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Panesar upset at Northants treatment

• County 'would not help with my England career' • Spinner determined to win back Test and one-day places Monty Panesar has said he left Northamptonshire to join Sussex because his former employers did not want him enough and...

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Defence cuts put Marham RAF base at risk

Published Date: 20 November 2009 LOCAL MPs and civic chiefs are drawing up battle lines for the fight to ensure that RAF Marham does not face closure as part of rumoured air force cuts. North West Norfolk MP Henry Bellingham...

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NFL Union Pans Reporting on Teammates' Concussions

NFL union pans commissioner's call for players to report on teammates' possible concussions By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer The Associated Press Post a Comment Graphic surveys NFL players concerning concussions The NFL...

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U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.

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Israel seeks to check Iranian inroads in South America

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Israel is seeking to check Iranian diplomatic and trade advances in South America, a region where it has enjoyed sympathy and support since its founding, but a fuller picture of shifting alliances...

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Players union wants NFL concussion doctor out

The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased. Dr. Ira Casson has criticized independent and league-sponsored studies...

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Blur wins award for Glastonbury gig

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The alternative rock band Blur has won the award for best headline performance of 2009 for its closing-night set at the Glastonbury music festival last June. The BBC said the group was presented with...

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Iran's president calls for expansion of trade ties with Turkey

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called for the expansion of trade ties between Iran and Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported. "Iran and Turkey can be each other's major...

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A minute With Adam Lambert, for your entertainment

Adam Lambert may have lost the battle to be crowned American Idol but the glam rocker with soaring vocals says he got what he wanted from the TV singing contest -- an album deal, exposure and a chance to make and present music...

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Iran looking for missing oil revenue

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The missing $1 billion from the oil coffers in the Iranian treasury must be investigated, said the head of the Iranian energy committee. A state audit from earlier this year found the Iranian Oil...

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