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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why chastise Naomi?
Not very nice supermodel Naomi Campbell did human rights a service by drawing attention to Charles Taylor's trial, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Naomi Campbell's diamonds seized in war crimes case
The supermodel's legal team accept she may have broken the law when she received three unfinished diamonds as a gift.

Amsterdam: Walk on water
The great question of our modern times is, surely, where do people from Amsterdam go for their stag nights?

Soccer: Van Persie keen to erase past ghosts
Robin van Persie is the centre-forward of a team that has reached the World Cup final.

Cycling: Armstrong wary of first week of tour
Lance Armstrong acknowledged this year's Tour is one of the toughest ones he'll tackle

FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found
An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.

Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped
Paris Hilton's publicist says she wasn't smoking dope in South Africa - it was "a complete misunderstanding".

Naomi Campbell to explain 'blood diamond'
When asked in an interview about receiving a 'blood diamond' Naomi Campbell stormed out - but she won't have the same option open to her when she appears in The Hague.

Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup
Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.

FIFA World Cup: Fans, Day 9
Photos of the FIFA World Cup fans from South Africa and around the world.

FIFA World Cup: What happened at the Cup overnight
Nicolas Anelka's foul-mouthed tirade at the French coach dominated overnight news at the WC.

FIFA World Cup: Netherlands v Japan
Photos of the action between Netherlands and Japan at Durban Stadium, Durban, South Africa.

Soccer: We can go further, says ecstatic Nelsen
Captain fantastic Ryan Nelsen says the All Whites have proved the doubters wrong, and the side has everything to play for.

Is this the start of a backlash against circumcision?
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.