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Ousted Mauritania PM re-arrested

bbc.co.uk     4 hrs ago   3 related          

Mr El-Wakef was reportedly suspected of trying to flee the country Mauritania's former prime minister has been re-arrested, a few days after being freed by the new military rulers. Yahia Ould Ahmed El-Waqef was heading to the...                    

US group buys German credit victim

guardian.co.uk     5 hrs ago   41 related          

US private equity group Lone Star Funds yesterday agreed to take over IKB, the German industrial lender that was the first high-profile casualty of the American sub-prime crisis, for a knock-down price. Texas-based Lone Star,...                    

Tennis-U.S. Open men's draw

reuters.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Men's singles draw conducted on Thursday for the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, New York, which begins on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Rafael Nadal (Spain) v Qualifier Qualifier v Olivier Rochus...                    

Lega chief Abete admits Italy are work in progress

tribalfootball.com     2 hrs ago          

tribalfootball.com - August 21, 2008 Italian Football Federation chief Giancarlo Abete admits there's big room for improvement after Italy's 2-2 friendly draw with Austria. "This Italy side is still developing and we need to...                    

Japan outplays U.S. to win softball gold

japantimes.co.jp     8 hrs ago   113 related          

BEIJING — Japan ended the U.S. softball team's run as Olympic champion on Thursday. Yukiko Ueno pitched her third complete game in two days and Japan capitalized on timely hits and sloppy Team USA fielding to earn a 3-1 triumph...                    

Passport Dearth Hits Gaza Travelers

time.com     6 hrs ago   3 related          

— Gaza's 1.4 million Palestinians, already largely confined to their narrow strip of land by Israeli and Egyptian border closures, face a new travel restriction: The Hamas administration has run out of passports. The rival...                    

Obama Camp Aims to Capitalize on Ralph Reed Link to McCain

foxnews.com     6 hrs ago   5 related          

WASHINGTON — John McCain’s presidential campaign is denying any connection to Jack Abramoff ally Ralph Reed and accusing Barack Obama and Democrats of taking “desperate” measures to link the two men together. “It’s unfortunate...                    

Nationals edge Phillies to snap 12-game losing streak

usatoday.com     50 mins ago   22 related          

PHILADELPHIA (AP) (AP) — It's been a while since the Washington Nationals blared loud music in their clubhouse. Austin Kearns hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Nationals snapped a 12-game losing streak...                    

Energy lifts Dow and S&P but credit worries remain

reuters.com     7 hrs ago   4 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday as surging oil prices drove up energy shares, though fresh fears of more credit losses on Wall Street kept gains modest and pushed the Nasdaq into negative territory.                    

Networks get boost from Olympics but face ratings drop after closing ceremonies

brandonsun.com     9 hrs ago   30 related          

Once the Olympic torch is snuffed, will network TV go dark as well? Much has been written about the incredible resurgence in ratings at NBC, where wall-to-wall broadcasts of the Summer Games in Beijing have driven the Peacock...                    

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