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In-form England rugby team vow no let up against Samoa (AFP)

November 20th, 2010

England manager Martin Johnson (pictured) has warned his team against complacency as they bid to build on the record victory over Australia against Samoa Saturday. England's stylish demolition of the Wallabies last weekend sent euphoria soaring to stratospheric levels, with Johnson's emerging side now being talked about as possible contenders for next year's World Cup.(AFP/File/Phil Cole)AFP - England manager Martin Johnson has warned his team against complacency as they bid to build on the record victory over Australia against Samoa Saturday.


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EU/IMF team heads to Ireland to explore crisis steps (Reuters)

November 17th, 2010

A sign hangs on the railings of the Bank Of Ireland, in central Dublin, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Ireland agreed on Wednesday to work with a European Union-IMF mission on urgent steps to shore up its shattered banking sector, a process that could lead to a…

6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan (AP)

August 7th, 2010

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - Six Americans and two other foreigners on a medical mission were shot and killed by the Taliban who ambushed their vehicles in a remote part of northern Afghanistan,…

Manchester United: ‘most valuable sports team’ (AFP)

July 21st, 2010

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is pictured celebrating with their Carling Cup trophy at Wembley, in north London, in February. English Premiership giant Manchester United is the most valuable franchise in sports, according to a study compiled by Forbes Magazine.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - English Premiership giant Manchester United is the most valuable franchise in sports, according to a study compiled by Forbes Magazine.


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Iran girls’ soccer team may miss Singapore event (AP)

July 8th, 2010

AP - Iran may not send its girls’ soccer team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players’ Islamic attire.

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Gen. Petraeus: US civilian-military team must mesh (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus, the new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, shows his U.S. Embassy ID card during the Independence Day celebrations Saturday, July 3, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Petraeus arrived Friday night to assume command of the troubled binternational/b military mission in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - America’s top diplomat in Kabul jokingly handed NATO’s new commander Gen. David Petraeus an access badge to the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, a symbolic gesture of a new…

Mexico: Cartels team up to destroy hit men gang (AP)

April 12th, 2010

Covered with a shirt, the body of Claudia Mora sits on a chair where she was murdered at a race circuit on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, northern Mexico, late Sunday, April 11, 2010. Police found later a message written on a wall  in downtown Ciudad Juarez, allegedly from the Juarez drug cartel, claiming responsibility for the murder. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Three Mexican cartels have joined forces to destroy a gang of hit men that has grown into a feared drug trafficking outfit with reach into Central America, Mexican…