CAIRO - An al-Qaida offshoot that claimed responsibility for the kidnappings last month of three Spaniards and a French national in Africa says the hostages are in good health. The group said in a statement posted on an Islamic Web site on Wednesday
LIVERPOOL - Alberto Aquilani is in line to raise Liverpool's spirits as they look to finish a forgettable Champions League campaign with their 100th victory in the competition on Wednesday. Fernando Torres is also due to return from injury and play
Lee Westwood has been rewarded for a fine season by being named the European Tour's golfer of the year for 2009.The 36-year-old wins the award for the third time after ending up as Europe's number one with victory at the Dubai World Championship las
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has warned his side to keep their feet firmly on the ground as they continue to climb towards the Serie A summit.Mazzarri's men have obtained eight consecutive positive results, a first for the San Paolo side s
LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday as the strength of US recovery was downplayed and after Tokyo's benchmark shares index closes lower for the first time in seven sessions. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slid 0.55 percent to 5,
Solar companies were in focus on Tuesday as the second day of the Copenhagen climate change summit started, while wider European equities indices fell.Optimism from the the long-awaited climate change conference boosted renewables, as analysts predi
COPENHAGEN - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging fellow Europeans to raise their bid on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to pressure the U.S. and others to do more. His comments came on the second day of a historic climate conference as
Glasgow Rangers boss Walter Smith has suggested that drastic changes are needed to cultivate quality players for the Scottish champions.Former Scotland manager Smith told the audience of Sunday's AGM at Ibrox that the club needs to follow the exampl
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