A $1.54m (€869,000) masterpiece by an 17th century Italian artist was back on display in the Taiwan capital after a 12-year-old boy tripped, fell and punched a hole in the canvass, the exhibit organiser said.

Sense8 is the first TV series from the Wachowski's and it's going to bend your mind with its crazy plot and huge cast

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Firefighters battling some of the most destructive wildfires to ever strike Australia’s most populous state are focusing on a major blaze near the town of Lithgow that stretches along a 190-mile front.

This column returns today to what you may gather has become a hobby-horse of ours — the structure of the Allianz Hurling League. Well, we did we warn you last week.

The end of an inter-county season usually brings with it reflection and peace.

Former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks is expected to lift the lid on her close relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today.

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused the Sunday Times today of using criminal activity to intrude into his private family life.

Spacious heads to the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket in the “last-chance saloon” before she is retired.

Walking into Ruowen Pet Spa is like entering a doggie Halloween costume contest. There’s turtle-dog, zebra-dog, spiderman-dog, tiger-dog and even panda-dog.

DARLEY SUN will have the services of Frankie Dettori when he makes his eagerly-anticipated debut for Godolphin in tomorrow’s Blue Square Henry II Stakes at Sandown.

A worker at a huge Chinese factory which makes iPhones and iPads fell to his death today – the eighth fatality this year at the world’s largest contract maker of electronics, state-run media reported.

A Chinese novelist who specialises in tales of sex and drugs is suing Google for scanning her work into its online library.

An employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing.

Music mogul Simon Cowell finds life as a international TV star exhausting - he is considering cutting down his gruelling schedule of filming back-to-back reality shows.

Zambezi Sun, last seen finishing down the field in the Arc, suffered an odds-on reverse on his American debut at Santa Anita this morning.

China’s Liu Xiang is expected to return to the track in May after undergoing successful surgery on an Achilles injury in Houston, Texas.

FORMER Olympic host cities are littered with “white elephants” built in the construction frenzy that precedes the Games, but Beijing is confident its sparkling venues will not meet the same fate.

Teenager Michelle Wie produced her season’s best score of 67 as fellow American Christina Kim grabbed the lead with a nine-under-par 63 in the first round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Illinois.

Zambezi Sun is unlikely to take up his entry in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot later this month.

Sun Jihai has insisted he does not plan to quit international football despite being handed a five-game suspension by FIFA.

Manchester City's European qualification seemed to relax manager Sven-Goran Eriksson - but the Swede continued to sidestep questions relating to the future.

An eight-months pregnant woman was pulled to safety today after two days trapped in the rubble of the Chinese earthquake.

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Manchester City expect striker Benjani Mwaruwari to be fit for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.

The main Tibetan exile group said today Chinese authorities have killed at least 30 Tibetan demonstrators and injured many more during protests against Chinese rule in the Tibetan capital.

ARSENE Wenger is not known for exaggerations but he might have broken new ground when he insisted Emmanuel Adebayor could become as good as Didier Drogba.

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Elano is poised to return for Manchester City as they head to Goodison Park for the Barclays Premier League match with Everton.

Mexico striker Nery Castillo is in contention to make his Manchester City debut in tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round tie at West Ham.

Manchester City midfielder Elano may find himself on the bench as the high-flying Blues look to heap more pressure on Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce.

Midfield duo Elano and Dietmar Hamann are set to earn immediate recalls as Manchester City look to regain a top four place by beating Liverpool at Eastlands.

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson is almost certain to miss Thursday’s Premier League clash with Blackburn at Eastlands.

Michael Johnson is a major doubt for Manchester City as Sven-Goran Eriksson’s men look to record their first Barclays Premier League away win since the opening day of the season by beating Aston Villa.

SHOULD Ireland ever be drawn in a qualifying group with England then the FA would do well to use White Hart Lane as a venue.

Michael Johnson and Darius Vassell will both return to the Manchester City squad for Sunday’s trip to Tottenham.

Striker Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City’s home clash with Reading.

Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards will return for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Portsmouth.

Micah Richards will almost certainly sit out Manchester City’s Premier League match against Sunderland on Monday because of a bruised knee.

Goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will make his first appearance of the season for Manchester City in their Carling Cup fourth round tie at Bolton tomorrow.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will check Elano is not suffering from jetlag before including the Brazilian in his squad to face Birmingham tomorrow.

Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi is not fit to return for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Middlesbrough.