Federer has a score to settle when he meets Murray in London
London - Cautious Roger Federer is determined to improve a modest 3-6 career record against high-flying Scot Andy Murray when the pair play in Group A Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray, who once stood second in the world briefly this seaso...
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Spain in quandary over Western Sahara activist
Madrid - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Monday rejected criticism over the government's handling of the case of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who went into her eighth day of a hunger strike at the airport of the Canary ...
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UEFA to hold talks with federations in match-fixing probe
Hamburg - European football union UEFA is to hold talks this week with nine national federations affected by a match-fixing investigation. The federations have been called to UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland for the talks on Wednesday. ...
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Minister urges two-state solution ahead of Mideast visit - Summary
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reiterated his government's support for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, ahead of his trip to the region later Monday. Israel has the right to secure borders, while the Palestinia...
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Romania's incumbent president and rival in Dec 6 run-off - Summary
Bucharest - Incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu and his Socialist rival Mircea Geoana are to compete in a presidential run-off on December 6, following polls in which no candidate won an absolute majority. The ethnic German mayor of Sibiu, Kl...
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Austria's President Fischer seeks second term
Vienna - Austrian President Heinz Fischer announced Monday that he is seeking a second term, making him the first politician to announce his candidacy for the election next April. Since he took office in 2004, the Social Democratic incumbent has chos...
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Malaysian court postpones hearing in opposition leader's trial
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's High Court on Monday postponed until December 1 a hearing on opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's appeal to overthrow his sodomy charge. Anwar is facing allegations that he sodomized a 23-year-old former male aide, a crime puni...
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