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Broadcaster Sky agrees to pay libel damages to Robert Murat over its reporting of the Madeleine McCann case.

Italian footballer Marco Materazzi accepts damages over Daily Mail articles which said he used vile racist abuse to insult Zinedine Zidane.

A law to protect women from domestic violence in Brazil is used to protect a man from an abusive ex-wife.

A seller on the online marketplace eBay threatens to sue a customer in a row over negative feedback

A Met police officer accepts a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief.

The BBC is ordered to pay an estimated £500,000 in costs to IVF specialist Mohamed Taranissi in an ongoing libel action.

Singapore's High Court has ruled that the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine defamed Singapore's rulers.

Hollywood star Josh Hartnett is taking the Daily Mirror to court for printing a story alleging he had a sexual dalliance in a public area of a London hotel.

The Ghana FA denies allegations that the Black Stars 3-0 loss to Brazil at the 2006 World Cup was fixed.

A former police officer apologises to Sir Salman Rushdie for false claims he made in a book about the author.

Internet users in Russia and Georgia attacked vital websites in each other's countries, in a virtual echo of battles being fought on the ground by troops and tanks.

Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie is pregnant with twins, her spokeswoman confirms.

Salman Rushdie is planning to sue an ex-police protection officer who claimed he was mean and tight-fisted.

The DR Congo and Congo are losing $12m annually in tax avoidance by logging companies, Greenpeace says.

A businessman silences critics who branded him "tight" by publishing details of his wife's divorce settlement.

Pakistan government lawyers say restrictions on nuclear scientist AQ Khan should be maintained for national security.

Issues which teachers taking part in School Report must consider before putting their students' news on a website.

A man banned from squeezing people's muscles launches an appeal to overturn the court order.

Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises through in straight sets against Robin Soderling at Wimbledon.

Russia's president calls on parliament to scrap a bill that would allow authorities to close media outlets guilty of defamation.

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