Mugabe re-elected as Zimbabwe president

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Former England footballer Michael Owen has said that he has a strong affinity with racehorses as their training is similar to that of a professional footballer. According to the Daily Star, Owen, who swapped the football pitch for the racecourse last season, trains 95 thoroughbreds with his wife Louise Bonsall at their Manor House Stables in Cheshire, England. Stating that horses are his main ...

Will-Kats royal prince George officially inked into royalty

Britain News.Net - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

The royal baby, who is the third-in-line to the throne, has now been officially named as 'His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge', by proud parents Prince William and Kate. Sources have revealed that Kate, who usually sticks to 'Duchess of Cambridge' for royal engagements, has listed herself as a 'Princess', which is a more senior title, on Prince George's birth ...

Prince Harry happy pressure to produce heir off after royal babys birth

Britain News.Net - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Prince Harry has admitted that he's in "no rush" to have kids now following the birth of his nephew, Prince George. During a conversation with Royal Marines and their families at HM Naval Base in Devonport, Plymouth, the 28-year-old said that Prince Charles is over the moon at being a grandfather, People magazine reported. When asked if he'd be rushing to have children now, Harry said that the ...

Nepalese folk-rock band Nepathya to headline Wembley Arena gig

Britain News.Net - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Popular Nepalese folk-rock band 'Nepathya' is all set to perform at one of the UK's largest venues- London's Wembley Arena- on Saturday. According to the organisers, people are travelling to the country from Holland, Belgium, Norway and the US for the concert, the BBC reported. Singer Amrit Gurung told the publication that it is like a dream come true to play at Wembley. The band, which was ...

Swann backs sore back Cook to counter Clarkes gauntlet at Old Trafford

Britain News.Net - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

England bowler Graeme Swann has backed his team's batsmen '100 percent', and said that he is confident that captain Alastair Cook will be 'as right as rain' to carry on after a good rest following his two-and-a-half hours batting with a sore back. According to the Mirror, Cook, who battled hard for just over two hours to take his team to the close at 52-2, is as desperate for a big score as ...

Botham backs England to cash in at Old Trafford like excellent Aussies

Britain News.Net - Friday 2nd August, 2013

Former England Test captain Ian Botham has praised the Australian team for regaining control of the third Ashes Test although he backed England batsmen to cash in at Old Trafford like their rivals. Australian captain Michael Clarke completed a brilliant 187 on day two of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford as part of his side's huge declared 527-7 which took control of the Test. According to ...

Duke of Cambridge lifts the lid on fatherhood

Telegraph.co.uk - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Britain's Prince Harry (R) and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge (L) share a joke with teammates Mark Tomlinson, (2nd L) and Luke Tomlinson (2nd R) after winning their charity polo match at Coworth Park, near Ascot, ...

England struggle despite Pietersen ton

RTE - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

England face another two days of hard graft if they are to retain the Ashes in Manchester this week despite Kevin Pietersen's 23rd Test century. Pietersen has been largely absent with the bat so far this series but saved his best for an innings of 113 that was the backbone of England's 294 for seven at the close on day three of the third Investec Test at Emirates Old Trafford. That ...

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The Independent - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

The picture of Lord Kitchener has long been regarded as the poster that encouraged young men to join the army, but this may just be a popular ...

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Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 | 10:15 a.m. MANCHESTER, England -- Getting ready to jet off to Mallorca, Alix Townsend picked what she thought was the perfect outfit for a holiday in the sun. Unfortunately, her short denim shorts did not pass muster with airport staff. The 18-year-old says she was horrified to be told by a Monarch Airlines supervisor to take off her high-cut shorts in front of hundreds ...

Teenager charged after petrol station owner injured in West Kingsdown hit and run

This is Local London - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Police outside the Texaco garage in West Kingsdown (Picture: Invicta Kent Media, Sidcup) A TEENAGER has appeared in court this morning three days after a 58-year-old man was allegedly carried for half a mile along the A20 in West Kingsdown on the bonnet of a car. Joshua Charnley, 19, of no fixed address, faces charges of grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving, theft of fuel ...

Tottenham says Dempsey is moving back to MLS ending six-year spell in England

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Pietersen rides luck to steady England

sportal.com.au - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Another Australian review system blunder helped Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell shift momentum England's way at Old Trafford on Saturday.At tea, the hosts were 4-211, with Pietersen (78 not out) and Bell (51 not out) slowly turning the third Test on course for a draw.England trail by 316 runs with 117 needed to avoid the follow-on.Australia would already have dangerman Pietersen out if not for ...

