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Two children die in London tower block blaze
(AFP)
AFP - Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday.
Milan in no hurry to but a striker
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani remains unconcerned about his club's failure to sign a new striker, arguing that the club has plenty of time to find the right man.
Britain Finds Original Copy of US Declaration of Independenc..
Researchers in Britain have discovered a rare original copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, just as Americans are getting ready to mark July 4 Independence Day holiday.Officials at the Nati...
Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China
(AFP)
AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.
European leaders warn Iran regime over British arrests
European leaders finally began to throw their weight behind Britain today after Iran announced that British embassy staff would be forced to stand trial in Tehran. In a co-ordinated diplomatic ...
Murdering rapist target of biggest police manhunt
A serial sex attacker who has raped three women, murdering his last victim, has now been linked to up to eight attacks by detectives leading Britain’s biggest manhunt. The man always strikes in...
Volkswagen plans electric car in 2013: head
(AFP)
AFP - German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.
Majority of Eastern Germans Feel Life Better under Communism
Glorification of the German Democratic Republic is on the rise two decades after the Berlin Wall fell. Young people and the better off are among those rebuffing criticism of East Germany as an "illegi...
How Angela Became Miss Germany
Anyone wondering why Chancellor Angela Merkel is so popular with German voters may find some answers in an unlikely place this week. The first ever cartoon biography of the German leader hit book stor...
Neo-Nazi Demo Scares off German Football Team
An eastern German town ventured to make a political statement by hosting a soccer match under a slogan of racial tolerance. But when the far-right, neo-Nazi NPD announced it was going to demonstrate, ...
'We Are Inundated with Scandals'
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Boyko Borisov, the conservative front-runner in national elections in Bulgaria and mayor of Sofia, discusses his efforts to crackdown on endemic corruption, the st...
'Young Reporters' Document New EU Presidency
A group of young people in Sweden are being given unprecedented access to the inner working of their country's European Union presidency that began this week. The junior journalists are reporting abou...
Ireland get off to stormer against Kenya
Ireland's cricketers got off to the best possible start in their 4 day Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya at Eglington cricket club, writes John Kenny. In the first match in defence of their ti...
Britain prepared to part-fund GM Europe takeover
Britain is prepared to help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said today. Speaking at GM unit Va...
Man stabbed on Dublin street
A 31-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital in Dublin after he was stabbed in the neck. The man was attacked on Parnell Street in Dublin city centre at around 4pm this afternoon. He was...
Ireland joint fourth in Young Riders Euros
Ireland has finished joint fourth in the Young Rider European Team Championships at Hoofddorp in the Netherlands on Friday. After Thursday's first round of the Nations' Cup, when Ireland lay in fifth...
30 feared trapped in London fire
Up to 30 people are feared trapped in a London tower block after a fire swept through the building. London Fire Brigade says more than 100 firefighters are tackling the blaze. The fire is at a 12-st...
Teens sentenced over screwdriver death
An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of greengrocer Harry Holland in west Belfast. At Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice Weir told 18-year-old Stephen McKee from Ballym...
Longford SUV dealers to pay €10.2m VAT bill
Two Co Longford SUV dealers have been told to pay €10.2m to the Revenue Commissioners for underpaying and the non payment of VAT. It was the first case of this kind ever taken by Revenue at th...
Two Irish arrested in Gaza still in prison
The two Irish people arrested by the Israeli Navy last Tuesday are still being held in prison and will not be released until Sunday at the earliest. Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire and anoth...
Sentencing adjourned in Hanley case
The sentencing of Noel Cawley for killing 83-year-old horse trader Christy Hanley in Westmeath last year has been adjourned until next Friday. The adjournment is to allow the judge to consider all th...
Real Madrid defend spending spree
Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has defended his side's spending spree on new players like Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the cash-rich club can afford it."Real Madrid is the riche...
2 children killed in blaze at London high-rise
(AP)
AP - Two children, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and some 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said.
I'll be back, says defeated Murray
Jul 3 2009 British hopes for a home-grown Wimbledon champion have been crushed after Andy Murray crashed out of the tournament. But the British number one vowed to come back stronger next year and...
People feared trapped in flats fire
Jul 3 2009 Around 25 people are feared trapped in a block of flats after a fire swept through the building. More than 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze at the 12-storey tower block in Cambe...
Brits barred from Jackson memorial
Jul 3 2009 The clamour for tickets for Michael Jackson's public memorial has begun - but the singer's British fans will be left disappointed. Only US residents with tickets secured through an onli...
Murray is knocked out of Wimbledon
Jul 3 2009 Andy Murray has been beaten by Andy Roddick in the men's singles semi-final at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old British number one, from Dunblane, Scotland, was beaten by the sixth seed in fo...
Firefighters tackle blaze at London high-rise
LONDON (AP) - Firefighters are battling a blaze that has trapped about 30 people in a London high-rise. London Fire Brigade says 18 fire engines and more than 100 firefighters are at the scene of the...
Around the horn
So what exactly does the cuckold sign mean?
Murray targets US Open after Wimbledon heartbreaker
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AFP - Andy Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.
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