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FIRST he surprised his fans with a mediocre performance in the World Cup. Then, when it was over, he astonished them. Cristiano Ronaldo’s online announcement, four days after his team was knocked out of the […] […]

AMONG the many harrowing tales from Iranian refugees, few can match Farrokh’s account of how he was raped by the Basij for sticking posters on a wall. Sitting in his flat in the southern city […] […]

BBC NEWS – Tiger Woods was mobbed in county Limerick as the world’s number one golfer made his first appearance in Europe since the revelations of his extramarital affairs. Woods’ struggle for form continued on […] […]

THE St Catherine North Police detained 218 men and killed one on their most wanted list after the imposition of a curfew in the parish this morning. Of the 218 persons taken into custody, 60 […] […]

MANILA, Philippines—Gunmen killed the leader of a left-wing party in the Philippines on Monday, one week after President Benigno Aquino III took office vowing to put an end to political assassinations. Fernando Baldomero, who escaped […] […]

Toronto’s Uruguayan fans might have been delirious with the idea that, no matter what, their team can finish no worse than fourth. But for the supposed superstar teams and coaches, the vengeance of thwarted nations […] […]

Scotland Yard today released photographs and details of nine criminals who are on the run owing a total of £2.5 million in confiscation orders issued by the courts. They were convicted and jailed but disappeared […] […]

Police were warned by prison staff that suspected gunman Raoul Moat may have been planning to harm his ex-girlfriend the day before he allegedly shot her and killed her new boyfriend. As the hunt for […] […]

A NEW York judge ordered a warring couple to build a wall down the middle of their home in an effort to stop their petty squabbling. Judge Eric Prus told Pinchs and Nechama Gold, an […] […]

New Zealand:– The Government is moving to increase maximum sentences for knife-related offences while beefing up education and placing restrictions on the sale of knives, Justice Minister Simon Power announced today. The moves follow the […] […]