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World champions Springboks lose their lustre (AFP)

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AFP - A year out from defending their World Cup crown, South Africa looked in disarray when they completed a dismal Tri Nations campaign with a 41-39 defeat against Australia on Saturday.

Winning start as South Africa seek redemption (AFP)

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AFP - South Africa launched a challenge for African Nations Cup redemption by outplaying minnows Niger 2-0 Saturday in the north-east city of Nelspruit.

Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:24 +0000

AP - Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation’s largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:23 +0000

AP - The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth’s surface, officials said Sunday.

Many desperate Pakistanis still wait for flood aid (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:23 +0000

AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.

Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:22 +0000

AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said.

Salvadoran police find over $9M in cash in drums (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:21 +0000

AP - Police in El Salvador have found two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars in cash possibly linked to the illegal drug trade, authorities said Saturday.

The Last Secrets of the Forbidden City Head to the U.S. (Time.com)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:20 +0000

Time.com - Though Beijing’s Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to U.S.

England goalkeeper plays down expectations on new stars (AFP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:20 +0000

AFP - England goalkeeper Joe Hart insists it is too early to start tagging his generation as the players to breathe new life into Fabio Capello’s team.

Saudi telecom shuts websites violating Fatwa edict (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:23:19 +0000

AP - Saudi Arabia’s telecom regulator has shut down three websites that were violating a government decree limiting the issuance of religious edicts to the country’s most senior group of clerics, authorities said Saturday.