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UK police held three Pakistanis at Heathrow airport
Spain beat Pakistan 4-2 in Champions Trophy
Clinton at Afghan talks as aides play down Pakistan boycott
Pakistan says it should get Australian uranium
Hamas, Fatah officials meet in Gaza
Putin party leads Russia polls with 46% early result
Islamists triumph in Egypt's election
WWII bombs defused after 45,000 evacuated in German city
Spain beat Argentina to win Davis Cup
Nadal to skip Davis Cup in 2012, focus on Olympics
Four billion viewers to watch London Olympic ceremonies
Man United-Man City meet again in the FA Cup
Former FIFA President Havelange resigns from IOC
Westwood retains title at Sun City
EU also to blame in Greek crisis: Papandreou

UK police held three Pakistanis at Heathrow airport

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London police have taken three Pakistanis including a woman into custody during a raid on a PIA plane flight No PK 785 at Heathrow airport on Sunday. The staff also took their luggage in protection. The UK Anti Terrorism and Immigration officials are interrogating the detained Pakistanis. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has taken notice of the incident and sought report within three days.

Spain beat Pakistan 4-2 in Champions Trophy

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Penalty corner ace Pau Quemada was the hero of the hour as he helped Spain record a 4-2 victory over Pakistan. With the score locked at 2-2, Quemada found the target twice in eight minutes to give Spain their first win of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy following their defeat against Australia on Saturday. The win moves Spain up to second in the Pool A table, leap-frogging Great Britain – who they face on Tuesday – thanks to a superior goal difference. It took Spain just three minutes to take the lead in the contest when Santi Freixa picked up a penalty corner rebound and ruthlessly slammed the ball into the Pakistan goal. However, Pakistan were level just before the ten minute mark when dazzling attacker Shakeel Abbasi punished some weak Spanish defending by squeezing the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Francisco Cortes. Both sides were reduced to ten players in the 24th minute when umpire Murray Grime handed out yellow cards to Spain’s Roc Oliva and Waseem Ahmed of Pakistan for an ugly looking clash. Just a minute after the incident, Spain re-established their advantage thanks to Jorge Dabanch who made space for himself with a superb first touch before cracking home on his reverse stick. Shakeel Abbasi went close to tying the scores moments before half time, but his diving deflection travelled just wide of the target. World record goal scorer Sohail Abbas produced a moment of magic from a penalty corner six minutes into the second half to restore parity. The 36-year-old stepped up to the mark and sent a flick rocketing into the roof of the net, giving Spanish keeper Cortes absolutely no chance of saving. However, Abbas was to be outdone on the day by Spain’s very own penalty corner specialist, Pau Quemada. The Belgium based Spaniard put his team back in front in the 57th minute with an accurate flick, before adding his second and Spain’s fourth with another set piece effort five minutes from the end of the game. Pakistan rallied towards the end of the game but were thwarted by a Spanish side that was determined to claim all three points.

Clinton at Afghan talks as aides play down Pakistan boycott

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here for international talks Monday aimed at charting a course for Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw, as her aides played down a boycott by Pakistan. Clinton will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials at a conference in Bonn that is also aimed at ensuring international financial and technical support continues after the troops withdraw in 2014. The chief US diplomat will also meet her German and other counterparts from 100 countries and international organizations, but not from Afghanistan s key neighbor Pakistan, which announced a boycott after a deadly NATO bombing raid. Clinton has voiced regret over the decision because she said Pakistan has a stake in a secure and stable Afghanistan, but aides travelling with her denied Pakistan s absence would undermine the conference. Analysts have said the absence undermines efforts to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban but US officials said neither Washington nor Kabul had current high expectations for reconcilation. "I don t think it (the boycott) will impact the conclusions of the conference in any way," a senior State Department official told reporters on the condition of anonymity during the flight to Bonn from Washington on Sunday. "We re all anticipating they (the Pakistanis) will continue to play an important role moving foreward. I wouldn t read too much into their non appearance tomorrow (Monday)," the official said. The official instead hailed an Afghan economic strategy which will be unveiled at the conference and which he said shows the Karzai government wishes to take charge of its economic future.

