GENEVA - Switzerland confronted an international backlash and charges of intolerance on Monday as the country's Muslim leaders urged calm over a shock vote to ban new minarets. The Vatican joined Muslim leaders in expressing dismay after a referend
Brian O'Driscoll has scoffed at suggestions that South Africa are on the slide as Ireland target the scalp of the world champions on Saturday.The Springboks have been beaten by France, Leicester and Saracens on their current tour but O'Driscoll says
China could face a protectionist backlash next year because of a huge over- expansion of industrial capacity in recent months that may lead to a surge in cheap exports, a European business group said on Thursday.The government’s massive stimulus mea
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. Janet Napolitano says her agency is working with groups across
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Michael Owen will cope with any backlash from Liverpool fans on his return to Anfield with Manchester United on Sunday.Owen quit Liverpool for Real Madrid in 2004 but signed for rivals United on a free transfer from Newcas
Liverpool host their biggest rivals fresh from a Champions League disaster against Lyon on Tuesday night, their fourth defeat on the trot and sixth of the season.
Defender Carragher, who took over as captain when Steven Gerrard limped off in the 2-1
ROME - Silvio Berlusconi's cutting remark about a female rival's lack of beauty has stirred a rare public backlash from thousands of Italian women who had largely kept silent about the prime minister's womanizing and sex scandals. About 97,000 Ital
While the media spotlight has focused heavily on Brisbane Roar this week, Central Coast Mariners manager Lawrie McKinna insists those distractions will count for little at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow night, and is expecting the home side to come out de
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