Dempsey set to leave England move to MLS

San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

LONDON -; Tottenham says United States forward Clint Dempsey is returning to Major League Soccer, ending his six-year spell in English ...

Pietersen and Bell hit 50s to steady England

SBS - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Australia's captain Michael Clarke reacts after the dismissal of England's Alastair Cook during the third Ashes cricket test match against England at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester August 3, 2013. REUTERS/Philip ...

KP Bell to England?s rescue

IOL - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell gave England a lifeline by batting through the middle session to reach tea on 211 for four in their first innings, 316 behind Australia on the third day of the third Ashes Test. Photo by Stu ...

Cuba says 11 dead 40 sickened by rum made with toxic alcohol

Middle East Times - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

At least 11 people have died and 40 have been hospitalized in Cuba after drinking toxic methyl alcohol sold as rum, public health officials say. Health officials said the first cases of illness appeared Monday, with the victims suffering symptoms of poisoning from methanol, commonly used in fuel, the BBC reported. Cuban state television said some of the victims had been temporarily blinded ...

Rouhani installed as president of Iran

Middle East Times - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Iran's newly elected president Hassan Rouhani (C) attends a Jerusalem Day (al-Quds Day) rally on August 2, 2013 in Tehran, Iran. Islamic states mark the annual even on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. UPI/Maryam ...

Local painter opening exhibition

This is Local London - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

Helen Alveranga with some of her paintings. A local painter is opening an exhibition of her works at the Winns Gallery in Lloyd Park tomorrow. Helen Alveranga, 50, has named her exhibition From the Ground Up as her oil paintings are inspired by all things in nature from the ground up to the highest tree branches. The Forest Road gallery will host the free exhibition until August ...

Foundation to host charity cricket day

This is Local London - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

By Bruce Thain A foundation which helps improve the lives of children in the developing world will be hosting a charity cricket match later this month. The Bal Gopal Foundation, based in Pinner Road, Harrow, will be hosing fun day on Sunday August 25 from 9am to 7pm at the Cavendish Cricket Ground in Field End Road. During the past few years the charity has successfully helped ...

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Junior dos Santos believes he has advantage in third tilt with Cain Velasquez

In a matter of months, for the third straight year, UFC heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez will clash with divisional gold up for grabs. This time around Velasquez is champion, as Dos Santos was last December and Velasquez the November before that. In each instance the title exchanged hands and the same will be true this time around, at least if you ask ?Cigano?.

Dos Santos recently spoke to MMAJunkie at a 2013 UFC World Tour stop in Brazil where he offered up some insight into why he is so confident despite having been beaten thoroughly over five rounds the last time the two rumbled.

?In his mind, he knows he gave his all ? he gave everything he had ? and he couldn?t finish the fight,? explained JDS. ?I finished the fight in one minute. I think I have the advantage, and he knows that. But both me and him have to be perfect in our strategy to win this fight.?

The hard-hitting Brazilian has knocked out twelve of the sixteen opponents he?s beaten including Gabriel Gonzaga, Frank Mir, and Fabricio Werdum. That being said, Velasquez is certainly no slouch when it comes to putting opponents away with strikes, securing ten TKOs in twelve victories.

Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III is scheduled for October 19 in Houston at UFC 166.

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US envoy in Egypt holds talks with rival sides

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's Interior Ministry warned supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday for a second time to abandon their protest camps as a senior U.S. diplomat met with officials on both sides of the country's political divide.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns extended his visit to Cairo by one day so he could meet military leader Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi and the country's prime minister on Sunday, an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official said. A member of the pro-Morsi delegation that met Saturday with Burns said the four delegates also would meet again with the U.S. diplomat on Sunday for more talks.

At the core of talks is the political future of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies following the July 3 coup that ousted Morsi, the country's first freely elected president. The military coup, which followed several days of mass protests by millions of Egyptians demanding his ouster, also led to the dissolution of the Islamist-dominated parliament and the suspension of an Islamist-drafted constitution.

The Brotherhood says it is looking for concessions before beginning talks with their rivals. Such measures could include releasing detained Brotherhood leaders, unfreezing the group's assets, lifting a ban on its television stations and reigning in the use of force against its protesters.

Tarek el-Malt, who met with Burns and is a member of the Brotherhood-allied Wasat Party, said the delegation insisted that any initiatives for a way out of the crisis must center on the 2012 constitution being restored.

