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The day the nightmare scenario came true
Ed Vulliamy was only 20 blocks away when the twin towers were attacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. Here, in this highly personal account, he recalls those devastating first moments and the eerie days that followed.

Italian tarantula's bite gives birth to a summer beat
A forgotten brand of homegrown folk music has turned Puglia into one of the most fashionable summer festival destinations in Europe.

Michele Hewitson Interview: Keith Quinn
Forty years in a blokey, sometimes unkind profession hasn't left a dent in the genial exterior of rugby's 'old bear'

Rugby World Cup: High hopes for opening ceremony
What goes into the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup? More than you'd think. Rebecca Kammgoes behind the scenes with some of the busy key players charged with bringing it all together

'Post-it war' rages across France
Pacman, Tin Tin and Spongebob Squarepants have started popping up in hundreds of office windows across France as workers wage an unconventional 'post-it war'.

Britain: Visiting the Stone Age ancestors
Heather Whelan imagines a link with toolmakers and artists from 50,000 years ago.

Paris: Police clash with illegal souvenir sellers
They are a familiar sight under the Eiffel Tower but police have vowed to crack down on illegal souvenir vendors.

Key to cold beer revealed in study
The identity of the yeast that made cold refreshing beer possible has been a long-standing mystery.

Warnie's proposal leaves Liz floored
Cricketer turned commentator Shane Warne will marry British model and actress Liz Hurley, a London tabloid reports.

Liszt's Budapest
As Hungary celebrates the bicentenary of composer Franz Liszt's birth, we profile some Budapest landmarks associated with him.

Hungary: In Budapest, even the trains are playing Liszt (+video)
Everywhere you look in Hungary's capital this summer, you'll catch sight of Liszt. Adrian Mourby finds out why.

Cup ticket sales still $30m short
With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.