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Bizarre field hockey goal raises Games fears
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Germany beat Great Britain 3-1 in the test event at the Olympic Park but their opening goal prompted concerns about possible controversy at the 2012 Games if rules were strictly enforced.
New N. Korea sanctions sets stage for nuclear showdown
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» The UN Security Council on Wednesday put three top North Korean state firms on a sanctions black list over the country's failed rocket launch.
ECB meets under tight security in Barcelona
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Eurozone central bank chiefs gathered under tight security in Spain Thursday to discuss whether to provide more easy money for governments as the political resolve to rein in deficits shows signs of crumbling.
Former NFL star Junior Seau found shot dead
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Former NFL star Junior Seau was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home north of San Diego, authorities said.
Another day in parliament
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/05/2012
» Yesterday was day nine of the debate in parliament on a proposed amendment to Section 291 of the constitution, but there was another matter occupying the members attention as well.
Gold prices for Thursday
Online Reporters, Published on 03/05/2012
» The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 23,695.08 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 24,050 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
China activist appeals to Obama to get him to US
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng appealed to US President Barack Obama to help get him and his family out of China, saying he feared for his life just hours after leaving the US embassy in Beijing.
Ryder out of N.Z. squad for W. Indies cricket tour
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder was omitted Thursday from New Zealand's 15-man Test squad to tour the West Indies, with South Africa-born paceman Neil Wagner one of two new faces in the line-up.
Sudan says it seeks peace with South
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Khartoum on Thursday said it seeks peace with South Sudan and hopes the small country responds favourably to African Union and UN resolutions for ending hostilities.
Bodemeister early Kentucky Derby favorite
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Bodemeister, the Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner, drew the sixth post Wednesday and was installed as the 4-1 early favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby.