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20 dead after attackers storm Cairo protest
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Thugs attacked an anti-military protest near the defence ministry in Cairo on Wednesday, sparking clashes which killed 20 people in the politically tense run-up to Egypt's first post-uprising presidential poll.
Olympic skeleton champion Williams 'retires'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Amy Williams, Britain's only medallist at the Winter Olympics in 2010 when she won skeleton gold, has retired from the sport due to injury, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
UK 'spy in bag' probably unlawfully killed
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» A British spy whose naked body was found padlocked in a bag in his bathtub was probably unlawfully killed, a coroner concluded Wednesday on the final day of the inquest into his death.
Ornelas first athlete to fail biological passport test
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Portuguese long-distance runner Helder Ornelas has been slapped with a four-year ban after becoming the first athlete to be found guilty of a doping violation through anomalies in his "biological passport".
Madrid shares tumble to lowest close in three years
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Madrid share prices plunged 2.55 percent Wednesday to the lowest close in more than three years as investors punished the overextended banking sector.
Pakistan bowler Asif 'to be released on May 3'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif will be released from a British prison early on Thursday after completing half of his one-year sentence for spot-fixing, his lawyer said.
FC Tokyo, Ulsan Hyundai through to ACL knock-outs
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Japan's FC Tokyo booked a place in the knock-out stages of the AFC Champions League with an entertaining 4-2 victory over Australia's A-League champions Brisbane Roar on Wednesday.
Japan urges Israel 'patience' on Iran sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has urged Israel to exercise "patience" on Iran's nuclear programme and give sanctions a chance to work, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Taiwan sets up airborne unit for Spratlys
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» Taiwan's defence ministry said Wednesday that it has formed a special airborne unit capable of scrambling to the contested Spratly islands in just hours, as tensions in the South China Sea mounted.
Email gaffe stirs calls for Cambodia KRouge judge to go
AFP, Published on 02/05/2012
» A judge in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes trial should be disqualified, defence teams said Wednesday, after a misfired email stirred accusations she had "inappropriate" access to a prosecutor.