Manute Bol: tallest NBA player was active in aiding his native Sudan

Flamingo flies high as top bird

Young gun Khaneja wins at UAE Badminton Open

England must 'go hard' in series against Aussies

Chain reaction, but the song remains the same

Organic farming in the UAE

Dh14.4bn bank scam 'targeted economy'

Waitress weeps as she faces 'rapist' to relive ordeal in court

Suicide bombs hit Baghdad bank

Skaters on board for their day in the sun

Oil fuels optimism on Gulf shares

Classic tale of heroism still endures

Heat exhaustion sends 40 to hospital

Hikma funding needs prompt downgrade

World Cup fathers and sons: papas who preach to their sons

Aabar signals market exit

Football fan Federer focuses on smaller ball

Portugal need off-colour Ronaldo to do a Eusebio

DP World set fairly after price correction

When rosy red cheeks are a sign of serious problems

Iran's opposition increases demands despite clampdown

Marlins blow a game

Union Railway's huge deal on track for UAE

India seeks return of the Koh-i-Noor

Younus left out of Pakistan squad for tour of England despite overturned ban

Lauding it up: Michael Flatley

BP executive's damage control misses the boat

'Slave trade' baby seller jailed for three years

Summer presents new challenges

Iran hangs Sunni militant 'spy'

Kaka red mars Brazil stylish show

Safety overhaul to encourage pupils to catch the school bus

Bilingual education for pupils aged four

Run-off in race to be new Polish president

Maktoum airport earns its wings

Kuwait cuts working hours to save power

Sub-Saharan migrants find work a little nearer home

UN: stop forcing Iraqis home

Saudi Arabia among Gulf's top choices for retail opportunities

Spain need victory nothing less

Emirati jockey blazing own path

Kuwait hopes to end its electricity crisis with new generating plant

Sanctions worsen threat of Iran war

England hope to put smile on fans' faces

The fitness test: A combat approach to improved health ... with mitts and pads

Fluor lands oversight role at Shah project

Boateng is not the target for Germany

Swiss bliss over as focus now on Chile, says Nkufo

Kaczynski heads to run-off vote

Turkey 'will not give in' after deadly cross-border attacks

British death toll in Afghanistan reaches 300

Johnson leads, but Tiger powers into contention at Pebble Beach

Natural beauty spot becomes dump

Steady McDowell ends Europe's wait for US Open title

GCC solar energy round-up - so far, so slow

Design success you can put your shirt on

Intersection opens, but leaves motorists with new headache

Nato: 4 troops die in Afghan helicopter crash

First test flight at Al Maktoum Airport

Crusaders stun mighty Leeds

ADX prepares for bond trading

Paraguay have eyes on top spot after clinical victory

Art trip for special needs children

Mahmud Abbas: Israel must lift Gaza blockade

Will adding extra school buses ease congestion?

Patriotic or plain selfish?

If you can't see the game it can't create camaraderie

Iran bars IAEA inspectors

Married life: Keys to successful marriage

Herbert hails his All White heroes

French side refuse to train

French chateau hotels deal may gall hoi polloi

Lives can be saved with detector: civil defence chief

Latin Americans bring music to the ears

Heavyweight bouts ruined as China throws in towel

Wimbledon: steeped in tradition and still loved by all

UAE seeks new controls on inflow of hot money

Green initiatives need staying power

Indian Consulate provides food and drink for desolate labourers

Chinese gang 'kidnapped and threatened to behead' masseuses

Spectacular Portugal hammer North Korea

Footnotes: Director of Poseidon Adventure dies

Former Pakistan players angry at Younus Khan tour exclusion

Toby Litt, from the heart

Federer fights back from the brink

Bourses' buoyant mood is punctured

World Cup diary: Trespassing fan banned from World Cup

Three better than one for Palacios Sr

Yemeni militant ambush kills four

132 die in China floods with more on way

Big beast China is not going to corner the market in oil