Sandro focused on Inter

Internacional midfielder Sandro says he is not 'frustrated' that the club rejected an offer from Tottenham Hotspur.The highly-rated Sandro has been hly-rated Sandro has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane, with reports claiming Spurs had offered �14million.The Brazilian club's president Vittorio Piffero has described the bid as 'reasonable',...

Premier League round-up

Chelsea and Tottenham both maintained their 100 per cent starts to the new season on an afternoon when Liverpool came from behind to beat Bolton.Champions Manchester United also hit back in the evening game to defeat Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford.The Gunners controlled much of the first half and took the lead through an excellent long-range...

Summer Bird soars in Travers Stakes

Jockey Kent Desormeaux celebrates atop Summer Bird after winning the Travers Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP PhoAug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (Mike Groll - AP)SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Summer Bird isn't the other Bird anymore.The Belmont Stakes winner came charging off...

Kansas City Chiefs lose Matt Cassel to leg injury

Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel grabs his left leg after he was sacked in the first quarter Saturday. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images / August 29, 2009)Matt Hasselbeck threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns with newly signed Edgerrin James watching on the sideline, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on...

Lineup switch lifts Revs past Quakes

New England notches two late goals to extend winning streak08/30/2009 01:56 AMBy Kyle McCarthy / MLSnet.com StaffOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The first UGH, Mass. -- The first half wasn't exactly what the New England Revolution had in mind as they carried a two-match winning streak into Saturday night's 2-1 win against San Jose.All of the things that...

Paul Goydos, Steve Marino tie for lead at Barclays

Both have triple birdies and shoot a three-under-par 68 in the third round to finish at nine-under 204.Paul Goydos figured Liberty National at least would look good on television, with the Statue of Liberty and so many other New York landmarks serving as a spectacular backdrop at the Barclays.Inside the ropes is starting to look pretty good...

South coast blaze 'unpredictable'

Swirling winds are creating unpredictable conditions for firefighters battling a blaze close to homes at Burrill Lake on the New South Wales south coast. Authorities haify;">Authorities have confirmed a holiday cottage near Dolphin Point was destroyed by the blaze last night. Helicopters are waterbombing the fire and crews from surrounding...

Swat diary: 'Bright future ahead'

Munir (not his real name), an administrator in the Swat region of Pakistan, has returned to his home in Swat three months after his family fled the conflict there. He describes the challenges of daily life with optimism about the future. We returned to Swat on 2 August. We were very excited. We were desperate to go to our village, but we...

Cosgrove honoured amid E Timor celebrations

Retired General Peter Cosgrove has been presented with one of East Timor's highest honours at a ceremony celebrating the country's 10 years of independence. Galign: justify;">General Cosgrove has been presented with the collar of the Order of East Timor by the country's President, Jose Ramos-Horta. General Cosgrove was the head of the...

Adopted teen finds answers, mystery in China

By Barbara DemickChristian Norris of Easton, Md., remembers little of his pre-U.S. life. A reunion at a Beijing hotel helps fill in some of the gaps. Reporting from Beijing - The father fell to his knees, weeping. The mother quietly buried her face in her hands. The 17-year-old boy stood upright and motionless -- whether out of shock or stoicism,...

10,000 homes are threatened

Homeowners Jack and Debra Carr feel relief after hearing word from a U.S. Forest Service employee that their home in Big Tujunga Canyon is safe on Saturday night. (Christina House / For The Times / August 29or The Times / August 29, 2009)Across the burning foothills, 1,000 are ordered to flee. Others watch, and dread the phone call to evacuate.The...

U.S. fears clock ticking on Afghanistan

Lance Cpl. Mark Chieffallo of Pittsburg arrives at an observation post on a peak above a village in Helmand province with over Marines. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press / August 22, 2009)As public support wanes, the Obama administration feels it needs to deliver speedy progress in Afghanistan so that it can gain time and backing for its...

U.S. fears clock ticking on Afghanistan

Lance Cpl. Mark Chieffallo of Pittsburg arrives at an observation post on a peak above a village in Helmand province with over Marines. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press / August 22, ed Press / August 22, 2009)As public support wanes, the Obama administration feels it needs to deliver speedy progress in Afghanistan so that it can gain time...

Suicide Blast Kills 12 in Pakistan's Swat Valley

A Pakistani police officer stands at the site of a suicide bombing in Mingora, the main town of Pakistan's troubled of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley, Sunday, 30 Aug. 2009By VOA NewsPakistan officials say at least 12 police recruits have been killed in suicide bomb attack.Authorities say the attack in the northwestern Swat Valley happened...

Fighting Stops as Kokang Surrender Arms to Chinese

ighting near the Sino-Burmese border came to an abrupt halt today after about 700 Kokang troops handed over their weapons to Chinese officials following days of clashes that sent thousands fleeing across the border.Aung Kyaw Zaw, a Burmese military analyst who is close to the Kokang, told The Irrawaddy on Saturday that at least 700 soldiers from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an ethnic-Kokang militia, crossed...

Cambodia Wants Closer Relationship With Next Japanese PM

Written by DAP NEWSCambodian-japanese cooperation will increase in all fields and a closer relationship with newly the elected Japanese Prime Minister will help ties “become more developed and better than before,” a Foreign Affair and International Cooperation spokesman told DAP News Cambodia on Friday.A general election will be held in Japan...

Electric Crematorium Online

Written by DAP NEWSCambodia’s newly-constructed electric crematorium will soon open to replace the wood burning crematorium located in Resey Sanh pagoda, Preysor commune, Dongkor district, Phnom Penh, according to the Phnom Penh Governor on Thursday.“This news electronic crematorium cost US$500,000 and will much reduce environmental affects...

Wife found her husband after he went missing for 20 days

A woman found her husband, 20 days after he went missing. But when she found him, instead of a scream of joy, she screamed in anger causing panic and curiosity among passersby.The woman standing in front of her husband's car to block him from driving off. Source: Deum Ampil newspaper Reported in English by KhmerizationA 45 year old man went...

500 soldiers from Division 11 withdrawn from Preah Vihear

Source: Khmer Sthapana newspaperReported in English by KhmerizationCambodia had unilaterally begun to withdraw troops from the disputed borders with Thailand under order from Prime Minister Hun Sen to cut troops by 50% from the disputed border areas.A convoy of military trucks transporting soldierrucks transporting soldiers fks transporting...

Being so used to be hand-fed by the CPP for free, Kampuchea Thmei couldn’t fathom why someone would pay to buy their own food to listen to Mu Sochua

$20 fee to meet with Mrs. Mu SochuaKampuchea Thmei (Pro-CPP) newspaperTranslated from Khmer by Socheata[KI-Media note: It is customary in democratic countries where a large number of Cambodians are currently living, that participants who attend meetings with Cambodia politicians help pay for their own food and other miscellaneous cost to...

Duch’s trial: black day for victims’ participation

By Stéphanie GéeKa-setThe role of civil parties is one of the main issues at stake in Duch’s trial, which enshrines their first participation in a jurisdiction with international support established to judge crimes against humanity. However, this characteristic of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal – often presented as an important progress – was severely...