"Morsi would return to power in all cases," he told The Associated Press. "Whether he spends his full term in office or delegates his power to a national Cabinet is up for discussion."

However, Burns and others have signaled that the West has moved on from Morsi's presidency. Washington and others are foremost seeking stability in the Arab world's most populous nation, and have called for the Brotherhood's participation in the transition as a way to achieve national reconciliation.

The trip by Burns, his second to Cairo since the coup, comes amid heighted fears of more bloodshed after more than 80 Morsi supporters were killed in clashes with police a week ago. More than 280 people have been killed nationwide in political violence since Morsi's removal.

America's No. 2 diplomat also held talks Saturday with interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour and Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, as did the European Union's special envoy, Bernardino Leon.

Nevine Malak, who attended the same meeting with Burns as el-Malt as part of a delegation representing those against the coup, said the session was mainly for "listening." She said the group, which includes two members of the Brotherhood's political wing, would meet Burns again on Sunday.

"Any solution or any initiative must include the return of the (suspended) constitution," she told the AP. "We don't ignore the fact that there were masses that took to the streets, but we don't ignore either that what happened was a coup against legitimacy."

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy also met Burns and said Egyptian officials have made clear to their Western counterparts "there is no moving back." Fahmy also said the transitional roadmap adopted by the country's military-backed interim leaders is open to the Brotherhood for participation.

"There have been contacts between different figures, be they in government directly or indirectly, and those among the Brotherhood's leaders," Fahmy told journalists. He declined to describe those discussions as "negotiations."

Fahmy, who served as Cairo's ambassador to Washington under autocrat Hosni Mubarak, also said that key to the U.S. is "their interests in the region."

"I think they do that by assessing who's in power, who's not in power ... and how to deal with that situation given what their interests are," he said.

While Egyptian authorities say the political sphere is open to Morsi's allies, they are simultaneously outlining plans to break up the two main sit-ins where thousands of protesters still rally daily for Morsi's return to power. Authorities plan to set up a cordon around the sites while offering "safe passage" to those willing to leave.

In televised remarks Saturday, Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel-Latif urged Morsi's supporters to end their protests, saying it would help the Brotherhood's return to Egypt's political process. He repeated the offer from the ministry, which is in charge of police, to give a safe exit to those who abandon the sit-ins.

Meanwhile, Al-Qaida's leader Ayman al-Zawahri condemned Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in a message for having "tried its best to satisfy America and the secularists." He said that democracy is allowed only for those who agree to "be a slave for the West's ideology, action, policy and economy." The message's authenticity could not be independently confirmed but was posted on a militant website late Friday commonly used by al-Qaida.

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Associated Press writer Mariam Rizk contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-envoy-egypt-holds-talks-rival-sides-193724522.html

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles excused Riley Cooper from all team activities on Friday as the wide receiver deals with repercussions of being caught on video making a racial slur.

Cooper has been sent away from the team to get help with his issues, something the player and the team agreed upon. Coach Chip Kelly made it clear after Friday's practice, however, that Cooper would be back with the team when he's ready.

"There has never been any question of cutting Riley," Kelly said. "His status with us is not in question."

Cooper said the last few days have been incredibly difficult and he will step away to seek counseling.

"My actions were inexcusable," he said. "The more I think about what I did, the more disgusted I get. I keep trying to figure out how I could have said something so repulsive, and what I can do to make things better."

Cooper apologized profusely Wednesday after a video of him using a racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert last month surfaced on the Internet. The Eagles immediately fined him.

"Right now, I think it's important for me to take some time to reflect on this situation," Cooper said. "The organization and my teammates have been extremely supportive, but I also realize that there are people who will have a tough time forgiving me for what I've done. The best thing for me, and for the team, is to step away for a period of time."

The Eagles did not set a timetable for Cooper's return. The team is off Saturday. They will return Sunday and then will host the New England Patriots on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before playing the Patriots, Friday night in the preseason opener.

"He will meet with professionals provided by the Eagles during this period of time to better help him understand how his words have hurt so many, including his teammates," the team said in a statement.

Cooper spoke to the media again after practice Thursday, telling them his meeting with teammates a night earlier was "extremely emotional." Teammates Michael Vick, Jason Avant and others expressed forgiveness for Cooper. LeSean McCoy also said he forgives Cooper, but "I can't really respect somebody like that."

