly underway to crush the seeds of revolt that have grown in… 31/07/11 16:13 CET
Norway killer wanted govt to resignIt is reported the man who has confessed to the twin attacks in Norway nine days ago demanded that… 31/07/11 16:04 CET
“Slutwalk” through the streets of DelhiWomen’s empowerment has been given fresh impetus in India. A rally has taken place in the capital… 31/07/11 14:14 CET
11 die in Lashkar Gah attackA car bomb has been detonated at the gate of the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah. Ten police… 31/07/11 12:03 CET
Pleasure boat sinks on the Moscow RiverA pleasure boat has sunk on one of Russia’s main rivers, the second such accident in only three… 31/07/11 10:53 CET
Syrian military advance on the centre of HamaTanks moved into the Syrian city of Hama at dawn, to crush ongoing protests against President… 31/07/11 09:43 CET
Attackers kill six in Western ChinaThere has been another outbreak of serious violence in the Xingjiang region of western China – the… 31/07/11 08:53 CET
Turkey stable after top brass quitThe sudden resignation of Turkey’s four top military commanders on Friday provides Prime Minister… 31/07/11 05:23 CET
Stalemate in Washington as clock ticksLess than 24 hours after the US Senate rejected a Republican plan to end the country’s debt… 31/07/11 03:03 CET
Israel’s middle class in mass protestAn uprising of the Middle Class – that is how demonstrations of up to 120,000 people across Israel… 31/07/11 01:23 CET
Somalia’s fight against famine and rebelsThe United Nations is warning the whole of conflict and drought-ridden Somalia is heading into… 31/07/11 00:03 CET
