‘Anti-government protests take control of eastern Libyan city of Benghazi’
February 21st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BENGHAZI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) -- Anti-government protesters in Libya have taken over control of the eastern city of Benghazi, the German Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency reported on Monday.Mohamed Saber, a colonel ... Read more...
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Charlize Theron draws “Ireland” at World Cup draw rehearsal
December 2nd, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 2 (DPA) Oscar-award-winning South African actress Charlize Theron put up another good performance when she pulled "Ireland" during a rehearsal for the World Cup draw on Friday, it ... Read more...
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Rival agency in talks to take over AP’s German service
September 25th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 25 (DPA) Germany's second biggest domestic news agency, DDP, said Friday it was negotiating to buy the German-language service of US news agency Associated Press.
DDP owners Peter Loew and Martin ... Read more...
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Honda team says no comment on management buy-out reports
March 2nd, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, March 2 (DPA) Reports of a management buy-out which would allow the Honda team to compete in the 2009 Formula One season would not be confirmed by the team Monday.
A spokeswoman ... Read more...
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I have no interest in retiring: Sepp Maier at 65
February 26th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Munich, Feb 26 (DPA) German goalkeeping legend Sepp Maier will always be remembered for the dives he took trying to catch a stray duck during a Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and ... Read more...
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Ronaldo’s mother wants him at Real: Pepe
February 5th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 5 (DPA) Cristiano Ronaldo's mother wants the World Footballer to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid, according to fellow-Portugal international Pepe."Cristiano Ronaldo's mother has a dream: seeing her son play ... Read more...
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Laos confident national stadium will be ready for SEA Games
December 30th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 30 (DPA) Laos, which will host the South-East Asia (SEA) Games in November, has received assurances that the Chinese-constructed National Stadium will be completed by March, a Lao foreign ministry ... Read more...
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China’s first Olympics leaves pride, regrets
December 13th, 2008 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (DPA) Hundreds of millions of television viewers across the world saw China for the first time in August, or at least they saw a new side of the vast ... Read more...
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German teams pledge to stay in Formula One
December 6th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Stuttgart, Dec 6 (DPA) German car giants BMW and Mercedes pledged their continued loyalty to Formula One motor-racing but said savings had become unavoidable.Both German teams told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) Friday ... Read more...
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The two sides of Nicolas Anelka
December 3rd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (DPA) Sometimes a team's greatest strength can be its greatest weakness. Nicolas Anelka has scored 12 Premier League goals for Chelsea this season, making him the top-scorer in the ... Read more...
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EU calls for $260 bn economic stimulus plan
November 27th, 2008 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 26 (DPA) The European Union Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep recession by mobilizing 200 billion euros ($260 billion) in extra spending and tax ... Read more...
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Argentine football legend Menotti turns 70 Wednesday
November 4th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 4 (DPA) Even 30 years after leading Argentina to its first of two World Cup titles, the name of Cesar Luis Menotti generates mixed emotions in the South American ... Read more...
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Exhausted Nadal “at the limit” at season’s end
October 29th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Oct 29 (DPA) World number one Rafael Nadal admitted that he is at the limit of his strength as he approaches the end of the tennis season, in which he is ... Read more...
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Palestinian women can be better footballers than men
October 23rd, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Oct 23 (DPA) For three years Gina Khnouf, 18, played football at her school in Ramallah.Today, a fresher at the Birzeit University, she is an important player in the newly-formed women's ... Read more...
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Taliban killed at least 30 passengers: Afghan officials
October 19th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 19 (DPA) Afghan officials said Sunday Taliban militants killed at least 30 passengers after they took them hostage in southern Afghanistan, but Taliban said that those killed were Afghan ... Read more...
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IOC, FIFA still at odds with regard to Olympic football
October 13th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Acapulco (Mexico),Oct 13 (DPA) The future of Olympic football is still up in the air, pending a meeting between IOC President Jacques Rogge and FIFA President Joseph Blatter."We still have not discussed ... Read more...
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IOC to retest all Beijing Olympics samples for CERA
October 8th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Oct 8 (DPA) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will have all samples from the Beijing Olympics retested for the latest generation of the blood booster EPO CERA (Continuous Erythropoiesis Receptor Activator)."The ... Read more...
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Africa is on WTA radar screen
September 30th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Stuttgart, Sep 30 (DPA) Serena Williams will have to wait a little longer for a tennis tournament in Africa while the organisers of the award-winning Porsche Grand Prix hope to have found ... Read more...
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Argentine footballers return to Beijing, choose hotel over Olympic Village
August 17th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 17 (DPA) The Argentine football team returned to Beijing for Tuesday's semi-final against arch-rival Brazil, opting to stay in an hotel instead of the Olympic Village. "The national football team ... Read more...
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FIFA and IOC: clubs must release players for Olympics
July 19th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Hamburg, July 19 (DPA) Football clubs have received a stern warning from the ruling body FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they must release players for the Beijing Games. FIFA ... Read more...
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Cycling star Ricco jailed after testing positive for drug
July 18th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Paris/Narbonne, July 18 (DPA) Italian cycling star Riccardo Ricco was jailed Thursday after being kicked out of the Tour de France for testing positive for the blood-booster EPO, the online edition of ... Read more...
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IOC boss Rogge saddened by Ricco’s positive dope test
July 18th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 18 (DPA) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has said that he was disappointed to hear the Tour de France was yet again being overshadowed by the spectre ... Read more...
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Stars of other sports looking forward to Euro 2008
June 3rd, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Hamburg, June 3 (DPA) Switzerland have a better chance than co-hosts Austria of making a mark on the pitch at the European Championships which kick-off Saturday. That at least is the view ... Read more...
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Hezbollah spy arrives in Lebanon after release from Israel
June 1st, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut/Tel Aviv, June 1 (DPA) Convicted Hezbollah spy Nassim Nisr was was released Sunday from an Israeli jail and arrived at the Israeli-Lebanon border crossing at Naquora accompanied by officials of the ... Read more...
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Beckenbauer backs Blatter on forigners’ issue
May 29th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Sydney, May 29 (DPA) German football legend Franz Beckenbauer Thursday threw his weight behind FIFA boss Joseph Blatter's proposal to limit the number of foreign players in club teams. Speaking ahead of ... Read more...
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Loew could spring a few surprises when naming Euro squad
April 30th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Berlin, April 30 (DPA) Germany coach Joachim Loew refuses to rule out including a couple of unexpected players when he names his squad for the upcoming Euro 2008 finals in Austria and ... Read more...
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McLaren terminates designer Coughlan’s contract
March 14th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Melbourne, March 14 (DPA) McLaren Friday terminated the contract of former chief designer Mike Coughlan, months after suspending him in the Formula One spy scandal. Coughlan, who was suspended in July upon ... Read more...
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At least 34 killed, 35 wounded across Iraq
March 12th, 2008 - 12:55 am ICT by admin
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Baghdad, March 11 (DPA) At least 34 people were killed, including police officers and members of the Awakening Councils, and 35 wounded, across Iraq, police sources and media reports said Tuesday. In ... Read more...
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Nadal aims for Wimbledon, Davis Cup and Beijing 2008
February 15th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Manacor (Spain), Feb 15 (DPA) Rafael Nadal's priorities for 2008 are very clear: he dreams of the title at Wimbledon, he wants to win the Davis Cup and he is preparing with ... Read more...
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