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Iceland: 5 key facts to know about country
Here are five key facts about Iceland, which goes to the polls Saturday in an election set to shake up the political landscape.Volcanoes and glaciersSituated near the Arctic Circle, the Republic of Iceland consists of one large island — the 17th largest in the world — and several smaller ones.Surprisingly, given its location in the...
IOC: Six medallists fail reanalysed Beijing tests
The latest batch takes the total of positive tests to 60 from 1,243 reanalysed samples. Six medallists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics were among nine competitors to fail drug tests as part of an International Olympic Committee campaign of retesting stored samples, it was announced Wednesday.The list of athletes to have their medals stripped...
German Cup: Bayern march on, Dortmund need penalties
Borussia Dortmund endured nervous moments before beating Union Berlin 3-0 in a shoot-out after a 1-1 draw Holders Bayern Munich reached the third round of the German Cup with a 3-1 win over Augsburg on Wednesday while second-division Union Berlin took injury-hit Borussia Dortmund to penalties.Goals by Philipp Lahm, Julian Green and David Alaba...
Guardiola: Aguero and Kompany staying at Man City
Kompany has struggled with injuries in recent seasons while Aguero has often been linked with a return to Spain. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Friday rejected speculation star Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero and injury-plagued club captain Vincent Kompany are not part of his long-term plans.Neither player started in City’s 4-0...
Syria: Italy resists EU push for Russia sanctions over Aleppo bombings
Britain, France and Germany want maximum pressure on Moscow to stop its assault on rebels in eastern Aleppo. European Union leaders condemned Russia on Friday for its bombing of civilians in Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo but faced resistance from Italy to impose new sanctions against Moscow over the atrocities.Horrified by Russian air...
In Syria: Hollande, Merkel slam Russia on Aleppo, leave sanctions open
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the air raids on Syria's second city as "inhumane and cruel" The leaders of France and Germany lashed out at President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s bombardment of Syria’s Aleppo and refused to rule out imposing sanctions on Russia.”What is happening in Aleppo is a war...
In Ukraine: Rebels bid farewell to notorious commander
A billboard outside displayed photos of Pavlov with the slogan "Heroes do not die" while a howitzer gun stood by the entrance. Thousands of pro-Russian rebels and supporters in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday turned out to bid farewell to notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, who was killed in a weekend bombing.Some 5,000 people queued...
Maurizio Sarri: Manager believes Napoli can make history
Napoli stand on the verge of becoming the first team to clinch a last 16 berth after just three games. Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri insists he has “total faith” his side will make up for recent setbacks in Serie A by making Champions League history against Besiktas on Wednesday.Successive Group B wins over Dinamo Kiev and Benfica means...
In Syria: Merkel, Hollande urge Putin to push for ceasefire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Wednesday to push for a ceasefire in Syria, sources in the French presidency said.Hollande took advantage of a three-way conversation on the conflict in Ukraine to “reiterate his position on the urgency of a...
US Election: Moscow says US hacking claims ‘flattering’, but false
Russia's foreign minister dismissed allegations that Russia has directed cyber attacks aimed at influencing the US election Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that US claims Moscow is meddling in the American election process are “flattering” but baseless.Lavrov shrugged off US allegations that Russia has...
