The clock will feature a selection of moving figures representing traditional farmers which will form a rotating Alpine scene beneath 27 bells.

BBC: Clock design

The setting seems stark in the midday sun, but when the sun drops and the light shifts, a form of alchemy transforms the scene into one of sensual beauty.

BBC: The perfect trip: Egypt

Whatever the outcome, Egypt looks set to join a broader regional trend that has seen a more pragmatic, tolerant form of Islamism rise to dominate the political scene, by way of the ballot box rather than the gun barrel.

ECONOMIST: Political Islam

This documentation will form a permanent record of the incident, and will aid in crime scene reconstruction.

FORBES: How The Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation Will Be Conducted

We met at the university and found out that we all shared the passion for the Commodore 64's tunes and decided to form a band, not knowing that we hit a dry spot in the music scene playing 8-bit rock.

CNN: What can you do with a Commodore 64?

With Black Caviar's form seemingly better than ever despite her age, her connections have hinted that a return to Royal Ascot, scene of her narrowest-ever victory, may be on the cards later this summer before a rendezvous with Frankel in the breeding shed in what would surely be considered the racing world's own royal wedding.

CNN: Black Caviar scores her quarter century