AFP - The Olympic dress code applies to places never seen, it seems, with the New Zealand hockey manager banished from the field at a crucial men's match because officials objected to his players' underwear.
Obese horse numbers 'increasing'
Equine charity World Horse Welfare says there has been a significant rise in the number of obese horses in the UK.
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies, spokeswoman says
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday from complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident, the band's publicist said.
NATO joins EU in condemning Algerian attack
NATO and the European Union have strongly condemned Tuesday's suicide bomb attack against a police academy in Algeria that left at least 43 people dead. In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said there could be no justification for
43 killed at Algerian police school
ISSERS, Algeria (AFP) - A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a police school in Algeria on Tuesday, killing 43 people and raising fears of an Al-Qaeda -linked campaign in north Africa. Witnesses told AFP the attacker drove a car packed with
Darfur Prime Topic at Turkey-Africa Summit
The Turkish city of Istanbul has hosted Turkey's first African cooperation summit. The meeting is aimed at developing greater political and economic ties between Turkey and Africa. Among those attending was the President of Sudan, who has been indicted
Merchants Bank to expand overseas
A visitor passes by the booth of China Merchants Bank at the Shanghai Financial Expo in the file photo taken on September 27, 2005. China Merchants Bank Co, the mainland's fifth largest listed bank, plans to set up more representative offices to boost
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