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Sacred Hopi masks auctioned in Paris after legal bid fails
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Some 70 ceremonial masks originating from Arizona's Hopi tribe were sold for more than 900,000 euros ($1.2 million) on Friday after a legal challenge failed to prevent an auction decried by opponents as "sacrilege".
United's Young out for two weeks - Ferguson
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday that Ashley Young has been ruled out for a fortnight and will miss his side's Premier League match with Stoke City on Sunday.
BlackBerry says report of high return rate 'false'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Smartphone maker BlackBerry on Friday slammed as "false and misleading" a brokerage research note which claimed consumers were returning the new Z10 handsets at a high rate.
Twitter acquires music site, could launch new service
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Twitter said it acquired the emerging music software firm We Are Hunted, amid reports that the popular messaging platform was readying its own music service.
Day leads as Tiger stumbles at Masters
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» A Masters second round that tested how top golfers handle adversity saw Tiger Woods stumble, Jason Day take the lead and teen Guan Tianlang make the cut despite a rare slow-play penalty.
Chan falls three times at World Team Trophy
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» World champion Patrick Chan tumbled three times in his free skate but combined with Kevin Reynolds to lift Canada into second spot behind the United States at the World Team Trophy competition Friday.
N. Ireland-Russia qualifier rescheduled to August
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Russia -- postponed last month because of bad weather in Belfast -- will now be played on August 14, FIFA announced on Friday.
Sudan's Bashir visits South Sudan in sign of easing tensions
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visited South Sudan Friday in a sign of easing tensions after the two states ended a row over crucial oil exports and put behind them bloody border battles last year.
Arsenal fan banned for Bale banana assault
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» An Arsenal football fan has been banned from attending matches for three years after admitting throwing a banana at Tottenham's Gareth Bale.
Pacific ministers concerned at Fiji developments
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) expressed concern about the Fiji military regime's recent actions Friday and stressed elections scheduled to be held next year must be free and fair.