Cooper, who grew up in Clearwater, Fla., was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 draft by the Eagles out of the University of Florida. He has just 46 catches and five touchdowns in three years with the Eagles, but has been practicing with the starters since Jeremy Maclin's season-ending knee injury last week.

"As long as it takes, and whatever I have to do, I'm going to try to make this right," Cooper said.

Players on the team continue to be asked about Cooper's situation, making it a distraction or as wide receiver DeSean Jackson called it, "a burden." Cornerback Cary Williams, a free agent addition to the Eagles this past offseason, tried to put it all in the perspective.

"This is about history," Williams said. "Some of us have had ancestors killed over that word. There is a lot of history behind it. That history needs to be addressed. I remember my grandmother telling me stories how she was called the n-word, while being bitten by dogs and hosed.

"Why did Riley say this? That's a question that needs to be asked. I still think it is the elephant in the room."

Williams also said it doesn't matter who you are or what color you are the word should never be used.

"Nobody should say it," he said. "I don't care if you white, black, blue, green or purple. The hip-hop culture uses the word and has de-emphasized it. You need to go back and see what our ancestors did to try and rid themselves of that word."

The Eagles do not plan to rid themselves of Cooper permanently. When he comes back, how will he be treated is the next question.

"He's our teammate. He hasn't been released from our team, so whatever he has to handle, he has to handle," Jackson said. "As far as the rest of the team, we have to focus on what we want to accomplish this season and not let this be a burden."

Vick, who has shown support for Cooper from the beginning, was asked what advice he would have for his teammate.

"Let this situation make me a better person," the quarterback said. "This is a good thing for Coop to get away for a while and reflect. We've already put the plan in place to help him come back full form and become one of the guys again."

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City seeks public input on golf course project

The City of Fitchburg is reviewing alternative uses for 33-acre Nine Springs Golf Course space.

The Common Council has begun developing a plan for future use of Nine Springs Golf Course Park at Fish Hatchery Road and Traceway Drive.

In a news release, the city said it's considering continued use as a golf course and other park or open space uses.

The City?s Park Commission will be overseeing the plan development process.

A plan development meeting has been scheduled for Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairways Building, 2301 Traceway Drive. The public is invited to attend.

The golf course is also asking residents to fill out a six-question survey online about the golf course use and alternative uses. Find the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/NSGCMP.

The city said it wasn't making a specific recommendation to eliminate the golf course operation, but exploring options.

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Morsi supporters defy police warnings to disperse

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's military-backed government offered protection Thursday to supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi who end their two sit-ins ? widely seen as a first step toward dispersing the vigils on opposite sides of Cairo.

But the protesters responded defiantly: "Over our dead bodies!"

The standoff underscored the ongoing political crisis since the armed forces toppled Egypt's first democratically elected leader on July 3: thousands in the streets demanding Morsi's reinstatement, a government unable to exert its authority, and recurrent violence that has killed more than 260 people.

Rights groups, activists and politicians from rival camps, fearful of more bloodshed, tried to ward off any use of force, including a suggestion of putting a human chain around the protest sites.

International pressure grew for the interim government to release Morsi and create a process that includes his Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest political faction, which refuses to deal with the new authorities.

Despite a government warning that it would disperse the vigils, the Brotherhood and its supporters announced plans to organize new mass marches Friday, dubbed "Egypt Against the Coup."

Organizers of the sit-ins outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in eastern Cairo and a smaller one near Cairo University's main campus in Giza say the protests are signs of the enduring support for the once-dominant Muslim Brotherhood.

But mass rallies called by the military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, on July 26 showed that a large segment of Egypt's population backs the armed forces' actions against Morsi. He was overthrown following demonstrations by millions who demanding that he step down after a year in office.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry picked up that theme, telling Geo TV in Pakistan that the military was "restoring democracy." He added that millions of people had asked the army to intervene because they were afraid Egypt would descend into violence.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to interim Vice President Mohammed ElBaradei, calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. "I also called for the release of all political detainees, including Dr. Morsi, unless there are criminal charges to be made against them," he said.

There was no sign of a break in the stalemate.

Security officials, pro-military media and some residents near the sit-in sites increasingly view the encampments as a menace, with authorities accusing protesters of stockpiling arms, torturing and killing suspected intruders, and scuffling with locals who voice complaints.

While the protesters insist their gatherings are peaceful, the sit-ins have taken on increasingly fatalistic religious overtones, and many of Morsi's supporters have expressed readiness to die for their cause ? defending him and Islam.

The only sign of security activity before sunset Thursday was an army helicopter that flew low over the protesters.

