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Paul Holmes: No place here for burqa
Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.
Rugby: Toughest call goes against Franks
Assistant coach says tough decisions inevitable when building strongest possible side to challenge Reds.
Jim Hopkins: We'll take the medicine, Mr C -- just give it to us now
It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.
Mali: From here to Timbuktu again
James Anderson heads for the ancient city in the desert of utter remoteness.
Fiction Addiction: Introducing 'Lost in Shangri-La'
There are two kinds of readers - those who peek at the last page and those who wouldn't dream of it.
Amnesty questions Libyan mass rape
Rebels manufactured some atrocity evidence against Gaddafi and his troops, investigators report.
Stephen King: Economic future not worth the paper it's written on
Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.
Christina Patterson: Sex and feminists' new clothes
Sex is here to stay but sometimes the signals can be baffling, writes Christina Patterson.
Quincy Jones launches new venture
Veteran producer Quincy Jones has launched a new venture to promote music throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Having a ball as soccer clubs take off
With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.
Libya tops Obama's British agenda
British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Barack Obama to back a concerted attempt to end the stalemate in Libya.
Kenya: Bird's eye view of the Masai
Hot air ballooning is a unique way to experience the drama of Kenya's plains, as David Potts discovers.
Mauritius, Africa
A delightful combination of natural beauty and accommodating luxury greets those who land on this island in the southwest Indian Ocean.