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By Paul Rhys in Asia on October 8th, 2011
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England were pretty hard on themselves after their 19-12 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to France on Saturday night, but if it's any consolation to them – their performance made a lot of people happy.

An Ireland team who had been tipped for great things, after winning all four pool matches, had earlier been knocked out by Wales in Wellington.

The traditional good humour of the Irish fans didn't quite shine through in that 22-10 loss, with a number of them ejected from their seats, and one or two fights breaking out between men clad in green.

By Barnaby Phillips in Europe on August 19th, 2011
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England's streets are calm again. But there's still plenty of interesting debate going on as to the causes of the riots that swept across London, Birmingham, Manchester and several other towns, and have now resulted in well over 2,000 arrests.

Here are three thought provoking articles. The first is by Lara Pawson on Pambazuka News.

And here's one from the Daily Telegraph, by Peter Oborne.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Europe on July 20th, 2011

UK Prime Minister David Cameron to face questions in parliament's emergency session over phone hacking scandal, a day after Rupert Murdoch and other News Corporation executives face parliament committee over their role in the fiasco.

By Andy Richardson in Europe on June 13th, 2011
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They are the people you hear at every football match in England. But all too often their voice is not listened to by the game they love.

Fans have a hard enough time as it is. This week their task looks to have become even harder.

Supporters Direct is an organisation that has been in existence for just over 10 years now.

It was created under the previous Labour government as a means to encourage fan involvement in the running of their clubs. But despite a solid track record of success, the group now finds itself in crisis.

The English Premier League (the richest league in the world) has just withdrawn around $2 million worth of funding. If a remedy is not found quickly the body could well go out of existence.

The immediate crisis began when SD's chief executive Dave Boyle got a little bit carried away on Twitter.

Boyle is a committed AFC Wimbledon fan, a team embodying all that SD stands for - namely a club that is owned and run by the fans.

By Teymoor Nabili in Europe on May 23rd, 2011
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The Guardian reports on the release of "A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth," the result of an enquiry commissioned by UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

By Kristen Saloomey in Americas on April 11th, 2011
Gerard Longuet, left, France's defence minister, briefs media in Paris on the Cote d'Ivoire crisis after Gbagbo's arrest [AFP]

Being sceptical is part of being a journalist.

Especially at the United Nations, where every action - and every failure to act - is influenced by the political interests of countries who sit on the Security Council.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 3rd, 2011

As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on March 20th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on February 22nd, 2011
Alleged mercenaries deployed by Gaddafi in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

As the uprising in Libya enters its ninth day, we keep you updated on the developing situation from our headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

By Azad Essa in Asia on February 19th, 2011
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It is being described as the most open World Cup in the competition’s short history. While the last four tournaments always began with the fair speculation on who would face Australia in the final, this year’s tournament has no clear favourite.

The current edition of the tournament is really a three-way throng of a race between South Africa, India and Australia.

Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka are the dark horses of the tournament.

Of course, if you had to put money on one team – as in – if you were hung upside down, a gun placed to your head and forced to make a bet – Team India would probably be your best option.  

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