 BBC News | Halfpenny redeems World Cup hurt BBC News Leigh Halfpenny admits his last minute penalty winner in Wales' opening Six Nations triumph over Ireland laid to rest ghosts of his World Cup heartache. Halfpenny missed a late penalty in Wales' 9-8 semi-final defeat to France to secure them a first ... That's how it is done! Halfpenny exorcises ghost of World Cup miss in thriller Rugby bosses hope World Cup boost will keep loyal fans right behind Wales Ireland 21-23 Wales: Leigh Halfpenny kicks last gasp penalty to seal win for ... |
 New York Times | A merger fit for world domination Financial Times News that Glencore, the world's biggest commodities trader, and Xstrata, a large mining company, are nearing a merger deal brings a long but expected courtship to an end. The business logic for combining the two groups is undeniable. How Glencore and Xstrata nailed the $76bn deal |
 Financial Times | Royal survivor from world of Churchill, Truman and Stalin Financial Times Elizabeth became Queen in a world still recovering from war, dominated by Stalin, Harry Truman and Churchill. The most intractable crisis was the Korean War. In Britain, sugar, sweets, meat and newsprint were still rationed. Queen thanks the public for their support in Diamond Jubilee message Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years on the throne Sixty years of Queen Elizabeth II |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Next stop, the world! Fed express on track as Murray's Brits thrash Austria Daily Mail By Sportsmail Reporter Judy Murray's Great Britain side completed a superb four days in Israel by beating Austria to reach the World Group II play-offs in the Fed Cup. Victories over Portugal, Holland and Israel in the pool stages had carried new ... GB reach Fed Cup World Group II play-offs by beating Austria Judy Murray thrilled as Britain beat Austria and reach World Group Two play ... Britain power into World Group play-offs |
 TIME | World according to Dickens The Australian Edgar Johnson, Dickens's best American biographer, wrote of the novel's vision of London as an enormous dust-heap that its filth symbolises acquisition as the supreme value of a monetary barbarism that had made its world into a wasteland. Enjoy a ticket deal on admission to the Charles Dickens Museum February 2012 marks the bicentenary of Victorian author Charles Dickens. |
 CTV.ca | 'World News' Political Insights: Romney Rises, but No End in Sight for GOP Race ABC News (blog) As Mitt Romney seeks to close out the Republican presidential race, momentum is facing off against two time-honored rivals: ego and arithmetic. Romney's sweeping win in Nevada gives him his third convincing victory in the first five states to vote. Presidential Fathers and Sons President Mitt Romney: What if a Republican does win? Ron Paul turns to Minnesota |
While the world braces for e-threats, India moves slow Economic Times ... and diplomatic establishments, as was also brought out in the "Shadows in the Cloud'' report by a group of Canadian and American cyber-security researchers a couple of years ago. India, therefore, has to be on the guard in the virtual world as well. |
Hassan al-Thawadi: World Cup 2022 will promote economic diversification and ... Gulf Times “The 2022 World Cup will also contribute to a 10% growth in the value of the region's hospitality and tourism sector,” al-Thawadi said at the Qatar Projects 2012 conference. Speaking at the conference, al-Thawadi explained for an audience of sports ... |
 Irish Times | Doors begin to open as Lawrie gets back into world's top 50 Irish Times FORMER BRITISH Open champion Paul Lawrie is back in the world's top 50 for the first time since 2003 after a flawless performance gave him a second Qatar Masters title yesterday after the event was restricted to 54 holes. The 43-year-old Scot, ... Lawrie storms to four-shot victory Paul Lawrie shoots flawless 65 to win Qatar Masters Qatar Masters 2012: Paul Lawrie parties like it's 1999 with Qatar Masters victory |
 BBC News | World Cancer Day: Survivors' stories BBC News These pictures of cancer survivors from different countries around the world were put together by the BBC Russian Service to mark World Cancer Day on 4 February. Simon James, UK: "In 2006 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer and underwent a series of ... |
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