Alonso was furious after almost colliding with a slow-moving Rosberg on the racing line, and the Mercedes' driver may find himself required to answer to the race stewards for what appeared to be a thoughtless piece of driving.

BBC: Robert Kubica fastest in final practice in Korea

Cairo is fast and furious, and makes almost any other Middle Eastern city seem positively dull in comparison.

CNN: Hala Gorani: A postcard from Cairo

The one subject on which almost all Lebanese agree is a furious rejection of tawtin, the resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

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