Romania was plunged deeper into political uncertainty on Monday after President Traian Basescu was declared the winner in Sunday’s presidential poll by a wafer-thin margin while his challenger’s supporters refused to accept the result and responded
The Liberal Democrats say they would cap public sector pay rises at £400 a year for two years if they were elected to power at the next general election.Treasury spokesman Vincent Cable said it would save £4bn over two years, and be part
The last time Marseille and Real Madrid met in the Champions League back in September, Souleymane Diawara was the centre of attention when his challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo caused the start of the €94 million man's injury woes. The two team
Former world number one Justine Henin says winning Wimbledon will be one of her main targets when she returns to competitive tennis next year.The 27-year-old retired in May 2008 after winning seven Grand Slam titles but will make her comeback in Jan
Turkey is “already doing what it can in its dispatch of troops to Afghanistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, said on Sunday, signalling he would resist US pressure to send a bigger contingent to back the American surge.He spoke before flying
Evo Morales, the former coca farmer leader who rewrote Bolivia’s constitution, nationalised its oil and gas industry and ousted the United States ambassador, seemed likely to secure a second term as president Sunday as polls opened across the Andean
Former England captain Graham Gooch has remained non-committal about working with Andy Flower's squad after the first Test in South Africa.Essex batting coach Gooch is to work with the England batsmen ahead of the first Test against the Proteas in C
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Americans should expect a significant U.S. military presence in Afghanistan for two years to four years more. Just as in Iraq, the U.S. eventually will turn over provinces to local security forces, al
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