AFP - Peter Gade, who still clings to the dream that at the age 33 he can win another All-England title, reached the men's singles quarter-final for the seventh time on Thursday.
2010-03-12 06:01
Veteran Gade sets up Hidayat badminton clash (AFP)
2010-03-12 06:01
Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school (AP)
AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.
2010-03-12 06:01
BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights (AP)
AP - BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy.
2010-03-12 03:59
Politicians use ancient law in expenses court battle (AFP)
AFP - Four lawmakers told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.
2010-03-12 03:59
Juve in Europa League boxseat, Liverpool crash at Lille (AFP)
AFP - Juventus assumed command of their Europa League last-16 tie against Fulham with a 3-1 first-leg win on Thursday, after beleaguered English giants Liverpool were beaten at Lille.
2010-03-12 03:59
Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide (AP)
AP - Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.
2010-03-12 01:57
Italy murder convict blames Knox and ex-boyfriend (AP)
AP - A man convicted in the 2007 slaying of a British student has written a letter implicating his co-defendants and denying he had ever said they had nothing to do with the murder.
2010-03-12 01:57
EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP)
AP - The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate the lecture and would not respond to international pressure.
2010-03-12 01:57
4 UK lawmakers in court over expenses scandal (AP)
AP - Four legislators being prosecuted in a political scandal involving fraudulent expenses claims by hundreds of British lawmakers pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
2010-03-11 23:54
Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused (AP)
AP - Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported Thursday, as allegations of misconduct against children in Austria spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church.
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- Veteran Gade sets up Hidayat badminton clash (AFP)
- Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school (AP)
- BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights (AP)
- Politicians use ancient law in expenses court battle (AFP)
- Juve in Europa League boxseat, Liverpool crash at Lille (AFP)
- Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide (AP)
- Italy murder convict blames Knox and ex-boyfriend (AP)
- EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP)
- 4 UK lawmakers in court over expenses scandal (AP)
- Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused (AP)
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- German schools angry over church abuse scandal (AP)
- France's Sarkozy faces whipping in regional vote (AP)
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- Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris (AP)
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