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Buffon saves Italy from disgrace

World Champions Italy were saved from being eliminated from the Euro 2008 tournament thanks to a penalty save by Gianluigi Buffon. Italy, however, was left hanging after a 1-1 draw in a Group C match against Romania. Read More...

Les Bleus on Oranje alert

After a lifeless match against Romania, France faces The Netherlands’ formidable Oranje. This evening’s match will reveal the two teams’ real pretentions for the tournament after their initial matches. Read More...

Alleged communists massacred under the eyes of American soldiers

Last month the US government declassified images of thought-to-be communist sympathisers being massacred by  South Korean authorities between 1950 and 1951. Tackling a sensitive subject, the evidence throws more weight behind the argument that the US were partly to blame. Read more...

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EU referendum in Ireland: "We've got as much as we can, let's get out now"

If the Irish people vote "No" to the Lisbon Treaty today, the document will be binned. A traditionally pro-Europe nation, last week the polls showed a change in opinion, with "No" coming out as the likely winner. Irish voters from both sides tell us why the treaty is "scary". Read more...

Group A leaders clash for top spot

Portugal and Czech Republic, Group A's two leading teams, face off for the first position in the group. Read more...

Do or die situation for the Nati

Switzerland had a bad start after the host nation crashed in the Euro 2008 opener and their injured captain was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. The Nati will have to beat the Turks to qualify for the quarter finals. Read more...

Lawyers and activists march across Pakistan

Thousands of lawyers and activists are travelling over 600 miles from Karachi to Islamabad to demand the return of judges ousted from the Supreme Court by President Musharraf. The trip was planned to echo Ghandi's "long marches" across the country. Except that this one's going by car... Read more.

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Villa scores 3 as Spain thrash Russia

Spain thrashed Russia 4-1 thanks to a triple goal feat by David Villa (20th, 44th and 75th minute. Our Observer, the Russian coach Valeriy Nepomnyaschiy, says that though the game was lost, Russia hasn’t lost its hopes. Read More

It's best not to wave at the camera just after a massacre

Yesterday we published a post about a street massacre in Tokyo. Shocked Japanese web users have been poring over news reports recorded just after the tragedy, and they've noticed something that upsets them even more. Read more...

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