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Sin bins should replace yellow cards, UEFA chief says
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» UEFA chief Michel Platini has called for football to scrap yellow cards, saying players who flout the rules should instead be sent to a sin bin.
Australia FM regrets Indonesia spy row, agrees to 'hotline'
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» Australia's foreign minister Thursday expressed regret over a spying row with Indonesia during talks in Jakarta aimed at repairing strained ties, agreeing to establish a "hotline" and code of conduct to restore trust.
France sends troops to C. Africa to stem bloodletting
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» France ordered more troops into its former colony of the Central African Republic on Thursday, hours after a sectarian bloodbath left more than 120 people dead in the troubled nation's capital of Bangui.
Pope sets up Vatican committee against child sex abuse
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» Pope Francis on Thursday formed a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church in a landmark initiative after thousands of abuses and cover-ups, but campaigners said the new body would be "toothless".
American teacher gunned down in Libya
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» A young American teacher was gunned down in violence-torn Libya during his morning jog Thursday, a week before he was to return home for the holidays, officials and the school said.
Israel security key in talks on peace, Iran: Kerry
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that Israel's security is a top priority for Washington, both in nuclear talks with Iran and peace talks with the Palestinians.
US economy grew a speedy 3.6 percent in Q3
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» The US economy grew at a 3.6 percent pace in the third quarter, much better than earlier estimates and the strongest rate in almost two years, data showed Thursday.
ECB keeps interest rate at record low amid fragile recovery
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» The European Central Bank held its key interest rate at a record low of 0.25 percent on Thursday, while raising its forecast for the eurozone's gradual recovery despite prolonged low inflation.
Ronaldo hoping to avoid big guns in Brazil draw
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo believes Spain, Brazil and Germany are the favourites to win next year's World Cup and is keen to avoid all three in Friday's draw for the group stages.
Isinbayeva asks Putin for new stadium
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» Russian women's pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva asked President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to encourage one of the country's super-rich tycoons to build a new sports stadium in her native city.