STOCKHOLM - A Stockholm department store says it won't carry a new line of North Korean-made designer jeans because it doesn't want ties to the isolated communist nation. PUB store spokesman Rene Stephansen says it is a political issue that PUB doe
Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of a proposed $9bn (£5.5bn) refinery project in China, in a sign of the difficulties faced by western oil companies seeking to profit from the country’s rapidly rising demand for energy.Shell’s decision could create
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United has pulled out of an agreement tosign 18-year-old Serbian midfielder Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade.The English champion agreed to buy Ljajic in January along with teammateZoran Tosic and loaned him back
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Chevron World Challenge, a tournament he has hosted for the past nine years.The world number one said injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday morning have forced him to pull out. Woods was found semi-conscio
Lock Bakkies Botha has been ruled out of the South Africa team for Saturday's clash against Ireland at Croke Park.Botha is forced out by a back injury so Andries Bekker is drafted into the Springboks' starting line-up. Bekker's place on the bench go
Portsmouth will not bid to be a potential host city should England win the bid to stage the 2018 World Cup.The move to pull out of the race comes after Portsmouth City Council refused to provide financial guarantees, fearing the bid was too much of
LONDON - Pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccines in case they trigger life-threatening allergies. Company spokeswoman Gwenan White said that they issu
LONDON - Olympic athlete Jade Johnson was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday because of injury, saying she was absolutely gutted but could not risk her long-term career. The long-jumper, one of a host of stars taking part in
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