WASHINGTON - Questioned by skeptical lawmakers, the U.S. general running the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he did not get as many troops as he wanted and must work under a schedule he did not recommend, but he insisted the Obama administration's r
General Stanley McChrystal, the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, has promised members of Congress that he will beat back the Taliban insurgency by mid-2011 and has pledged full support for President Barack Obama’s strategy.Appearing before
The European Union backed away on Tuesday from demanding that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a future Palestinian state after a proposal along those lines from the bloc’s Swedish presidency ran into strong Israeli objections.EU foreign mini
LONDON - Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed goalkeeper Petr Cech and Frank Lampard to bounce back from being blamed for the club's defeat to Manchester City at the weekend. Cech was criticised for allowing Carlos Tevez to score City's winner f
Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs believes Paul Scholes can match his own longevity and continue to impress for the Red Devils for years to come.The 36-year-old Giggs believes that Scholes, 35, is too important a member of the United squad to
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said Bobby Zamora could be worthy of a place in England's World Cup squad.Zamora scored his sixth goal of the season in Fulham's 1-0 win over Sunderland and Hodgson said he could offer an alternative to Emile Heskey. You
Both players have become a permanent fixture in the Potters' first XI this term, their second in the Premier League.
They currently sit seven points clear of the relegation zone and put up a gritty display in a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.
Etherington has
Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin has backed Russian sides for success in the Champions League as the nation looks to get over the disappointment of not reaching next summer's World Cup in South Africa.Both CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan, who have taken
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