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Beckham not in the top 1,000 players, says Waddle
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham would not rank among the top 1,000 players of the last 40 years, former England winger Chris Waddle said on Friday in comments at odds with glowing tributes to the retiring midfielder. Beckham, 38, announced on Thursday that he was retiring at the end of the season after winning trophies and titles in four countries and earning 115 caps for England - a record for an outfield player. ... More »Beckham not in the top 1,000 players, says Waddle
Singer George Michael gets medical treatment after car crash
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman was being treated for "minor cuts and bruises" after the accident, Michael's spokeswoman said. "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident yesterday evening, no third party was involved," a spokeswoman said on Friday. "He is being treated for superficial cuts and bruises but is fine." British media reported that the accident occurred just outside London on a motorway during rush hour. ... More »Singer George Michael gets medical treatment after car crash
Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prove a contender for the film festival's top prize. The prestigious festival on the French Riviera - where the sun finally emerged on day three - is looking to spot its Palme d'Or winner among the 20 entries in the main competition and early reviews were enthusiastic for "Le Passe" ("The Past"). ... More »Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Former Argentine dictator Videla dead at 87
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87. The first president to head the military junta that "disappeared" thousands of leftists from 1976 to 1983, Videla spent his final years behind bars for human rights crimes including the systematic theft of babies born to political prisoners in secret torture centres. ... More »Former Argentine dictator Videla dead at 87
Crowds break up gay rights rally in Georgia
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Priests and thousands of other Georgians broke through police barricades and forced gay rights activists to flee on Friday, cutting short their rally to mark the international day against homophobia. Holding banners saying "Stop Homosexual Propaganda in Georgia!" and "Not in our city!", the demonstrators swarmed into a square in central Tbilisi where about 50 Georgians were rallying in support of gay rights. Police escorted the gay rights supporters onto buses and drove them away to avoid violence. ... More »Crowds break up gay rights rally in Georgia
Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a much-discussed lesbian kiss will be on display at this Saturday's Eurovision final in Sweden which - love it or hate it - promises plenty of pop, kitsch and barefoot ballads. Some 26 countries will compete for the jewel in the crown of European pop in the homeland of former Swedish supergroup ABBA, one of Eurovision's most successful winners. ... More »Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A truck driver may have swerved to avoid a Melbourne motorway collision before his lorry twisted and flipped, throwing him into a 20-metre fall onto another road below. More »Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck
Bridger's 'mental block' over body
Press Association - Fri, May 17, 2013
The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury has heard. More »Bridger's 'mental block' over body
Turkey detains prime suspect in car bombings near Syrian border
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials said on Friday. Turkey has accused Syria of involvement in the two bombings last weekend in the town of Reyhanli, which fanned fears that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighbouring states. Damascus denies any role. Local governor Celalettin Lekesiz said police had detained a man identified only by the initials M.G. ... More »Turkey detains prime suspect in car bombings near Syrian border
New IVF Technique Could Triple Number Of Births
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
An IVF technique which claims to triple the chances of a successful birth is being described by some in the scientific community as the biggest breakthrough in fertility treatment for years. More »New IVF Technique Could Triple Number Of Births
Boyfriend 'Tricked' Girlfriend Into Abortion
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A Florida man has been accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labour to murder her unborn baby. More »Boyfriend 'Tricked' Girlfriend Into Abortion
Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - The latest tranche of Japan's growth strategy will aim to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday. The government will set a target for domestic private-sector investment of 70 trillion yen (450 billion pounds) annually, Abe said in a speech to business executives and academics, the level before the 2008 financial crisis and up about 10 percent from the current figure. ... More »Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche
Most gays in Europe 'still afraid to show sexuality'
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and a quarter have been victims of physical or verbal attacks, an EU report said Friday, on the International Day Against Homophobia. More »Most gays in Europe 'still afraid to show sexuality'
Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. The shipment of 100,000 tonnes was to have been delivered to Iran in mid-February but was delayed by preparations for Pakistan's May 11 election. ... More »Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
