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Ronaldo hat-trick as Real go 10 points clear

Cristiano Ronaldo hit his sixth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid took a huge step towards winning La Liga on

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