Pakistan says it should get Australian uranium

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Pakistan s High Commissioner to Australia says if the federal government sells uranium to India it would be discriminatory for it not to sell it to Pakistan as well. On Sunday, the ALP overturned its ban on the sale of uranium to India after a divisive and passionate debate at the party s national conference in Sydney. Abdul Malik Abdullah said Australia should sell uranium to Pakistan as well, as India has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). "If, after the ALP s decision, the Australian government is going to change the policy, all we would like to have is an equitable and non-discriminatory decision," Mr Abdullah told ABC Radio. "If Australia is going to lift the ban on a country which has not signed NPT it is much hope that will also apply to Pakistan the same way." Mr Abdullah said Pakistan has not made any request for uranium for Australia yet, but this may change in the future. "In that case we will hope that we will also be treated at par with other non-NPT signatories," he said.

Hamas, Fatah officials meet in Gaza

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Representatives of rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas met in Gaza on Sunday in a bid to push the implementation of a stalled reconciliation deal, an official said. The meeting was the first between members of the two sides in Gaza since a summit between Palestinian president and Fatah head Mahmud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal last month. The two leaders had met in Cairo to agree the implementation of the landmark May deal, which calls for an interim government of independents to pave the way for legislative and presidential elections within a year. Gaza-based Fatah leader Diab al-Luh said members of the two movements who met on Sunday "agreed on their full commitment to the Palestinian national reconciliation that was signed on the 3rd and 4th of last May." "The two movements agreed to cooperate and communicate with each other to development methods to implement the agreement," he added. Among the subjects discussed at the meeting, he said, were the formation of the temporary government and the release of political prisoners held by both sides, which both parties have pledged will take place soon.

Putin party leads Russia polls with 46% early result

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Russia s ruling party was leading the country s legislative elections with 45.9 percent of the vote based on over 17 percent of the precincts reporting, the central election commission said Sunday. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin s United Russia party was ahead of the Communist Party, which was placed second with 20.7 percent of the vote, the commission said. The ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party was coming in third with 14.3 percent while the populist A Just Russia group had 13.3 percent of the vote. The four parties, all members of the outgoing State Duma lower house of parliament, were the only ones to break through the seven-percent vote barrier necessary for proportionate party representation in the chamber. Veteran liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky s Yabloko party trailed in fifth place with 2.6 percent of the vote, the early results showed. Election commission chief Vladimir Churov said the first official results will be reported after more than 99 percent of the ballots are counted, possibly on Monday.

Islamists triumph in Egypt's election

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Islamists trounced their liberal rivals in the opening phase of Egypt s first election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, figures showed on Sunday, with one in four voters choosing hardline Salafists. Islamist parties won 65 percent of all votes cast for parties in the first round of parliamentary polls last week, while the main secular liberal coalition managed just 13.4 percent. Among the Islamist vote, the moderate Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) of the Muslim Brotherhood won 36.6 percent, followed by the hardline Salafist Al-Nur party with 24.4 percent and the moderate Al-Wasat with 4.3 percent. "We welcome the Egyptian people s choice," FJP spokesman Ahmed Sobea told AFP. "Egypt now needs all parties to cooperate together to get it out of its crisis." The Brotherhood had been widely forecast to triumph in the first free election in decades. It is the country s most organised political group and is well known for its charity work and opposition to Mubarak s 30-year regime. But the showing from Salafist groups, which advocate a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam dominant in Saudi Arabia, was a surprise, raising fears of an ultra-conservative and overtly religious 498-member new lower parliament. The Salafis, newcomers who founded parties only after the toppling of Mubarak in February, trailed the FJP only slightly in the city of Alexandria and won a majority in northern Kafr el-Sheikh and Damietta provinces. Followers of the Salafi strain of Islam advocate a stricter segregation of the sexes, the full veiling of women and a ban on alcohol. Parliamentary candidate Abdel-Moneim El-Shahat last week raised hackles when he accused the late Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, a Nobel prize winner, of "inciting promiscuity, prostitution and atheism."

