Cristiano Ronaldo hit his sixth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid took a huge step towards winning La Liga on
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US Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf
Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S.
Milan, Barca face first serious tests
AC Milan and Barcelona, having cantered untroubled through the group stage, finally face testing opposition this week
Redknapp aims to bring back Scholes
Harry Redknapp could try to entice veteran Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes out of international retirement
‘Silence of the Lambs’ rapist loses bid to stay in Australia
A British man convicted of torturing and raping a young woman in a case which drew parallels to the film “The Silence
Wolves take “difficult decision” to sack McCarthy
Wolverhampton Wanderers sacked their manager Mick McCarthy on Monday, a day after they lost 5-1 at home to local rivals
Bayern’s Robben is selfish, says Beckenbauer
Bayern Munich great Franz Beckenbauer has criticised the club’s out-of-form Dutch winger Arjen Robben, describing him
Three killed in Libya tribal clashes
At least three people have been killed in clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast
Dubai Mall set to become even bigger
Emaar Properties has announced an ambitious expansion of its flagship asset, The Dubai Mall, to add over one million
Carbon tax row may spark trade war: Airbus boss
A widening split in the global aviation industry over an unpopular European carbon tax may trigger a trade war, the
GCC, Turkey eye deeper ties
Gulf hydrocarbon producers and Turkey are considering creating a $10-million company to undertake joint investment in
Arabian Automobiles sales up 10%
Arabian Automobiles, the exclusive distributor of Nissan, Infiniti and Renault in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, on
Syria peacekeeping troops must be non-Western: UK
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday any peacekeeping troops in Syria should come from non-Western
Malaysia sends back apostate Saudi writer
Malaysia has repatriated a Saudi writer to stand trial in the Gulf kingdom on charges of apostasy after writing an
Schiphol airport partly evacuated on bomb threat
Parts of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport have been evacuated due to a bomb threat, Dutch military police said on Monday. “We
Nato admits killing Afghan children in air strike
Nato-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has
Apicorp raises $667m
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), the multilateral development bank of the Oapec members, on Monday
London police launch security hotline
With just over five months to go until the Olympic Games, police in London launched a new anti-terrorism hotline Monday
Fukushima scare blamed on faulty thermometer
A scare over temperatures rising near danger level in a reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where workers are
Mancini offers to shake hands with Tevez if…
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists he will be willing to shake Carlos Tevez’s hand and end their rift if



