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270 votes to win: The quirky US White House race
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» In a quirk of the US system, American voters do not directly elect the president and vice president. Technically speaking, they pick "electors" in an Electoral College.
Deans may not risk Pocock against French
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Outstanding Australian backrow forward David Pocock may miss out on Saturday's test match with France because coach Robbie Deans wants to give him more time to recover from a knee operation, a source in the Australian camp said Tuesday.
Manu to captain Fiji against England in rugby Test
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Experienced Fiji prop Deacon Manu will lead his country in their Test against England at Twickenham on Saturday, team officials have announced.
Australia PM demands Pakistan probe sheep slaughter
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday demanded that Pakistan investigate and explain the brutal killing of 21,000 Australian sheep in Karachi, a slaughter officials have described as appalling.
Spain's constitutional court upholds gay marriage law
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Spain's constitutional court Tuesday upheld a 2005 gay marriage law, throwing out a long-standing appeal by the now-ruling Popular Party.
Hello Cleveland! Power trio hit up Ohio on election day
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Incumbent Barack Obama is laying low in hometown Chicago on election day Tuesday, but the three other protagonists in the presidential election have all converged on the same city: Cleveland, Ohio.
'Ronaldo was my hero' says Messi
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, widely considered the best player in the world, has revealed that Ronaldo was one of his heroes -- but not his Portuguese rival.
Sri Lanka win as Dilshan upstages Watling
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 102 to power Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the third one-day international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
1.2 billion smartphones, tablets to sell in 2013: survey
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Global sales of "smart devices," which include smartphones and tablets, will hit 821 million worldwide this year and 1.2 billion in 2013, a research firm said Tuesday.
Microsoft's entry-level Surface short on storage
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Official figures have been released that reveal once its operating system, built-in apps and drive recovery space have been eliminated, Microsoft's entry-level 32GB Surface RT tablet is left with only 16GB of usable storage.