WWII bombs defused after 45,000 evacuated in German city

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Bomb disposal experts on Sunday defused two World War II bombs after the evacuation of about 45,000 people from their homes in the western German city of Koblenz, officials said. A 1.8-tonne British bomb and a smaller US bomb were successfully de-activated, the fire service said, after their discovery in the River Rhine when water levels fell due to a long dry spell. Nearly half of the population had been ordered to leave their homes within a 1.8-kilometre (one-mile) radius of the site, including from two hospitals, seven old people s homes and a prison. As well as the bombs, the second of which weighed a 125 kilogrammes (275 pounds), a drum of chemicals also dating from the World War II and found nearby had to be made safe. Hundreds of people had to be driven in emergency and disabled vehicles out of the evacuation zone earlier in the day, authorities said. After the all-clear was given to return following the bombs  defusal, about 650 then had to be ferried back. Nearly 100 patients had been transferred on Saturday to other hospitals. The evacuation was handled by 2,500 fire, police, medical and technical personnel as well as city officials. Seven schools were made available for shelter. Loud-speaker announcements made from vehicles earlier warned residents to leave. But leaflets had already been distributed advising "Please lock your houses/flats, close your windows and, if possible, leave the shutters on the windows down". "Please think to take any necessary medication in sufficient quantity," the leaflet read. Streets had been closed off and the main train station was earlier shut to trains.

Spain beat Argentina to win Davis Cup

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Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina s Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-1 lead. Nadal endured his most lopsided set defeat in the competition as Del Potro hit forehand winners at will, with the Spaniard failing to hold his first four serves to trail 1-0, 40-0 by the second game of the second set. But Del Potro started misfiring and Nadal found his rhythm to break back before finally holding serve. Nadal caught Del Potro out with one of 35 winners to take the second set and cruise through the third set on course for the win. But a late fightback by Del Potro saw the Argentine break Nadal four times in the fourth set to send it to a tiebreaker, where Nadal raced ahead without losing a point before securing victory with a forehand winner. Spain s players swarmed their teammate after he had dropped to the ground in celebration, while Del Potro exited the clay surface in tears for the second time in three days after losing Friday s singles to David Ferrer. "Today is one of the most emotional days of my career," said Nadal, a 10-time major champion who won the title for the third time of his career. "After such a difficult year, this was a spectacular finale to the season. To win a final this way is very special." Nadal stretched his record on clay to 16-0 with a 20th straight Davis Cup victory as Spain won its third title in four years and Argentina remained the only nation to play in four finals and never win one. It was Spain s fourth title since 2004 when Nadal helped the hosts to victory at the same Olympic Stadium over the Americans.

Nadal to skip Davis Cup in 2012, focus on Olympics

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Fresh from helping Spain clinch its fifth Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal says he won t play in the event next year and will instead focuses on defending his gold medal at the London Olympics. Nadal rallied to beat Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to give Spain a 3-1 series victory over Argentina and his third Davis Cup title since first winning it in 2004. Nadal, who took gold in Beijing in 2008, says the 2012 Davis Cup is "impossible with it being an Olympic year." The Olympic tennis event will be on grass at the All England Club, the site of where Nadal s two Wimbledon titles. The second-ranked Nadal says he still expects Spain to remain a Davis Cup title contender next year.

Four billion viewers to watch London Olympic ceremonies

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More than four billion television viewers are expected to watch the opening and closing ceremonies for next year s London Olympics, a British minister said Sunday. Around 20,000 performers are set to take part in the four events, which are expected to net 5 billion pound ($7.8 billion, 5.8 billion euros) in advertising revenue. "Four billion people around the world will be absolutely wowed by what they will see by the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies," said Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt. "The ceremonies will be the most fantastic advert for everything that is great about our country." Slumdog Millionaire film-maker Danny Boyle is in charge of producing the main opening ceremony, although organisers have remained tight-lipped about which star performers will be on show. Early rumours suggest former Beatle Paul McCartney and pop giants Take That will kick off proceedings. "The London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies will be four of the biggest moments in TV history," said Martin Sorrell, head of advertising giant WPP. "The equivalent advertising value that will deliver for the UK could be up to 5 billion pound, however with regards to perception of London and the UK and a tourism legacy you could say that they will be priceless," he added. The games will take place between July 27 and August 12 next year, with the paralympic games to follow in early September.

