AFP - Captain Ahmed Hassan insists struggling Egypt can reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ahead of a crucial qualifier against Rwanda in Cairo Sunday.
AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised the prospect Saturday of further sanctions against Myanmar following UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's fruitless visit to the military regime.
AFP - Iraq is to construct a "Sport City" in the southern oil hub of Basra to host the Gulf Cup at the end of 2012, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Saturday.
Reuters - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.
Lance back with solid ride in Tour opener
Lance Armstrong returned to the Tour de France for first time in four years with a solid rather than spectacular performance in the opening time trial in Monaco.
Jailed fan 'innocent' says report
A confidential police report suggests that jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields may be innocent, the BBC learns.
Evacuations ordered after flooding in southern China
Authorities have moved more than 300,000 people from their homes in southern China after heavy rain toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam, Chinese state media said Saturday. Three people have died in the three days of rain, and four are
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