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Guardiola wants relaxed Barca at Club World Cup

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:08:30 +0530

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is trying to get his players to relax ahead of their Club World Cup semifinal, combatting impressions that complacency is the only impediment to the Spanish giant claiming another trophy.

Tunnicliffe leads US into match-racing final

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:53:46 +0530

Anna Tunnicliffe's U.S. crew set up a women's match-racing final against Britain after beating Russia with a race to spare in the semifinals of the world sailing championships on Thursday.

Barcelona's Villa out for up to 5 months

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:16:55 +0530

Four years after his goals helped turn Spain from perennial underachievers into European champions, star striker David Villa could end up watching the 2012 European Championship from home after breaking his left leg on Thursday.

Obama to Russia: More flexibility after elections

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:27:49 +0530

President Barack Obama told Russia's leader Monday that he would have more flexibility after the November election to deal with the contentious issue of missile defense, a candid assessment of political reality that was picked up by a microphone without either leader apparently knowing.

Obama urges N. Korea to "pursue peace"

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:18:55 +0530

In a direct challenge to North Korean leaders, President Barack Obama implored them "to have the courage to pursue peace" while warning of the wrath of the world if they don't. Failure, he said Monday, would mean a future without dignity, respect or hope for its people.

Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regime

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:58:33 +0530

Warning North Korea from its doorstep, President Barack Obama said Pyongyang risks deepening its isolation in the international community if it proceeds with a planned long-range rocket launch.

US to pursue 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:08:59 +0530

Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance.

Romney wins in Northern Marianas caucus

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:10:55 +0530

Another victory for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. He's won the Republican caucus in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, picking up nine delegates from the U.S. territory.

Scientists reconstruct long-extinct giant penguin

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:17:38 +0530

It was a slender bird, with long wings and a spear-like bill to catch swift ocean prey. And scientists say the first glimpse of the extinct giant penguin species was worth the 26 million-year wait.

Scientists reconstruct extinct giant penguin

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:38:40 +0530

It has taken 26 million years, but scientists say getting the first glimpse at what a long-extinct giant penguin looked like was worth the wait.

Britain's Hague says Myanmar needs more reforms

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:55:40 +0530

British Foreign Secretary William Hague cautioned Friday while visiting Myanmar that foreign supporters of democracy must not slacken pressure on its military-backed government while reforms remain incomplete.

China's next space mission to carry 3 astronauts

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:53:45 +0530

China's next space mission will carry three astronauts who will dock with and live inside an experimental orbiting module launched last year, state media said Friday.

NATO says 3 service members have been killed in western Afghanistan

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:27:22 +0530

NATO says 3 service members have been killed in western Afghanistan.

Myanmar opposition party complains of restrictions

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:07:54 +0530

The party of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged Monday that restrictions on its campaigning risk making upcoming by-elections unfair.

Lawyers say charges against Bali bomber obscure

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:11:57 +0530

Lawyers for the Indonesian militant who helped assemble bombs used in the 2002 nightclub blasts on Bali island said Monday that the charges against their client are obscure and should be dropped.

Car bomb hits near Afghan governor's house

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:04 +0530

The Afghan government says a car bomb has exploded in the southern city of Kandahar near the governor's house.

Gunmen storm Philippine city jail; 3 killed

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:32:49 +0530

Dozens of black-clad gunmen armed with grenades and bombs stormed a southern Philippine jail trying to free a detained comrade, but they were repulsed by police in a chaotic night battle that killed three people, officials said Monday.

Report: Tibet monk self-immolates in China's west

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:04:50 +0530

A young Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule, becoming at least the 21st to do so in the past year, and more than 1,000 people were trying to prevent police from taking his body, an overseas Tibet support group reported Monday.

Myanmar state media: dissident monk to be charged

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:16:29 +0530

A dissident monk who helped lead Myanmar's 2007 anti-government uprising is facing fresh legal action, in part for breaking into monasteries sealed by the former military junta after the mass street protests five years ago, state media reported Sunday.

Seoul begins military drills despite NKorea threat

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:02:46 +0530

South Korea on Monday began live-fire military drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack.

SKorea begins drills despite NKorea threat

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:48:57 +0530

South Korea has begun live-fire military drills from front-line islands despite North Korea's threat to attack.

South Korea begins live-fire military drills despite North Korea's threat to attack

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:40:15 +0530

South Korea begins live-fire military drills despite North Korea's threat to attack.

NKorea threatens to attack SKorea over drills

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:25:17 +0530

North Korea will launch "merciless" strikes if South Korea goes through with planned live-fire drills Monday in a disputed front-line area near their disputed sea border, a North Korean officer warned in an interview with The Associated Press.

NKorea to hold special party conference in April

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:33:32 +0530

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party has announced it will convene a special conference in mid-April.

Gunmen attack Philippine city jail, 1 dead

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:06:05 +0530

A Philippine police official says suspected Muslim rebels have attacked a jail in a southern city to free a comrade but were repulsed by authorities.

India detains Italians accused in fatal shooting

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:01:46 +0530

Indian police on Sunday detained two Italian marine security guards for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates.

Roadside bomb kills 4 civilians in Afghanistan

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:22:59 +0530

An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has killed four civilians in southern Kandahar province.

Bomb kills 8 anti-Taliban tribesmen in Pakistan

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:55:23 +0530

A bomb planted at a checkpoint manned by members of a Pakistani militia fighting a radical group similar to the Taliban exploded Sunday and killed eight militia members in northwest Pakistan, a government official said.

Bird flu still a menace in Asia and beyond

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:18:54 +0530

Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry flocks.

Manila refrained from Syria vote to save workers

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:00:42 +0530

The Philippines says it did not take part in a U.N. vote on a resolution calling on Syrian leader Bashar Assad to step down as it seeks Syria's help in moving Filipinos from the troubled nation.