Man United-Man City meet again in the FA Cup

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Manchester United will meet defending champion Manchester City in the FA Cup for a second straight season after the local rivals were drawn against each other in the third round. City beat the record 11-time FA Cup holders 1-0 in last season s semifinal before ending its 35-year streak without a trophy in the final. City will host the match on the weekend of Jan. 7-8. The Premier League s leading sides all got lucky with home advantage. Tottenham will host unheralded Cheltenham, Arsenal will host Leeds, Chelsea will host Portsmouth and Liverpool will host the winner of Southend s second-round meeting with Oldham. Nottingham Forest will host Leicester in another local derby set up by Sunday s draw.

Former FIFA President Havelange resigns from IOC

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Joao Havelange has resigned from the IOC, just days before facing suspension from the Olympic body in a decade-old kickback scandal stemming from his days as president of FIFA, The Associated Press has learned. The 95-year-old Havelange the IOC s longest-serving member with 48 years of service submitted his resignation in a letter Thursday night, according to a person familiar with the case. The person spoke to the AP on Sunday on condition of anonymity because Havelange s decision has been kept confidential. The move came a few days before the International Olympic Committee s ethics commission was due to recommend heavy sanctions against Havelange in the case involving FIFA s former marketing agency ISL. Havelange, an IOC member since 1963, has been under investigation by the ethics commission for allegedly receiving a $1 million payment from ISL. Two other IOC members, IAAF President Lamine Diack and African football official Issa Hayatou, are also under investigation but face much lesser penalties. A two-year suspension, or even possible expulsion, for Havelange was expected to be considered at Thursday s IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. With his resignation, the ethics case against him is expected to be dropped. Havelange, a former Olympic swimmer and water polo player, served as FIFA president for 24 years before being succeeded by Sepp Blatter in 1998. He remains honorary president of FIFA.

Westwood retains title at Sun City

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Lee Westwood finished with two bogeys and a 1-over 73 but still held off Robert Karlsson for a two-shot win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday. The No. 3-ranked Westwood retained his Sun City title with a 15-under 273 total after just two birdies on the final day. He dropped three strokes over the back nine but a seven-shot lead heading to the last round gave the Englishman enough of a cushion. Westwood threw his ball into the galleries on No. 18 after beating out Sweden s Karlsson (68), who made seven birdies in a final-round charge but also dropped shots at Nos. 1, 8 and 15. American Jason Dufner (69) tied for third with Graeme McDowell (70) on 11 under, while top-ranked Luke Donald was 10 shots off the pace on his return from a five-week layoff.

EU also to blame in Greek crisis: Papandreou

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European Union monitors and ratings agencies bear some of the blame for Greece s debt crisis that has plunged the continent into financial turmoil, former Greek prime minister George Papandreou said. In an interview with CNN s "Fareed Zakaria GPS" show Sunday, Papandreou said his predecessors "didn t really see it coming," as far as the debt crisis was concerned. "Had there been a stronger monitoring of the European Union from the European Union and even from the ratings agencies -- on the member states, I would not have, as a prime minister, inherited a situation where the deficit was close to 16 percent and the debt almost doubled in the previous government," he added. "That s why I think monitoring is important. We re paying for this right now. And many of the Greeks are unjustly paying for this because they re paying for things that they weren t responsible for." Papandreou, who is due to meet with visiting US Vice President Joe Biden in Athens on Monday for eurozone crisis talks, heads the socialist party know as the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, or Pasok. He stepped down as prime minister in November to make way for a national unity government. His ouster was triggered by a second EU-IMF debt rescue agreed in October with even tougher austerity measures for Greece that proved hugely unpopular. The new coalition government headed by Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is planning tough austerity measures to meet the terms of the new bailout. Papandreou urged patience, saying "the magnitude of changes we are making in this country we have never done over the past 30, 40 years." And he expressed optimism that the changes mean Greece now has a "more sure prospect" of improving its moribund economy. European Union leaders are due to gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to thrash out a way to save the 17-country single currency bloc, likely with proposed treaty changes to create closer fiscal union and economic governance.

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