Man jailed for eight years for killing British soldier in Cyprus
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - A teenager from London was jailed for eight years in Cyprus on Friday for fatally stabbing an off-duty British soldier at a holiday resort on the island last year. Fusilier David Lee Collins, 19, from Manchester, died from knife wounds after a fight broke out in the resort of Ayia Napa in November. Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman, 19, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Charges against two other men arrested with him were dropped in a plea bargain. ... More »Man jailed for eight years for killing British soldier in Cyprus
Ill Bradley Wiggins pulls out of Italy's Giro race
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Bradley Wiggins, winner of last year's Tour de France, has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia due to illness, his team announced on Friday, ending a torrid race for the popular Briton. More »Ill Bradley Wiggins pulls out of Italy's Giro race
Australia's deadly lyssavirus infects first horse
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Australia reported its first ever case of the deadly bat-borne lyssavirus in a horse Friday, warning that transmission to humans was possible as it quarantined a property. More »Australia's deadly lyssavirus infects first horse
Britain's BLME eyes 15 pct asset growth, stronger Gulf ties - CEO
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Bernardo Vizcaino SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), Britain's largest standalone Islamic bank, is targeting 15 percent growth in assets this year, with plans for a Dubai office to help boost its capital markets and wealth management offerings. BLME plans to have a presence in the emirate's offshore financial district later this year to attract regional business from countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia, chief executive Humphrey Percy told Reuters in an interview. ... More »Britain's BLME eyes 15 pct asset growth, stronger Gulf ties - CEO
U.S. soul singer Candice Glover wins 'American Idol'
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) - Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol" on Thursday, becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007. Glover, 23, defeated country singer Kree Harrison in the popular vote with her powerful voice in what judges deemed a close contest to take the title on season 12 of the Fox network show. "You are officially our American idol," host Ryan Seacrest said as the crowd of more than 7,000 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles cheered. ... More »U.S. soul singer Candice Glover wins 'American Idol'
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt back in jail
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Vivek Prakash and Danish Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) - Actor Sanjay Dutt, one of Bollywood's biggest stars, has returned to prison to serve the remainder of a five-year sentence for firearms offences during the Mumbai bombings 20 years ago, forcing at least one film onto the back burner. Dutt, popular for his role as a do-good gangster in the "Munnabhai" films, was sentenced to six years jail in 2007 for acquiring illegal weapons from men convicted for the 1993 attacks that killed 257 people. ... More »Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt back in jail
Dancer says Jackson sexually abused him as child
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
An Australian choreographer alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him for seven years as a child, a claim the late singer's estate described as "outrageous and sad." More »Dancer says Jackson sexually abused him as child
NHS To 'Go Digital' To Reduce Paper Errors
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
Vital patient information including patient notes and prescriptions are to "go digital" as part of a £260m move to cut down the number of paper blunders and make the NHS "safer". More »NHS To 'Go Digital' To Reduce Paper Errors
Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Thomas Grove MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to try to end Syria's civil war, but that Western states wanted to limit the participants and possibly predetermine the outcome of the talks. Conflicting comments from Russia and the West over Iran's role in the possible meeting have added to disagreements which already threaten to derail the conference proposed by Moscow and Washington last week. ... More »Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks
Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, Idaho, in March pleaded guilty to attempted grand theft, a felony, and misdemeanour animal cruelty stemming from the break-in and beating death of the monkey at Zoo Boise in November. The primate was one of the zoo's two Patas monkeys, ground-dwelling animals from Africa that stand more than 2 feet tall and weigh about 35 pounds. ... More »Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey
Bradley sets record pace with 60 at the Nelson
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
(Reuters) - Former champion Keegan Bradley shrugged off two bogeys around the turn to set a course record with a blistering 10-under-par 60 in Thursday's opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. Taking advantage of preferred lies on a rain-softened layout at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, the 26-year-old American piled up 10 birdies and an eagle at the par-five seventh to grab a three-shot lead in the PGA Tour event. ... More »Bradley sets record pace with 60 at the Nelson

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