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Security and transport fears dog Olympic preparations
Britain's army will have to provide extra troops to police Olympic venues as a private security firm cannot supply enough trained staff, while a watchdog warned Thursday that border staff are under-trained.
13 July 2012
Poland will supply army outfit for Kazakhstan
Kazakh and Polish companies are going to sign an agreement on production of personal protective equipment and uniforms for Kazakhstan Armed Forces.
12 July 2012
Developing nations to get $2.6 bln for family planning
Rich nations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said they had pledged more than 2.6 billion dollars towards family planning in developing countries at a summit in London.
12 July 2012
Titian masterpieces inspire peep show and sexy robot
A peep show of seven women named Diana and a "seductive" robot are among the modern works unveiled at London's National Gallery in an exhibition inspired by Renaissance master Titian.
12 July 2012
Merkel pushes EU, Southeast Asia free trade pact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Europe must step up its efforts to establish a free trade pact with booming Southeast Asia.
12 July 2012
Quitting smoking adds even more pounds than thought: study
Quitting smoking leads to an average weight gain of four to five kilogrammes (nine to 11 pounds) in the first year -- "significantly" more than previously thought.
11 July 2012
Barclays' Bob Diamond to forgo £20 mn bonus: chairman
Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond will give up bonuses worth £20 million after resigning over a rate-rigging scandal.
11 July 2012
France's Hollande, UK's Cameron laugh off differences
French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron tried Tuesday to laugh off a rocky start to their relationship despite lingering differences over the eurozone crisis.
11 July 2012
Guitarist Slash honored with Hollywood star
Guns N' Roses guitar legend Slash was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday -- with fellow former hell-raiser Charlie Sheen joining those paying tribute.
11 July 2012
More women run with charging bulls in Pamplona
After years of dreaming about it, Oneika Raymond finally joined a growing band of women lured by the Spanish thrill of being chased by giant, fighting bulls through Pamplona.
11 July 2012
Four injured in quick Pamplona bull run
Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a break-neck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring at least four people.
10 July 2012
Vincent Cassel wishes to act in Bekmambetov’s movies
Vincent Cassel is interested in acting in Timur Bekmambetov's movies, because he is very impressed with his Abraham Lincoln.
10 July 2012
Eurozone offers Spains 30 bn euros for banks
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Tuesday to offer Spain 30 billion euros this month to help its distressed banks as they raced to stay ahead of market scepticism.
10 July 2012
Brent below $100 as Norway strike ends
Brent crude fell below $100 in Asia Tuesday, hours after a Norwegian crude supply disruption due to an oil workers' strike was ended by the government.
10 July 2012
VIDEO: Britain shocked by Afghan execution video
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday said he was "shocked and disgusted" by reports that the Taliban publicly executed an Afghan woman accused of adultery.
10 July 2012
New Greek government wins confidence
Greece's coalition government breezed through a largely symbolic confidence vote late Sunday, winning the tough mandate of tackling a two-year-old crisis and keeping the country safely in the eurozone.
09 July 2012
Kazakhstan Olympic team will bring horse meat to London
Kazakhstan national Olympic team will Kazakh food (horse meat) for wrestlers and weight-lifters to London.
09 July 2012
First witness to take stand against Ratko Mladic
UN prosecutors open their case Monday against Bosnian Serb ex-military chief Ratko Mladic before the Yugoslav war crimes court, with their first witness to testify on how he survived a mass execution in 1992.
09 July 2012
Olympics: Champions suffer bitter twist of fate
Olympic Games medallists don't always live happily ever after.
08 July 2012
'All the Bells' to ring out start of London Olympics
Church bells, bicycle bells, handbells, ship's bells, and even mobile phones will sound across Britain in a "cacophonous, amazing sound" to mark the start of the Olympics.
07 July 2012