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VIEW:Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali
Reuters - 14 hours agoBy David Lewis BAMAKO (Reuters) - Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated to al Qaeda. Rebel and military sources both confirmed the clashes, although they differed over precisely which groups were involved. ... More »Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali
Ferguson criticises City for Mancini sacking
Reuters - 14 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United's outgoing manager Alex Ferguson has criticised neighbours Manchester City for sacking Roberto Mancini. The Italian boss was sacked on Monday having failed to retain the Premier League title he won last season and after losing the FA Cup final to Wigan Athletic. Mancini took out a full-page advertisement in the Manchester Evening News on Saturday, thanking fans for their support during his time in charge. The former Inter Milan manager said in the ad: "Manchester City Supporters 3 unforgettable years, you will always be in my heart, ciao, Roberto Mancini. ... More »Ferguson criticises City for Mancini sacking
Boateng out for Milan, Montolivo returns
Reuters - 14 hours agoROME (Reuters) - AC Milan will be without Kevin Prince-Boateng for their trip to relegated Siena on Sunday (2.45 p.m. ET) after the midfielder was ruled out with a knee injury on Saturday. Milan were boosted by the return of Riccardo Montolivo, who is back in the squad published on Milan's official website (www.acmilan.com) after two weeks out with a hamstring injury. Massimiliano Allegri's side are third in Serie A on 69 points and will guarantee themselves a place in the preliminary rounds of the Champions League with a win. ... More »Boateng out for Milan, Montolivo returns
Syria rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama: NGO
AFP - 14 hours agoRebels in Syria have seized control of four deserted Alawite villages in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. More »Syria rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama: NGO
Financial Times Hacked By 'Syria Group'
Sky News - 14 hours agoThe website and Twitter account of the Financial Times have been hacked, apparently by activists who support the Syrian government. More »Financial Times Hacked By 'Syria Group'
Gran Turismo Wants To Build Real-Life Racer
Sky News - 14 hours agoVideo game Gran Turismo could be set to give big brand car makers a run for their money. More »Gran Turismo Wants To Build Real-Life Racer
Medal for murdered Detective Garda
Press Association - 14 hours agoThe family of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has received a special medal in his honour. More »Medal for murdered Detective Garda
Slovenia Gets Second Agency Debt Downgrade
Sky News - 15 hours agoSlovenia said it was confident its newly-adopted action plan would stabilise public finances and lead to an economic recovery, a day after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the crisis-hit country. More »Slovenia Gets Second Agency Debt Downgrade
Alpine in talks with FCC on financing - CEO
Reuters - 15 hours agoVIENNA (Reuters) - Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC , will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief Executive Arnold Schiefer said. He was responding to a newspaper report that FCC was worried about Alpine's finances and that Austria's second-biggest construction group had to come up with another 150 million euros ($192 million) this year despite reaching a deal with creditors in March. Alpine lost 450 million euros in 2012 as it began to exit unprofitable projects abroad. ... More »Alpine in talks with FCC on financing - CEO
Sir Roger Carr In Lead to Become BAE Chair
Sky News - 15 hours agoSir Roger Carr, the President of the CBI, has emerged as the leading candidate to chair defence contractor BAE Systems. More »Sir Roger Carr In Lead to Become BAE Chair
Swedish ticket agency to make donation to player fund
Reuters - 15 hours agoSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish ticket agency accused of profiting from a charity football match for a deceased player has said it will make a donation to a fund set up in his memory. AIK had staged a charity match with Dynamo Zagreb after their Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Turina was found dead in his bed on May 2 at the age of 32. The autopsy was inconclusive. A report in the newspaper Aftonbladet suggesting that Ticnet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ticketmaster, had profited from the match sparked a storm of protest from football fans in Sweden. ... More »Swedish ticket agency to make donation to player fund
England Claim Narrow First Innings Lead
Sky News - 15 hours agoNew Zealand were bowled out for 207 on the third day of the first Test at Lord's to give England a narrow first innings lead. More »England Claim Narrow First Innings Lead
Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Sky News - 16 hours agoToronto's mayor has denied allegations he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. More »Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
Reuters - 16 hours agoBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago. President Hamid Karzai approved the law by decree in 2009 and parliament's endorsement was required. But a rift between conservative and more secular members of the assembly resulted in debate being deferred to a later date. ... More »Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
India could face junk status, S&P warns
AFP - 16 hours agoIndia faces at least "a one-in-three" chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating, global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has warned, in another blow to the scandal-tainted Congress ... More »India could face junk status, S&P warns
Three new suicides at Apple supplier's China factory
AFP - 16 hours agoThis file photo shows a Foxconn recruitment point in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, pictured on February 22, 2013. Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in Zhengzhou in ... More »Three new suicides at Apple supplier's China factory
Facebook exec says it's OK for women to cry at work
AFP - 16 hours agoFacebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg delivers a speech at a conference in Hamburg, northern Germany, on April 18, 2013. Sandberg has said in an interview that it's ok for women to cry at work, ... More »Facebook exec says it's OK for women to cry at work
Roberto Mancini Thanks Fans With Full-Page Ad
Sky News - 16 hours agoSacked Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has taken out a newspaper advert to say goodbye to the club's fans. More »Roberto Mancini Thanks Fans With Full-Page Ad
Simeone throws huge party after King's Cup triumph
Reuters - 16 hours agoBy Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone invited fans to gather in the centre of the Spanish capital later on Saturday after he engineered one of the greatest nights in the club's history in Friday's stunning King's Cup final win against Real Madrid. The combative Argentine has transformed Atletico since taking over midway through last season and the 2-1 comeback triumph, made all the sweeter as it was at Real's Bernabeu arena, was their first success against their vastly wealthier and more prestigious neighbours in 14 years. ... More »Simeone throws huge party after King's Cup triumph
Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
AFP - 16 hours agoWind turbines are pictured in Morocco's Tarfaya wind farm on May 14, 2013. Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where ... More »Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
O'Gara retires to take up coaching role
Reuters - 16 hours agoDUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's most capped player Ronan O'Gara has retired to take up a role coaching his former international rival Jonathan Sexton at Racing Metro, his province Munster said on Saturday. Scorer of a record 1,083 points for his country, almost twice as many as any other player, O'Gara famously kicked the drop goal that handed Ireland a first Grand Slam in 61 years in 2009. The 36-year-old flyhalf was a twice Heineken Cup winner with Munster, a competition in which he also holds the points record by a wide margin, and toured with the British and Irish Lions three times. ... More »O'Gara retires to take up coaching role
Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea
AFP - 16 hours agoAn aide to the Japanese premier returned home from a controversial trip to North Korea on Saturday, reportedly saying he had demanded Pyongyang's act swiftly on its kidnapping of Japanese nationals. More »Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea
Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
AFP - 16 hours agoSri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels. More »Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
Real and Mourinho contemplate 'disastrous' season
Reuters - 16 hours agoBy Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho were sifting through the debris of what the Portuguese coach termed a "disastrous" 2012-13 campaign after Friday's King's Cup final defeat left the world's richest club without a major trophy for the season. The 2-1 reverse to Atletico Madrid at their own Bernabeu stadium meant Mourinho, widely expected to move on at the end of this term, finished a season without significant silverware for the first time in his otherwise glittering career. ... More »Real and Mourinho contemplate 'disastrous' season
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