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Daughter of Turkish premier fuels debate on headscarf

The not-so-merry-go-round

Mitchell Johnson turns the clock back

EU leaders still divided over cure for euro crisis

Ask Ali: On UAE laws

Goosen and Cejka in lead at South African Open

Pakistani spy agency denies it unmasked CIA chief

Day of misery for India in South Africa

BP's pain mounts, and for US lawyers the good times roll

Andre Luiz lines up a shock for Ligue 1 leaders

France, Germany and UK urge EU budget freeze

The beauty spy: Sparkling for Christmas

Snow grounds 800 flights across Europe

Director defends his new Nutcracker film

Sudan dismisses allegation Bashir has billions abroad

Fight for flight

Redback spider fears stalk the Emirates

Bachchan accepts and confers honours in Marathi films

British Airways scraps flights as UK hit by snow

Teens can buy cigarettes easily: special report

AC Milan keep their focus on Serie A

Message in Malmo's championship trophy

Mirror, mirror on wall, who is the best camel of all?

Iraq lifts ban on Sunni politicians

UN and French forces asked to leave Ivory Coast

Fresh N Korea warning over military exercise

Australia's bowlers find strength in numbers

Shorter race, same result as Lochte sets another record

Fifa's Sepp Blatter is a man fans love to hate

Sociable Szczesny is not shy of telling Arsenal he is ready

1967, and a desert expanse that blossomed into a city

A shall-er's advice: Keep it legal, keep it safe

I have converted, but Facebook cannot fill all the gaps

Borse Dubai earns $672m in NASDAQ share sales

Sri Lanka allows UN to share war crime evidence

Snow wipes out four Premier League games

Murphy: Hodgson is one of the best

A rainbow of nations at the Club World Cup

Brazilians hope to leave Abu Dhabi on a high

Neolithic Era's Woodhenge dated to early 20th century

US police issue photos of 180 possible murder victims

Mazembe playing for all of Africa, says N'Diaye

Iran atomic chief Salehi appointed new foreign minister

Live Club World Cup: Internacional take third place

Blatter: The UAE has raised the bar

The Instant Expert: George Eliot

Smartcard scheme epitomises the flawed Afghan aid strategy

Top UAE drivers put their tilt to the test

Hannover hang-up for coach Slomka

De Villiers and Kallis batter India in first test

Upset in Yas Marina's first UAE GT Championship race

Pakistan set to attack Taliban and al Qa'eda outposts

Captain Zanetti hopes to restore Inter to the top

Eredivisie club losses revealed

Jordan denounces Brotherhood's fatwa against Afghan role

Movie personas could liven up bland post-match interviews

Al Kaabi and Jean Reno: now for the sequel

Snowman theft more significant than it appears

Khateba's help welcome in making Arabic couples match

Stockholm bomb a wake-up call for country called world's conscience

England staring at defeat in third Ashes Test

Iniesta's tribute not lost on Espanyol

Japan looks to China and North Korea for military threats