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Abdullah deadline puts Afghan election in peril
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result, threatening to withdraw from all efforts to negotiate a solution to the deepening political crisis.
China universities vow ideology clampdown on staff, students
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» BEIJING - Three top Chinese universities have vowed to tighten "ideological" control over students and teachers, as a wider clampdown on free expression in the country intensifies.
Motorbike taxi filing starts Thursday
Online Reporters, Published on 01/09/2014
» Bangkok will begin registering motorcycle-taxi drivers Thursday as it moves forward with efforts to bring order to the city’s freewheeling transportation system.
Greece close to emerging from recession
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» ATHENS - The Greek economy, in recession for six years, shrank again in the second quarter of this year, but by only 0.3 percent, revised data showed on Monday.
Falcao's Manchester move ends Europe transfer boom
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» Manchester United swooped on Monday to make striker Radamel Falcao the biggest signing on the last day of Europe's record-breaking summer transfer window.
Boycott tells Cook to stop getting in a spin over critics
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - England great Geoffrey Boycott has told current skipper Alastair Cook to accept "constructive" criticism from former players.
Srinivasan in limbo as IPL probe extended
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court Monday gave investigators another two months to probe allegations of corruption in cricket as they blocked a bid by ICC president N. Srinivasan to resume his role as head of the national board.
England face uphill struggle to win World Cup - coach
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - England coach Peter Moores admitted Monday his side faced a race against time if they were to be serious contenders to win next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
No experimentation for France against Spain - Deschamps
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» PARIS - France coach Didier Deschamps admits there is unlikely to be much experimentation with his team in Thursday's friendly against Spain at the Stade de France.
SADC regional bloc to send observers to Lesotho after 'coup'
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» PRETORIA - A Southern African regional bloc Monday agreed to dispatch a team of observers to crisis-torn Lesotho following an apparent coup, while coalition leaders agreed to restore parliament which was suspended in June.