Afghan President Hamid Karzai has cancelled a planned stopover in Davos on his return journey home from the London conference on Afghanistan, a WEF spokeswoman said Friday. Karzai had been announced as among the 30

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Heavy fighting in Mogadishu on Friday between African peacekeepers and al Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents killed at least nine people, mainly civilians, witnesses and medics said. The clashes in the war-ravaged city marred plans to celebrate

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Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged Friday to decide by May on where to relocate a US Marine base on the southern island of Okinawa that has strained ties between the nations, saying their security

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A top European Union official said on Friday there was no chance of a Greek default or an EU bailout and the country's prime minister promised to push ahead with plans to cut its sky-high

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Two soldiers in Azerbaijan shot and killed four fellow servicemen before killing themselves, the defence ministry said Friday, in the latest shooting rampage to shock the ex-Soviet republic. Media linked the killing with what experts

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The first round of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s U-14 Youth Soccer Cup will be staged in seven cities from February 2 to 14. Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has approved 17 venues in seven cities for

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Venus and Serena Williams coasted to their 11th Grand Slam doubles title on Friday when they beat top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and American Liezel Huber to be crowned Australian Open champions. The American

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Roger Federer cruised into his 22nd Grand Slam final with an effortless straight sets win over listless Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Australian Open on Friday. The Swiss top seed had no problems disposing of

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Juventus on Friday named Alberto Zaccheroni as their new coach in place of Ciro Ferrara, who was sacked after a string of poor results. It is Zaccheroni's first job since he was fired as coach

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Saturday's Australian Open showdown between Serena Williams and Justine Henin is more than a dream final between defending champion and comeback queen. It marks the re-birth of one of the fiercest rivalries in modern tennis

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