"The Interior Ministry ... calls on those in the squares of Rabaah al-Adawiya and Nahda to listen to the sound of reason, side with the national interest, and quickly leave," Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel-Latif said in a televised address.

"Whoever responds to this call will have safe passage and protection," he added.

The declaration followed a Cabinet decision Wednesday to charge the Interior Ministry, which controls the police, to disperse the sit-ins, arguing they posed a threat to national security and terrorized citizens.

But the protesters said they won't back down from their continued opposition to the military coup. They "will continue in spite of threats, and will not be made to back down from their right to peaceful protests and sit-ins, regardless of the strength of their opposition," a statement said.

From the podium outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque, one speaker shouted, "Did you see that the criminal army wants to break up the sit-in? Over our dead bodies!"

The crowd shouted in agreement: "The coup is terrorism!"

The demonstrators also chanted "Execute el-Sissi!" Loudspeakers blared songs supporting Morsi.

The protesters fortified the site, piling up sandbags at its six entrances and adding new guards who stood on alert with their helmets and sticks, sometimes climbing over the gates to check for movement. At one entrance, a second wall of concrete blocks, sandbags and tires was erected.

Medhat Ali, a teacher guarding the gates, said lines of men near the fences will be the first to warn of an impending attack.

"If they see military or police, they will alert us, and in no time the masses inside will pour in to sleep on the asphalt under their vehicles and troops," he said proudly. "We have nothing but some stones and our bare chests. We all have bid our families farewell. We will die here ? or Morsi returns."

Another protester, Magdi Shalash, dismissed the Interior Ministry warning, calling it an attempt to scare away supporters.

"This warning is like nothing. It is like air. We don't even listen to it," said Shalash, a university professor. "We will only leave as dead bodies."

Rally speakers and leading members of the Brotherhood urged more people to join the protest. In a video posted on the Brotherhood's Facebook page, Mohammed El-Beltagi urged those at home to "join us and get the honor of martyrdom."

An influential ultraconservative cleric gave an emotional appeal to authorities to avoid violence, which he said will only lead to a cycle of bloodshed.

"It is foolish to believe that the problem will end in one night and the conflict resolved in one battle," Mohammed Hasaan, said in a 17-minute recording made in a mosque and aired on Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, a pro-Brotherhood broadcaster.

"Beware of blood. It will be a curse on those who shed it. The military entering a conflict with Islamists is a loss for it and a real win for the Jews," he said, a reference to Israel.

A military spokesman said its troops are not taking part in the moves against the sit-ins.

Egyptian police have a track record of deadly crackdowns on street protests, and Wednesday's Cabinet move effectively gave security forces the mandate to act as they see fit.

The Interior Ministry had said earlier it would not clamp down on the protesters but will take gradual measures, including warnings and the use of water cannons and tear gas to minimize casualties.

The U.S. Embassy said it will be closed Sunday ? a normal working day. The U.S. State Department said it was shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf cited information indicating a threat to U.S. facilities overseas and said some diplomatic offices may stay closed for more than a day.

Members of rights groups, joined by activists, organized a visit to the sit-in in eastern Cairo to inspect the place, but it ended abruptly when it descended into a political argument.

In a Facebook post, Seif Abdel-Fattah, a former Morsi adviser, called on all national groups and rights organizations to "go down and encircle (the two sit-ins) with human chains to stop the flood of blood."

Meanwhile, a leading member of Tamarod, or Rebel ? the campaign that spearheaded the petition for Morsi to step down ? said it suggested that law enforcement officials inspect the squares to ensure there are no weapons. But Mahmoud Badr said his proposal was rejected by the pro-Morsi groups.

Late Thursday, a high-level African Union delegation visited the sit-in in eastern Cairo. The delegation had met on Tuesday with Morsi in a secret military facility where he has been detained since his ouster on July 3.

Privately, the Rabaah protesters acknowledge that their sit-in is their last bargaining chip against the military and loyal media that label the encampment as a launching pad for terrorists.

Islamic militants also have been stepping up attacks against security forces in lawless areas in the Sinai Peninsula, raising fears that extremists could exploit the anger over Morsi's removal to spread insurgency.

The Brotherhood has long been one of the most powerful political forces in Egypt, even during its decades in the opposition to autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak, himself ousted in a popular uprising in 2011. But after a series of election wins, including Morsi's narrow victory last year, the group has fallen from favor.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/morsi-supporters-defy-police-warnings-disperse-212009560.html

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