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Somali charged over attack on cartoonist »
A Somali man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder for an attack on a Danish artist over an 2005 cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
Nadal wins Gulf exhibition tournament »
Rafael Nadal got his year off to a winning start after defeating Robin Soderling 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship title.
Roma, Casteu claim Dakar opening wins »
Spain’s Nani Roma buried the heartache of his 2009 Dakar experience to clinch the opening stage of the 2010 race.
Collingwood set to start Newlands Test »
England captain Andrew Strauss is confident veteran batsman Paul Collingwood will be fit to start the third Test against South Africa at Newlands.
Iran issues ‘ultimatum’ to West over nuclear swap »
Iran, already at risk of fresh UN sanctions over its atomic drive, gave the West an “ultimatum” on Saturday to accept a uranium swap deal or else it will produce its own nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor.
Barca drop first home points in 2010 Spanish league opener »
Barcelona dropped their first home points of the season on Saturday after a disappointing 1-1 home draw with Villarreal as the Spanish league season resumed after its winter break.
Afghan parliament rejects most Karzai nominees »
Afghanistan’s parliament showed its teeth on Saturday by rejecting the majority of President Hamid Karzai’s nominees for cabinet posts, state television showed.
German businesses abuse scheme to save jobs »
German courts are investigating 132 businesses over suspected fraud in the short-time working programme put in place by the government to protect jobs, the weekly Spiegel will report Monday.
Italian banks face first class action lawsuits »
An Italian consumer rights group has launched class action lawsuits over overdraft charges that could cost two banks up to 6.25 billion euros (nine billion US dollars), Italian media reported Saturday.
Nadal starts 2010 on winning note with Gulf victory »
Rafael Nadal got his year off to a winning start when he defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament here on Saturday.