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Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho reportedly sent "good-luck" texts to Newcastle manager Alan Pardew ahead of the Magpies' Europa League first leg qualifying clash against Greek side Atromitos.

George Galloway's 'bad etiquette' rape remarks gets him fired from Scottish political magazine.

Endurance athlete Diana Nyad fails another bid to set open-water record with 100-mile swim from Havana to Florida Keys.

Rafael Correa says forced entry would allow other states to 'violate' Britain's embassies all over the world.

Bradford's Respect MP says plaintiffs are liars who were already in 'the sex game' with WikiLeaks founder.

South American Union emphasises rights of embassies, while Assange tells US to end WikiLeaks witch-hunt.

Japanese activists land on disputed Uotsuri island and wave the Japanese flag, triggering protests in China.

Foreign secretary William Hague confirms that Assange will not be given safe passage but rules out storming embassy.

The UK is invoking diplomacy law to raid the embassy - but Ecuador promises strong resistance.

Robert Pattinson appears at Cosmopolis premiere and on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart after split with Kristen Stewart.

Unforgettable photographs of record-breaking moments from London 2012.

The US shattered a 27-year-old world record on their way to winning the women's 4x100m relay

Usain Bolt confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time as he stormed to victory in the 200m to win his 5th Olympic gold medal.

The Android-powered games console Ouya has raised over $8.5bn in a single month and will partner with games developer Namco Bandai at launch.

Chancellor George Osborne under more pressure as Bank of England predicts near-zero growth for UK economy in 2012.

Surrounding countries such as Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala take preemptive measures.

Samsung Global Blogger Christie gets to meet Australian athletes as they relax after exertions at the Olympics.

The star of the Twilight series of films, Robert Pattinson, is set to re-enter public life for the first time since it was revealed that long-time girlfriend and Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart cheated on him with British director Rupert Sanders

With recent online account breaches hitting the headlines, CertiVox's CEO Brian Spector argues that usernames should be a thing of the past.

Various districts in Damascus, Aleppo and Homs under heavy attack as 150 people are killed across the country.

Israeli and Egyptian officials say the assailants were Islamic Jihadists.