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Menswear collections in Milan: Day three

Photos of the latest fashions to hit the runway at the menswear shows in Milan.

Olympic venues in London

Places of historical importance in London will take on other roles as settings for Olympic events.

Stephen King: Economic future not worth the paper it's written on

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

EU puts heat on Greeks over austerity plan

Italy's favourite frozen pizza made in Britain

Italians are facing the indigestible news that Italy's most popular shop-bought example is likely to have started life in Lancashire.

Winehouse a staggering flop

The concert that was supposed to begin the comeback tour for Amy Winehouse turned into a fiasco at the weekend when the troubled singer came on stage in Belgrade apparently too drunk to perform.

NZers to participate in Gaza flotilla

Fiction Addiction: Sarah Quigley Q&A

Sarah Quigley - or should I say Dr Sarah Quigley, for she has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford, no less - has long been recognised as one of New Zealand's finest writers.

Bernanke and Greece set to dominate week's economic agenda

Map answer to Joyce's alcohol free odyssey

Babies just another commodity

In rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is US$6000 ($7449), about 600 children are missing.

'There is good reason for not going back, we will get killed'

Crime, terror fears drive border clamp

Australia plans tough steps to to plug gaps at its entry points.

GM grass may not be so green

Millions are being spent creating new grasses but the benefits remain uncertain.

Long-term kidney damage threatens E. coli victims

As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.

Delizioso! How pasta became the world's favourite food

Pasta has conquered plates and bowls as the world's favourite food.

Eurozone group mulls options for Greece

Still hitting the G spot

Gucci is 90. To mark its birthday, the luxury label is paying homage to the classic designs that made it great.