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Dalglish reopens Suarez debate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:28:01 +0000

Kenny Dalglish has risked infuriating Manchester United ahead of Luis Suarez's appearance at Old Trafford next weekend by again claiming the Liverpool striker should never have been banned for the comments he made to Patrice Evra in October.

Australian PM marks Queen accession

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:04:14 +0000

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has congratulated the Queen on her 60 years on the throne.

West pushes for Assad's departure

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:48:01 +0000

The US has closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria - now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.

Venezuela claims capture of warlord

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:43:05 +0000

Venezuela said it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at large.

Stocks muted amid Greece deadlock

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:43:01 +0000

Asian stock markets were muted as talks dragged on to resolve a massive debt mess in Greece before it explodes into a wider financial crisis.

Factory collapse death toll rises

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:28:28 +0000

The death toll from a factory that collapsed in eastern Pakistan has risen to 18.