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Play called off at Qatar golf event
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Play was called off at the Qatar Masters after just three hours of action as strong desert winds moved balls and made life difficult for players at Doha Golf Club on Friday.
Eight die in Cambodia anti-tank mine blast
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Eight Cambodian farmers were killed and one was critically injured on Friday after their truck hit two old anti-tank mines in northwestern Cambodia, police said.
Eurozone private sector rebounds: PMI survey
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Eurozone private sector activity bounced back in January after four months of contraction, a key survey showed Friday, with notable increases in the two biggest economies, Germany and France.
China mine blast kills 11
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, state press said in the latest accident to hit the nation's dangerous mining industry.
US job surge lifts hopes for resilient recovery
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» US businesses cranked up hiring in January, pulling down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month amid signs of a stronger recovery brewing in the world's largest economy.
England fly-half Farrell aims to 'thrive' at Murrayfield
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» England rising star Owen Farrell has insisted there will be no fear factor on his part when the 20-year-old makes his Test debut in the raucous atmosphere of a Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
Priestland, Roberts back for Wales against Ireland
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Wales have been boosted by the recovery from injury of World Cup stand-outs Rhys Priestland and Jamie Roberts for the team's Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.
Ireland's Earls to miss Wales clash
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Keith Earls on Friday pulled out of Ireland's opening Six Nations match with Wales, the IRFU confirmed to AFP.
Austrian skier Kroell wins first Chamonix downhill
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Austria's Klaus Kroell on Friday won the first of two World Cup downhills here, his fourth victory on the international ski circuit.
Philippines hunts for proof of slain militants
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» The Philippine military said Friday it had not been able to obtain proof that it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terror suspects, but insisted the trio had died in a US-backed airstrike.